Question: who has more fans star wars or star trek

title: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars
text: The two franchises have a `` symbiotic relationship '' stated Shatner , who credits Star Wars for launching the Star Trek films . He repeated this sentiment at a 2016 Star Trek fan convention in Las Vegas by stating `` Star Wars created Star Trek '' . He clarified this statement by explaining that at the time of the release of the first Star Wars film ( A New Hope ) , Paramount , then under new management , was struggling to come up with something that could compete with it . A Star Trek relaunch was the choice . Since then , public interest has returned to Star Trek . `` It was ' Star Wars ' that thrust ' Star Trek ' into the people of Paramount 's consciousness '' he stated .