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title: "Spectrum vs Verizon: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Spectrum or Verizon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wireless carriers set in the United States. 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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# Spectrum vs Verizon: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Spectrum or Verizon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wireless carriers set in the United States. 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**: Spectrum and Verizon
- **Competitive set**: Wireless carriers
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Spectrum Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Verizon Share of Search**: 26.5%

## Is Spectrum or Verizon more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Verizon had more branded searches than Spectrum among wireless carriers in the United States. Verizon had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Spectrum had 368,000. Verizon made up 26.5% of all wireless carrier searches we track, and Spectrum accounted for 1.6%.
- Verizon was ahead of Spectrum in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Spectrum’s share of searches among wireless carriers in the United States moved from 1.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verizon’s share of searches among wireless carriers in the United States moved from 24.1% to 26.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.1M.

## How did search popularity change for United States wireless carriers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Xfinity overtook Google Fi and Spectrum to rank 6th among wireless carriers in the United States, with 2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Verizon lost share of searches among wireless carriers in the United States, from 27.6% to 26.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Spectrum estimated searches | Spectrum Share of Search | Spectrum rank | Verizon estimated searches | Verizon Share of Search | Verizon rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 1.5% | 7 | 6.1M | 24.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 1.2% | 8 | 6.1M | 24.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 1.1% | 7 | 7.5M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 1.2% | 7 | 7.5M | 30.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 1.3% | 7 | 5M | 26.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 1.4% | 7 | 5M | 23.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 301K | 1.6% | 7 | 5M | 26% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 1.6% | 6 | 5M | 26.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 1.4% | 6 | 5M | 24% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 1.4% | 6 | 5M | 23.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 1.4% | 7 | 6.1M | 27.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 368K | 1.6% | 7 | 6.1M | 26.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Spectrum’s and Verizon’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.

- **Spectrum**: Measured on the search term “spectrum mobile”.
- **Verizon**: Measured on the search term “verizon”.

- [Spectrum profile](/demand/us/brands/spectrum-internet)
- [Verizon profile](/demand/us/brands/verizon)
- [All wireless carriers in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-wireless-carriers): 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 Spectrum or Verizon more popular in search?

In September 2026, Verizon had more branded searches than Spectrum among wireless carriers in the United States. Verizon had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Spectrum had 368,000. Verizon made up 26.5% of all wireless carrier searches we track, and Spectrum accounted for 1.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Spectrum vs Verizon: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/spectrum-internet-vs-verizon

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