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title: "RemotePC vs RustDesk: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, RemotePC or RustDesk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote desktop software 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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# RemotePC vs RustDesk: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, RemotePC or RustDesk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Remote desktop software 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**: RemotePC and RustDesk
- **Competitive set**: Remote desktop software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **RemotePC Share of Search**: 0.58%
- **RustDesk Share of Search**: 8.4%

## Which is more popular in search, RemotePC or RustDesk?

- In August 2026, RustDesk had more branded searches than RemotePC among remote desktop software worldwide. RustDesk was estimated to have 755K branded searches compared to RemotePC’s 52.5K, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus RemotePC’s 0.58%.
- RustDesk was ahead of RemotePC in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RemotePC’s estimated Share of Search among remote desktop software worldwide moved from 0.68% to 0.58%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 77.1K to 52.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RustDesk’s estimated Share of Search among remote desktop software worldwide moved from 6.5% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 738K to 755K.

## How did search popularity change for remote desktop software worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for RemotePC worldwide fell 32% over 11 measured months, from 77.1K to 52.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | RemotePC estimated searches | RemotePC Share of Search | RemotePC rank | RustDesk estimated searches | RustDesk Share of Search | RustDesk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 77.1K | 0.68% | 5 | 738K | 6.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 63.5K | 0.67% | 5 | 738K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 63.5K | 0.67% | 5 | 737K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 63.6K | 0.67% | 5 | 751K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 63.5K | 0.67% | 5 | 739K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 64.1K | 0.68% | 5 | 753K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 63.8K | 0.67% | 5 | 753K | 7.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 52.8K | 0.58% | 5 | 753K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 52.5K | 0.58% | 5 | 753K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 54.1K | 0.6% | 5 | 754K | 8.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 52.5K | 0.58% | 5 | 755K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using RemotePC’s and RustDesk’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.

- **RemotePC**: Measured on the search terms “remotepc”, “remotepc app”, “remotepc com”, “remotepc remote desktop” and “remotepc software”, summed into one figure.
- **RustDesk**: Measured on the search terms “remote desktop rustdesk”, “rust desk”, “rustdesk”, “rustdesk app”, “rustdesk com”, “rustdesk remote desktop” and “rustdesk software”, summed into one figure.

- [RemotePC profile](/demand/global-en/brands/remotepc)
- [RustDesk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rustdesk)
- [All remote desktop software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/remote-desktop-software): 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, RemotePC or RustDesk?

In August 2026, RustDesk had more branded searches than RemotePC among remote desktop software worldwide. RustDesk was estimated to have 755K branded searches compared to RemotePC’s 52.5K, and held an 8.4% Share of Search versus RemotePC’s 0.58%.

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