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title: "Samsung vs SanDisk: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Samsung or SanDisk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the External drive 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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# Samsung vs SanDisk: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Samsung or SanDisk? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the External drive 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**: Samsung and SanDisk
- **Competitive set**: External drive brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Samsung Share of Search**: 28.2%
- **SanDisk Share of Search**: 45%

## Which is more popular in search, Samsung or SanDisk?

- In August 2026, SanDisk had more branded searches than Samsung among external drive brands worldwide. SanDisk was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Samsung’s 422K, and held a 45% Share of Search versus Samsung’s 28.2%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: SanDisk took it in November 2025, Samsung took it in December 2025, SanDisk took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Samsung’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide moved from 36.9% to 28.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 452K to 422K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SanDisk’s estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide moved from 30% to 45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for external drive brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Samsung gained estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 26.5% to 28.2%.
- In August 2026, SanDisk lost estimated Share of Search among external drive brands worldwide, from 47.4% to 45%.

## Month by month

| Month | Samsung estimated searches | Samsung Share of Search | Samsung rank | SanDisk estimated searches | SanDisk Share of Search | SanDisk rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 452K | 36.9% | 1 | 368K | 30% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 431K | 34.1% | 2 | 450K | 35.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 397K | 31.6% | 1 | 368K | 29.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 397K | 25.8% | 2 | 673K | 43.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 377K | 27.1% | 2 | 550K | 39.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 377K | 31.2% | 2 | 450K | 37.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 352K | 27.6% | 2 | 550K | 43.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 352K | 22.3% | 2 | 823K | 52.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 352K | 24.7% | 2 | 673K | 47.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 377K | 26.5% | 2 | 673K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 422K | 28.2% | 2 | 673K | 45% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Samsung’s and SanDisk’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.

- **Samsung**: Measured on the search terms “samsung com”, “samsung washer” and “samsung washing machine”, summed into one figure.
- **SanDisk**: Measured on the search term “sandisk”.

- [Samsung profile](/demand/global-en/brands/samsung)
- [SanDisk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sandisk)
- [All external drive brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/external-drive-brands): 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, Samsung or SanDisk?

In August 2026, SanDisk had more branded searches than Samsung among external drive brands worldwide. SanDisk was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Samsung’s 422K, and held a 45% Share of Search versus Samsung’s 28.2%.

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