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title: "Hikvision vs Ring: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Hikvision or Ring more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Security camera brands 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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# Hikvision vs Ring: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Hikvision or Ring more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Security camera brands 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**: Hikvision and Ring
- **Competitive set**: Security camera brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hikvision Share of Search**: 9%
- **Ring Share of Search**: 20%

## Is Hikvision or Ring more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Ring had more branded searches than Hikvision among security camera brands in the United Kingdom. Ring had about 33,100 branded searches, while Hikvision had 14,800. Ring made up 20% of all security camera brand searches we track, and Hikvision accounted for 9%.
- Ring was ahead of Hikvision in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hikvision’s share of searches among security camera brands in the United Kingdom moved from 9.5% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ring’s share of searches among security camera brands in the United Kingdom moved from 26.1% to 20%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 33.1K.

## Top security camera brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Hikvision nor Ring showed up 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eufy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| TP-Link Tapo | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Reolink | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Ring | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Arlo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Blink | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Hikvision | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Google Nest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Swann | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about security camera brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best home security camera in the UK?": 1. Eufy, 2. TP-Link Tapo, 3. Reolink
- Asked ChatGPT "Which security camera works without a subscription?": 1. TP-Link Tapo, 2. Eufy, 3. Reolink
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best outdoor camera for a house in the UK?": 1. Eufy, 2. TP-Link Tapo, 3. Reolink
- Searched Google, AI Overview "security cameras": 1. TP-Link Tapo

Not named in any answer: Ring, Arlo, Blink, Hikvision, Google Nest and Swann.

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 security camera brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Ring lost share of searches among security camera brands in the United Kingdom, from 20.5% to 20%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hikvision in the United Kingdom fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hikvision estimated searches | Hikvision Share of Search | Hikvision rank | Ring estimated searches | Ring Share of Search | Ring rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 7 | 49.5K | 26.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 9.5% | 7 | 40.5K | 21.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 8.8% | 7 | 40.5K | 24% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 10.7% | 7 | 33.1K | 19.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 11.8% | 4 | 33.1K | 21.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 10.7% | 7 | 33.1K | 19.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 21.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 21.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 9.2% | 7 | 33.1K | 20.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 9.6% | 7 | 33.1K | 21.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 9.2% | 7 | 33.1K | 20.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 9% | 7 | 33.1K | 20% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hikvision’s and Ring’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.

- **Hikvision**: Measured on the search term “hikvision”.
- **Ring**: Measured on the search term “ring camera”.

- [Hikvision profile](/demand/uk/brands/hikvision)
- [Ring profile](/demand/uk/brands/ring-security)
- [All security camera brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-security-camera-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Hikvision or Ring more popular in search?

In September 2026, Ring had more branded searches than Hikvision among security camera brands in the United Kingdom. Ring had about 33,100 branded searches, while Hikvision had 14,800. Ring made up 20% of all security camera brand searches we track, and Hikvision accounted for 9%.

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