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title: "Disney+: search popularity in the United Kingdom"
description: "A subscription streaming service for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and other films and series. 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/disney-plus"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Disney+: search popularity in the United Kingdom

A subscription streaming service for Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and other films and series. 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

- **Brand**: Disney+
- **Owned by**: The Walt Disney Company
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among streaming services**: 15.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Streaming services | 2 | 15.9% | 823K |

- [Streaming services in the UK](/demand/uk/categories/uk-streaming-services)

## Top streaming services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Disney+ appeared in all four answers. Disney+ is the second most recommended of the eight.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Netflix | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Disney+ | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Prime Video | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Apple TV | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| NOW | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| ITVX | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Paramount+ | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| discovery+ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about streaming services

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best streaming service in the UK?": 1. Netflix, 2. Prime Video, 3. Disney+, 4. Apple TV, 5. NOW, 6. ITVX
- Asked ChatGPT "Which streaming service has the best TV shows?": 1. Netflix, 2. Apple TV, 3. Disney+, 4. Prime Video, 5. NOW
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest streaming service worth paying for in the UK?": 1. Disney+, 2. Prime Video, 3. Netflix, 4. Apple TV, 5. ITVX
- Searched Google, AI Overview "streaming services": 1. Netflix, 2. Prime Video, 3. Disney+, 4. Apple TV, 5. Paramount+, 6. ITVX, 7. NOW

Not named in any answer: discovery+.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Disney+ changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Disney+ in the United Kingdom fell from 1M to 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Disney+’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom increased from 15.2% to 15.9%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Disney+’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom peaked at 16.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 11.5% in June 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom streaming services in September 2026?

- In September 2026, ITVX overtook NOW to rank 3rd among streaming services in the United Kingdom, with 13% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Paramount+ gained share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom, from 4% to 5.8%.
- In September 2026, NOW lost share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom, from 13.3% to 10.6%.
- In September 2026, Netflix lost share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom, from 44.2% to 43.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for discovery+ in the United Kingdom fell 79.9% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 33.1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple TV in the United Kingdom fell 75.7% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 3.6K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Streaming services | 1M | 15.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Streaming services | 1M | 15.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Streaming services | 1M | 15.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Streaming services | 1M | 14.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Streaming services | 1M | 16.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 15.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 12.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 16.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Streaming services | 823K | 15.9% | 2 |

## How are Disney+’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Disney+’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “disney plus”

## Which streaming services compete with Disney+?

- [Netflix](/demand/uk/brands/netflix): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/disney-plus-vs-netflix
- [ITVX](/demand/uk/brands/itvx): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/disney-plus-vs-itvx
- [NOW](/demand/uk/brands/now-tv): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/disney-plus-vs-now-tv
- [Prime Video](/demand/uk/brands/prime-video): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/disney-plus-vs-prime-video
- [Paramount+](/demand/uk/brands/paramount-plus): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/disney-plus-vs-paramount-plus
- [discovery+](/demand/uk/brands/discovery-plus)
- [Apple TV](/demand/uk/brands/apple-tv)

## Who owns Disney+?

Disney+ is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by The Walt Disney Company.

- [The Walt Disney Company](/demand/uk/companies/the-walt-disney-company): Owns 2 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Disney+?

Disney+ is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by The Walt Disney Company.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Disney+: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/disney-plus

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