--- title: "Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more? Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? 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**: Nintendo Switch and PlayStation - **Competitive set**: Video game consoles - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Nintendo Switch Share of Search**: 33.3% - **PlayStation Share of Search**: 22.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? - In August 2026, Nintendo Switch had more branded searches than PlayStation among video game consoles worldwide. Nintendo Switch was estimated to have 7.4M branded searches compared to PlayStation’s 5M, and held a 33.3% Share of Search versus PlayStation’s 22.4%. - Nintendo Switch was ahead of PlayStation in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nintendo Switch’s estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide moved from 37.1% to 33.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 7.4M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PlayStation’s estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide moved from 20.4% to 22.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M. ## How did search popularity change for video game consoles worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Xbox overtook Nintendo Switch to take the highest estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide, at 33.5%. - In August 2026, Nintendo Switch gained estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide, from 32.6% to 33.3%. - In August 2026, PlayStation lost estimated Share of Search among video game consoles worldwide, from 25.8% to 22.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Nintendo Switch estimated searches | Nintendo Switch Share of Search | Nintendo Switch rank | PlayStation estimated searches | PlayStation Share of Search | PlayStation rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9.1M | 37.1% | 1 | 5M | 20.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 12.5M | 38.3% | 1 | 6.1M | 18.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 14.1M | 39.6% | 1 | 7.5M | 20.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 9.5M | 37.3% | 1 | 5M | 19.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 6.8M | 32.8% | 1 | 5M | 24% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 9.1M | 39.4% | 1 | 5M | 21.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 8.3M | 37.6% | 1 | 5M | 22.5% | 3 | | May 2026 | 9.1M | 38.7% | 1 | 5M | 21.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 10.8M | 41.7% | 1 | 5M | 19.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 7.7M | 32.6% | 1 | 6.1M | 25.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 7.4M | 33.3% | 2 | 5M | 22.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nintendo Switch’s and PlayStation’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. - **Nintendo Switch**: Measured on the search terms “nintendo switch” and “switch 2”, summed into one figure. - **PlayStation**: Measured on the search term “playstation”. - [Nintendo Switch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nintendo-switch) - [PlayStation profile](/demand/global-en/brands/playstation) - [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, Nintendo Switch or PlayStation? In August 2026, Nintendo Switch had more branded searches than PlayStation among video game consoles worldwide. Nintendo Switch was estimated to have 7.4M branded searches compared to PlayStation’s 5M, and held a 33.3% Share of Search versus PlayStation’s 22.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Nintendo Switch vs PlayStation: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nintendo-switch-vs-playstation. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.