--- title: "Epiphone vs Fender: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Epiphone or Fender more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar brands set in Australia. 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/au/compare/epiphone-vs-fender" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epiphone vs Fender: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Epiphone or Fender more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar brands set in Australia. 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**: Epiphone and Fender - **Competitive set**: Guitar brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Epiphone Share of Search**: 7.4% - **Fender Share of Search**: 30.9% ## Is Epiphone or Fender more popular in search? - In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Epiphone among guitar brands in Australia. Fender had about 12,100 branded searches, while Epiphone had 2,900. Fender made up 30.9% of all guitar brand searches we track, and Epiphone accounted for 7.4%. - Fender was ahead of Epiphone in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Epiphone’s share of searches among guitar brands in Australia moved from 7.9% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fender’s share of searches among guitar brands in Australia moved from 32.6% to 30.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K. ## Top guitar brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fender was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Epiphone was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Fender was listed before Epiphone in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Yamaha Guitars | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fender | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Gibson | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ibanez | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cort | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Taylor Guitars | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Martin | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | PRS | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Epiphone | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Maton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Gretsch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about guitar brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which guitar brand should I buy as a beginner in Australia?": 1. Yamaha Guitars, 2. Cort, 3. Ibanez, 4. Fender - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best guitar brands?": 1. Fender, 2. Gibson, 3. Yamaha Guitars, 4. Taylor Guitars, 5. Martin, 6. PRS, 7. Ibanez, 8. Epiphone - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best acoustic guitar for the money?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "guitar": 1. Fender - Searched Google, AI Overview "electric guitar": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Maton and Gretsch. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia guitar brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Epiphone overtook Maton and Yamaha Guitars to rank 4th among guitar brands in Australia, with 7.4% of the searches. - In September 2026, Fender gained share of searches among guitar brands in Australia, from 28.7% to 30.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Epiphone estimated searches | Epiphone Share of Search | Epiphone rank | Fender estimated searches | Fender Share of Search | Fender rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 7.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 32.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 3 | 18.1K | 34.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 7.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 32.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 7.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 30% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 9% | 3 | 12.1K | 30.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 6.9% | 4 | 14.8K | 35.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 9% | 3 | 12.1K | 30.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 8.2% | 3 | 14.8K | 33.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 6.6% | 5 | 14.8K | 33.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 5.9% | 6 | 14.8K | 36.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 6.9% | 6 | 12.1K | 28.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 7.4% | 4 | 12.1K | 30.9% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epiphone’s and Fender’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. - **Epiphone**: Measured on the search term “epiphone”. - **Fender**: Measured on the search term “fender”. - [Epiphone profile](/demand/au/brands/epiphone) - [Fender profile](/demand/au/brands/fender) - [All guitar brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-guitar-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 Epiphone or Fender more popular in search? In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Epiphone among guitar brands in Australia. Fender had about 12,100 branded searches, while Epiphone had 2,900. Fender made up 30.9% of all guitar brand searches we track, and Epiphone accounted for 7.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epiphone vs Fender: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/epiphone-vs-fender This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/epiphone-vs-fender. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.