--- title: "Ibanez vs Maton: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Ibanez or Maton 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/ibanez-vs-maton" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ibanez vs Maton: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Ibanez or Maton 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**: Ibanez and Maton - **Competitive set**: Guitar brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ibanez Share of Search**: 13.8% - **Maton Share of Search**: 7.4% ## Is Ibanez or Maton more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ibanez had more branded searches than Maton among guitar brands in Australia. Ibanez had about 5,400 branded searches, while Maton had 2,900. Ibanez made up 13.8% of all guitar brand searches we track, and Maton accounted for 7.4%. - Ibanez was ahead of Maton in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ibanez’s share of searches among guitar brands in Australia moved from 11.9% to 13.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maton’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. ## Top guitar brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Ibanez was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Maton 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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, Ibanez gained share of searches among guitar brands in Australia, from 12.8% to 13.8%. - In September 2026, Maton lost share of searches among guitar brands in Australia, from 8.5% to 7.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Ibanez estimated searches | Ibanez Share of Search | Ibanez rank | Maton estimated searches | Maton Share of Search | Maton rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 11.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 7.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 12.5% | 2 | 3.6K | 6.8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 11.9% | 2 | 3.6K | 7.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 16.4% | 2 | 4.4K | 8.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 13.4% | 2 | 3.6K | 9% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 12.8% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 13.4% | 2 | 3.6K | 9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 12.2% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 12.3% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.2% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 10.9% | 2 | 2.9K | 7.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 12.8% | 2 | 3.6K | 8.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 13.8% | 2 | 2.9K | 7.4% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ibanez’s and Maton’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. - **Ibanez**: Measured on the search term “ibanez”. - **Maton**: Measured on the search term “maton guitar”. - [Ibanez profile](/demand/au/brands/ibanez) - [Maton profile](/demand/au/brands/maton) - [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 Ibanez or Maton more popular in search? In September 2026, Ibanez had more branded searches than Maton among guitar brands in Australia. Ibanez had about 5,400 branded searches, while Maton had 2,900. Ibanez made up 13.8% of all guitar brand searches we track, and Maton accounted for 7.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ibanez vs Maton: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ibanez-vs-maton This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ibanez-vs-maton. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.