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title: "Sony vs Xbox: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Sony or Xbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gaming console 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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# Sony vs Xbox: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Sony or Xbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gaming console 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**: Sony and Xbox
- **Competitive set**: Gaming console brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Sony Share of Search**: 17%
- **Xbox Share of Search**: 46.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Sony or Xbox?

- In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than Sony among gaming console brands worldwide. Xbox was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to Sony’s 2.7M, and held a 46.5% Share of Search versus Sony’s 17%.
- Xbox was ahead of Sony in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sony’s estimated Share of Search among gaming console brands worldwide moved from 13.7% to 17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 2.7M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xbox’s estimated Share of Search among gaming console brands worldwide moved from 45.8% to 46.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.5M.

## How did search popularity change for gaming console brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Xbox lost estimated Share of Search among gaming console brands worldwide, from 49.4% to 46.5%.
- In August 2026, Sony lost estimated Share of Search among gaming console brands worldwide, from 18.1% to 17%.

## Month by month

| Month | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank | Xbox estimated searches | Xbox Share of Search | Xbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 13.7% | 3 | 7.5M | 45.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7M | 13.8% | 3 | 9.1M | 46% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 14.1% | 3 | 9.1M | 47.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.7M | 16.9% | 3 | 7.5M | 46.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2M | 16.5% | 3 | 6.1M | 45% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 14.1% | 3 | 6.1M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 16.1% | 3 | 6.1M | 44.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.2M | 15.3% | 3 | 6.1M | 41.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2M | 14.4% | 3 | 7.5M | 48% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 18.1% | 3 | 7.5M | 49.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.7M | 17% | 3 | 7.5M | 46.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sony’s and Xbox’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.

- **Sony**: Measured on the search term “sony”.
- **Xbox**: Measured on the search term “xbox”.

- [Sony profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sony)
- [Xbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xbox)
- [All gaming console brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gaming-console-brands): 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, Sony or Xbox?

In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than Sony among gaming console brands worldwide. Xbox was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to Sony’s 2.7M, and held a 46.5% Share of Search versus Sony’s 17%.

## Cite this page

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