--- title: "Apple TV vs Netflix: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Apple TV or Netflix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming services set in the United Kingdom. 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/compare/apple-tv-vs-netflix" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple TV vs Netflix: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Apple TV or Netflix more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Streaming services set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Apple TV and Netflix - **Competitive set**: Streaming services - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple TV Share of Search**: 0.07% - **Netflix Share of Search**: 43.3% ## Is Apple TV or Netflix more popular in search? - In September 2026, Netflix had more branded searches than Apple TV among streaming services in the United Kingdom. Netflix had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Apple TV had 3,600. Netflix made up 43.3% of all streaming service searches we track, and Apple TV accounted for 0.07%. - Netflix was ahead of Apple TV in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple TV’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom moved from 0.22% to 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 3.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Netflix’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom moved from 50.8% to 43.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 2.2M. ## Top streaming services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both Apple TV and Netflix showed up in all four answers. Netflix was listed before Apple TV in every answer. 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 did search popularity change for United Kingdom streaming services in September 2026? - 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 Apple TV in the United Kingdom fell 75.7% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 3.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apple TV estimated searches | Apple TV Share of Search | Apple TV rank | Netflix estimated searches | Netflix Share of Search | Netflix rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.22% | 8 | 3.4M | 50.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 0.13% | 8 | 2.7M | 42.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.08% | 8 | 3.4M | 50.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.05% | 8 | 3.4M | 47.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.03% | 8 | 2.7M | 43.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 8 | 2.7M | 44.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 8 | 2.2M | 42.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 8 | 2.2M | 43.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 0.02% | 8 | 2.2M | 31.4% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.02% | 8 | 2.2M | 33.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.03% | 8 | 2.2M | 44.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 0.07% | 8 | 2.2M | 43.3% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple TV’s and Netflix’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. - **Apple TV**: Measured on the search term “apple tv plus”. - **Netflix**: Measured on the search term “netflix”. - [Apple TV profile](/demand/uk/brands/apple-tv) - [Netflix profile](/demand/uk/brands/netflix) - [All streaming services in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-streaming-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 ### Is Apple TV or Netflix more popular in search? In September 2026, Netflix had more branded searches than Apple TV among streaming services in the United Kingdom. Netflix had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Apple TV had 3,600. Netflix made up 43.3% of all streaming service searches we track, and Apple TV accounted for 0.07%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple TV vs Netflix: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/apple-tv-vs-netflix This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/apple-tv-vs-netflix. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.