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title: "Shark vs Xiaomi: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Shark or Xiaomi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Robot vacuum 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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# Shark vs Xiaomi: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Shark or Xiaomi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Robot vacuum 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**: Shark and Xiaomi
- **Competitive set**: Robot vacuum brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Shark Share of Search**: 6.2%
- **Xiaomi Share of Search**: 1%

## Is Shark or Xiaomi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Xiaomi among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom. Shark had about 8,100 branded searches, while Xiaomi had 1,300. Shark made up 6.2% of all robot vacuum brand searches we track, and Xiaomi accounted for 1%.
- Shark was ahead of Xiaomi in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shark’s share of searches among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom moved from 7% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Xiaomi’s share of searches among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.4% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.

## Top robot vacuum brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shark was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Xiaomi did not appear 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roborock | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Dreame | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Eufy | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| iRobot | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Dyson | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ecovacs | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Shark | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Narwal | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| TP-Link Tapo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Xiaomi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Samsung | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about robot vacuum brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which robot vacuum should I buy in the UK?": 1. Eufy, 2. Roborock, 3. Dreame
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best robot vacuum brands?": 1. Roborock, 2. Dreame, 3. Eufy, 4. iRobot, 5. Ecovacs, 6. Shark
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best robot vacuum for pet hair?": 1. Dreame, 2. Roborock, 3. Eufy
- Searched Google, AI Overview "robot vacuum": 1. Dreame
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best robot vacuum": 1. Roborock, 2. Dyson

Not named in any answer: Narwal, TP-Link Tapo, Xiaomi and Samsung.

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 robot vacuum brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Dyson overtook Shark and Dreame to rank 5th among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom, with 6.2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Shark lost share of searches among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom, from 9.9% to 6.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Xiaomi in the United Kingdom fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Shark estimated searches | Shark Share of Search | Shark rank | Xiaomi estimated searches | Xiaomi Share of Search | Xiaomi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 7% | 4 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 6.4% | 5 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 6.1% | 5 | 1.6K | 0.99% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 5.2% | 6 | 1.3K | 1% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 7.9% | 5 | 1K | 0.98% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 7% | 6 | 1K | 0.7% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 5.7% | 6 | 1.3K | 0.74% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 5.9% | 7 | 1K | 0.73% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 4.9% | 6 | 1.3K | 0.64% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 8.5% | 5 | 1K | 0.86% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 9.9% | 5 | 1K | 0.81% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 6.2% | 6 | 1.3K | 1% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shark’s and Xiaomi’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.

- **Shark**: Measured on the search term “shark robot vacuum”.
- **Xiaomi**: Measured on the search term “xiaomi robot vacuum”.

- [Shark profile](/demand/uk/brands/shark)
- [Xiaomi profile](/demand/uk/brands/xiaomi)
- [All robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-robot-vacuum-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 Shark or Xiaomi more popular in search?

In September 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Xiaomi among robot vacuum brands in the United Kingdom. Shark had about 8,100 branded searches, while Xiaomi had 1,300. Shark made up 6.2% of all robot vacuum brand searches we track, and Xiaomi accounted for 1%.

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