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title: "discovery+ vs ITVX: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is discovery+ or ITVX 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."
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# discovery+ vs ITVX: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is discovery+ or ITVX 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**: discovery+ and ITVX
- **Competitive set**: Streaming services
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **discovery+ Share of Search**: 0.64%
- **ITVX Share of Search**: 13%

## Is discovery+ or ITVX more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ITVX had more branded searches than discovery+ among streaming services in the United Kingdom. ITVX had about 673,000 branded searches, while discovery+ had 33,100. ITVX made up 13% of all streaming service searches we track, and discovery+ accounted for 0.64%.
- ITVX was ahead of discovery+ in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, discovery+’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom moved from 2.5% to 0.64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 33.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ITVX’s share of searches among streaming services in the United Kingdom moved from 10.2% to 13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.

## Top streaming services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, ITVX was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. discovery+ did not appear in any of the four answers.

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, ITVX overtook NOW to rank 3rd among streaming services in the United Kingdom, with 13% of the searches.
- 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.

## Month by month

| Month | discovery+ estimated searches | discovery+ Share of Search | discovery+ rank | ITVX estimated searches | ITVX Share of Search | ITVX rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 2.5% | 6 | 673K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 3.1% | 7 | 1M | 15.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 2% | 7 | 673K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 3.5% | 6 | 1M | 14.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 3.2% | 6 | 1.2M | 19.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 2.7% | 7 | 823K | 13.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 1.4% | 7 | 673K | 12.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 7 | 550K | 10.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 0.57% | 7 | 2.7M | 38.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 0.5% | 7 | 2.2M | 33.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 0.65% | 7 | 550K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 0.64% | 7 | 673K | 13% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using discovery+’s and ITVX’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.

- **discovery+**: Measured on the search term “discovery plus”.
- **ITVX**: Measured on the search term “itvx”.

- [discovery+ profile](/demand/uk/brands/discovery-plus)
- [ITVX profile](/demand/uk/brands/itvx)
- [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 discovery+ or ITVX more popular in search?

In September 2026, ITVX had more branded searches than discovery+ among streaming services in the United Kingdom. ITVX had about 673,000 branded searches, while discovery+ had 33,100. ITVX made up 13% of all streaming service searches we track, and discovery+ accounted for 0.64%.

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