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

Which is more popular in search, Reddit or Valve? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steam Deck 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**: Reddit and Valve
- **Competitive set**: Steam Deck brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Reddit Share of Search**: 95%
- **Valve Share of Search**: 0.94%

## Which is more popular in search, Reddit or Valve?

- In September 2026, Reddit had more branded searches than Valve among steam Deck brands worldwide. Reddit was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Valve’s 550K, and held a 95% Share of Search versus Valve’s 0.94%.
- Reddit was ahead of Valve in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Reddit’s estimated Share of Search among steam Deck brands worldwide moved from 94.7% to 95%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 45.5M to 55.6M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Valve’s estimated Share of Search among steam Deck brands worldwide moved from 1.1% to 0.94%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 550K.

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

- In September 2026, Reddit lost estimated Share of Search among steam Deck brands worldwide, from 95.9% to 95%.

## Month by month

| Month | Reddit estimated searches | Reddit Share of Search | Reddit rank | Valve estimated searches | Valve Share of Search | Valve rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 45.5M | 94.7% | 1 | 550K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 45.5M | 93% | 1 | 1M | 2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 45.5M | 92.9% | 1 | 550K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 55.6M | 94.8% | 1 | 673K | 1.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 55.6M | 95.6% | 1 | 550K | 0.95% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.6M | 95% | 1 | 550K | 0.94% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 55.6M | 95.7% | 1 | 550K | 0.95% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 55.6M | 95.7% | 1 | 550K | 0.95% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 55.6M | 95.7% | 1 | 550K | 0.95% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 55.6M | 95.6% | 1 | 550K | 0.95% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 68M | 95.9% | 1 | 550K | 0.78% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 55.6M | 95% | 1 | 550K | 0.94% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Reddit’s and Valve’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.

- **Reddit**: Measured on the search term “reddit”.
- **Valve**: Measured on the search term “valve”.

- [Reddit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reddit)
- [Valve profile](/demand/global-en/brands/valve)
- [All steam Deck brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/steam-deck-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, Reddit or Valve?

In September 2026, Reddit had more branded searches than Valve among steam Deck brands worldwide. Reddit was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Valve’s 550K, and held a 95% Share of Search versus Valve’s 0.94%.

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