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title: "Huawei vs Samsung: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Huawei or Samsung more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/huawei-vs-samsung"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Huawei vs Samsung: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Huawei or Samsung more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laptop 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**: Huawei and Samsung
- **Competitive set**: Laptop brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Huawei Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Samsung Share of Search**: 4.5%

## Is Huawei or Samsung more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Samsung had more branded searches than Huawei among laptop brands in the United Kingdom. Samsung had about 18,100 branded searches, while Huawei had 5,400. Samsung made up 4.5% of all laptop brand searches we track, and Huawei accounted for 1.3%.
- Samsung was ahead of Huawei in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Huawei’s share of searches among laptop brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Samsung’s share of searches among laptop brands in the United Kingdom moved from 4.6% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.

## Top laptop brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Huawei nor Samsung showed up in any of the five 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Apple MacBook | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Lenovo | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| HP | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Acer | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| ASUS | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Dell | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Samsung | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Microsoft Surface | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Huawei | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MSI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Razer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about laptop brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which laptop should I buy in the UK?": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. ASUS, 3. Lenovo, 4. HP, 5. Acer
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best laptop brands?": 1. Lenovo, 2. ASUS, 3. Dell, 4. HP, 5. Acer, 6. Apple MacBook
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best laptop for students?": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. Lenovo, 3. Acer
- Searched Google, AI Overview "laptop": 1. Acer, 2. HP, 3. Apple MacBook
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best laptop": 1. Apple MacBook, 2. HP, 3. Dell, 4. Lenovo

Not named in any answer: Samsung, Microsoft Surface, Huawei, MSI and Razer.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 26, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom laptop brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Huawei rose from 10th to 9th among laptop brands in the United Kingdom.

## Month by month

| Month | Huawei estimated searches | Huawei Share of Search | Huawei rank | Samsung estimated searches | Samsung Share of Search | Samsung rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 10 | 18.1K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 10 | 18.1K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 11 | 14.8K | 4.5% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.91% | 11 | 14.8K | 4.7% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.95% | 11 | 14.8K | 4.9% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 1% | 10 | 14.8K | 3.5% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 2% | 9 | 12.1K | 4.4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 1.8% | 9 | 12.1K | 5% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 1.2% | 10 | 12.1K | 4.9% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 9 | 9.9K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 10 | 14.8K | 4.5% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 9 | 18.1K | 4.5% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Huawei’s and Samsung’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.

- **Huawei**: Measured on the search term “huawei laptop”.
- **Samsung**: Measured on the search term “samsung laptop”.

- [Huawei profile](/demand/uk/brands/huawei)
- [Samsung profile](/demand/uk/brands/samsung)
- [All laptop brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-laptop-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Huawei or Samsung more popular in search?

In September 2026, Samsung had more branded searches than Huawei among laptop brands in the United Kingdom. Samsung had about 18,100 branded searches, while Huawei had 5,400. Samsung made up 4.5% of all laptop brand searches we track, and Huawei accounted for 1.3%.

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