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title: "Meta Quest vs Steam Deck: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Steam Deck? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game consoles 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 Steam Deck: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Steam Deck? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Video game consoles 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 Steam Deck
- **Competitive set**: Video game consoles
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Meta Quest Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **Steam Deck Share of Search**: 8.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Meta Quest or Steam Deck?

- In August 2026, Steam Deck had more branded searches than Meta Quest among video game consoles worldwide. Steam Deck was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 301K, and held an 8.5% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 1.7%.
- Steam Deck was ahead of Meta Quest in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Meta Quest’s estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide moved from 2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Steam Deck’s estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide moved from 9.7% to 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for video game consoles worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Meta Quest worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 368K to 301K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Steam Deck worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.8M to 1.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Meta Quest estimated searches | Meta Quest Share of Search | Meta Quest rank | Steam Deck estimated searches | Steam Deck Share of Search | Steam Deck rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 2% | 5 | 1.8M | 9.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 2.3% | 5 | 3.4M | 13.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 2.6% | 5 | 3.4M | 13% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 2.4% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 1.9% | 5 | 1.8M | 11.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 1.6% | 5 | 1.8M | 10% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 1.8% | 5 | 1.8M | 11% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 1.7% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8M | 10.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5M | 8.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.5M | 8.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Meta Quest’s and Steam Deck’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 term “meta quest”.
- **Steam Deck**: Measured on the search term “steam deck”.

- [Meta Quest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/meta-quest)
- [Steam Deck profile](/demand/global-en/brands/steam-deck)
- [All video game consoles worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/video-game-consoles): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Steam Deck?

In August 2026, Steam Deck had more branded searches than Meta Quest among video game consoles worldwide. Steam Deck was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Meta Quest’s 301K, and held an 8.5% Share of Search versus Meta Quest’s 1.7%.

## Cite this page

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