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title: "Plex vs Rakuten TV: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Plex or Rakuten TV? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming search engines 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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# Plex vs Rakuten TV: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Plex or Rakuten TV? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming search engines 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**: Plex and Rakuten TV
- **Competitive set**: Streaming search engines
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Plex Share of Search**: 15.4%
- **Rakuten TV Share of Search**: 3.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Plex or Rakuten TV?

- In August 2026, Plex had more branded searches than Rakuten TV among streaming search engines worldwide. Plex was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Rakuten TV’s 301K, and held a 15.4% Share of Search versus Rakuten TV’s 3.1%.
- Plex was ahead of Rakuten TV in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plex’s estimated Share of Search among streaming search engines worldwide moved from 21.1% to 15.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rakuten TV’s estimated Share of Search among streaming search engines worldwide moved from 3.5% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K.

## How did search popularity change for streaming search engines worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Plex lost estimated Share of Search among streaming search engines worldwide, from 20.4% to 15.4%.
- Rakuten TV’s estimated Share of Search among streaming search engines worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.2% to 3.1% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Plex estimated searches | Plex Share of Search | Plex rank | Rakuten TV estimated searches | Rakuten TV Share of Search | Rakuten TV rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 21.1% | 2 | 301K | 3.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 19.3% | 2 | 301K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 18.6% | 2 | 368K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 17.9% | 3 | 368K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 17.8% | 3 | 301K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 18% | 3 | 301K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 17.9% | 3 | 368K | 4.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 21% | 2 | 368K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 18% | 3 | 301K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 20.4% | 3 | 301K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 15.4% | 3 | 301K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plex’s and Rakuten TV’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.

- **Plex**: Measured on the search term “plex”.
- **Rakuten TV**: Measured on the search term “rakuten tv”.

- [Plex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plex)
- [Rakuten TV profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rakuten-tv)
- [All streaming search engines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/streaming-search-engines): 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, Plex or Rakuten TV?

In August 2026, Plex had more branded searches than Rakuten TV among streaming search engines worldwide. Plex was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Rakuten TV’s 301K, and held a 15.4% Share of Search versus Rakuten TV’s 3.1%.

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