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title: "Minecraft vs Steam: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Minecraft or Steam? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online game platforms 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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# Minecraft vs Steam: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Minecraft or Steam? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online game platforms 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**: Minecraft and Steam
- **Competitive set**: Online game platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Minecraft Share of Search**: 20.6%
- **Steam Share of Search**: 0.17%

## Which is more popular in search, Minecraft or Steam?

- In September 2026, Minecraft had more branded searches than Steam among online game platforms worldwide. Minecraft was estimated to have 24.9M branded searches compared to Steam’s 201K, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus Steam’s 0.17%.
- Minecraft was ahead of Steam in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Minecraft’s estimated Share of Search among online game platforms worldwide moved from 17.4% to 20.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 24.9M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Steam’s estimated Share of Search among online game platforms worldwide moved from 0.14% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.

## How did search popularity change for online game platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Minecraft lost estimated Share of Search among online game platforms worldwide, from 23.2% to 20.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Minecraft estimated searches | Minecraft Share of Search | Minecraft rank | Steam estimated searches | Steam Share of Search | Steam rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 24.9M | 17.4% | 2 | 201K | 0.14% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 24.9M | 17.4% | 2 | 246K | 0.17% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 16.8% | 3 | 368K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 30.4M | 20% | 2 | 301K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 24.9M | 20.4% | 2 | 246K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 30.4M | 23.7% | 2 | 246K | 0.19% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 24.9M | 20.7% | 2 | 201K | 0.17% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 24.9M | 20.2% | 2 | 246K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.9M | 20.6% | 2 | 550K | 0.46% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 24.9M | 23.5% | 2 | 673K | 0.64% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 24.9M | 23.2% | 2 | 368K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 24.9M | 20.6% | 2 | 201K | 0.17% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Minecraft’s and Steam’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.

- **Minecraft**: Measured on the search term “minecraft”.
- **Steam**: Measured on the search term “steam games”.

- [Minecraft profile](/demand/global-en/brands/minecraft)
- [Steam profile](/demand/global-en/brands/steam)
- [All online game platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-game-platforms): 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, Minecraft or Steam?

In September 2026, Minecraft had more branded searches than Steam among online game platforms worldwide. Minecraft was estimated to have 24.9M branded searches compared to Steam’s 201K, and held a 20.6% Share of Search versus Steam’s 0.17%.

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