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title: "Opera vs YouTube: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Opera or YouTube? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Adblocker 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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# Opera vs YouTube: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Opera or YouTube? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Adblocker 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**: Opera and YouTube
- **Competitive set**: Adblocker brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Opera Share of Search**: 0.12%
- **YouTube Share of Search**: 72.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Opera or YouTube?

- In September 2026, YouTube had more branded searches than Opera among adblocker brands worldwide. YouTube was estimated to have 1380M branded searches compared to Opera’s 2.2M, and held a 72.3% Share of Search versus Opera’s 0.12%.
- YouTube was ahead of Opera in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Opera’s estimated Share of Search among adblocker brands worldwide moved from 0.1% to 0.12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YouTube’s estimated Share of Search among adblocker brands worldwide moved from 76% to 72.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1680M to 1380M.

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

- In September 2026, YouTube lost estimated Share of Search among adblocker brands worldwide, from 73.3% to 72.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Opera estimated searches | Opera Share of Search | Opera rank | YouTube estimated searches | YouTube Share of Search | YouTube rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 0.1% | 4 | 1680M | 76% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 0.12% | 4 | 1380M | 72.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 0.1% | 4 | 1680M | 76.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 0.12% | 4 | 1380M | 72.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 0.1% | 4 | 1380M | 75.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 0.1% | 4 | 1680M | 76% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 0.1% | 4 | 1380M | 72.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.2M | 0.12% | 4 | 1380M | 72.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 0.1% | 4 | 1380M | 72.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 0.1% | 4 | 1380M | 73.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 0.1% | 4 | 1380M | 73.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 0.12% | 4 | 1380M | 72.3% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Opera’s and YouTube’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.

- **Opera**: Measured on the search term “opera”.
- **YouTube**: Measured on the search term “youtube”.

- [Opera profile](/demand/global-en/brands/opera)
- [YouTube profile](/demand/global-en/brands/youtube)
- [All adblocker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/adblocker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Opera or YouTube?

In September 2026, YouTube had more branded searches than Opera among adblocker brands worldwide. YouTube was estimated to have 1380M branded searches compared to Opera’s 2.2M, and held a 72.3% Share of Search versus Opera’s 0.12%.

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