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title: "Meta Quest vs PlayStation VR2: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation VR2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Meta Quest vs PlayStation VR2: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation VR2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the VR headset brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Meta Quest and PlayStation VR2
- **Competitive set**: VR headset brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Meta Quest Share of Search**: 25.2%
- **PlayStation VR2 Share of Search**: 5.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation VR2?

- In September 2026, Meta Quest had more branded searches than PlayStation VR2 among VR headset brands worldwide. Meta Quest was estimated to have 334K branded searches compared to PlayStation VR2’s 74K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus PlayStation VR2’s 5.6%.
- Meta Quest was ahead of PlayStation VR2 in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Meta Quest’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide held steady at 25.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 409K to 334K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PlayStation VR2’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide held steady at 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for VR headset brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Apple Vision Pro overtook Meta Quest to rank 2nd among VR headset brands worldwide, with 27.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Meta Quest lost estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide, from 26.7% to 25.2%.
- PlayStation VR2’s estimated Share of Search among VR headset brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 8.1% to 5.6% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Meta Quest estimated searches | Meta Quest Share of Search | Meta Quest rank | PlayStation VR2 estimated searches | PlayStation VR2 Share of Search | PlayStation VR2 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 409K | 25.2% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 624K | 35.1% | 1 | 201K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 764K | 41.9% | 1 | 201K | 11% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 500K | 32.3% | 1 | 110K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 342K | 27.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 342K | 25.3% | 3 | 90.5K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 334K | 26.7% | 2 | 74K | 5.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 334K | 26.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 7.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 279K | 24.9% | 3 | 90.5K | 8.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 334K | 30% | 2 | 74K | 6.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 334K | 26.7% | 2 | 74K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 334K | 25.2% | 3 | 74K | 5.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Quest’s and PlayStation VR2’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Meta Quest**: Measured on the search terms “meta quest” and “metaquest”, summed into one figure.
- **PlayStation VR2**: Measured on the search term “playstation vr2”.

- [Meta Quest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meta-quest)
- [PlayStation VR2 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/playstation-vr2)
- [All VR headset brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vr-headset-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or PlayStation VR2?

In September 2026, Meta Quest had more branded searches than PlayStation VR2 among VR headset brands worldwide. Meta Quest was estimated to have 334K branded searches compared to PlayStation VR2’s 74K, and held a 25.2% Share of Search versus PlayStation VR2’s 5.6%.

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