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title: "MINI vs Toyota: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is MINI or Toyota more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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."
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# MINI vs Toyota: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is MINI or Toyota more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: MINI and Toyota
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **MINI Share of Search**: 0.46%
- **Toyota Share of Search**: 11.4%

## Is MINI or Toyota more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than MINI among car brands in Australia. Toyota had about 743,000 branded searches, while MINI had 30,200. Toyota made up 11.4% of all car brand searches we track, and MINI accounted for 0.46%.
- Toyota was ahead of MINI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MINI’s share of searches among car brands in Australia moved from 0.49% to 0.46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34.8K to 30.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toyota’s share of searches among car brands in Australia moved from 13.4% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 947K to 743K.

## Top car brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Toyota appeared in all five answers. MINI was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Toyota was listed before MINI 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toyota | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Hyundai | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| BYD | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Honda | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kia | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Lexus | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Ford | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Mazda | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Volkswagen | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Suzuki | 10th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Nissan | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chevrolet | 12th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| BMW | 13th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 14th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Geely | 15th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Audi | 16th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Subaru | 17th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bentley | 18th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cupra | 19th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lamborghini | 20th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Porsche | 21st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Alfa Romeo | 22nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Tesla | 23rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Fiat | 24th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jeep | 25th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Maserati | 26th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Peugeot | 27th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Genesis | 28th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cadillac | 29th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| MINI | 30th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rolls-Royce | 31st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mitsubishi | 32nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lotus | 33rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Polestar | 34th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Volvo | 35th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Zeekr | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Land Rover | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| GWM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Jaecoo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Holden | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Isuzu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ferrari | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Chery | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| MG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Jaguar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Haval | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| McLaren | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Denza | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Skoda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Aston Martin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| XPENG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Renault | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Mahindra | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| LDV | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ineos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Leapmotor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| KGM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about car brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which car should I buy in Australia?": 1. Toyota, 2. BYD, 3. Hyundai
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most reliable car brands in Australia?": 1. Toyota, 2. Lexus, 3. Honda, 4. Subaru, 5. Mazda, 6. Hyundai, 7. Kia
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best SUV to buy in Australia?": 1. Toyota, 2. Hyundai, 3. BYD, 4. Mazda, 5. Kia, 6. Tesla, 7. Ford, 8. Mitsubishi
- Searched Google, AI Overview "car brands": 1. Toyota, 2. Volkswagen, 3. Ford, 4. BYD, 5. Hyundai, 6. Honda, 7. Suzuki, 8. Nissan, 9. Kia, 10. Chevrolet, 11. BMW, 12. Mercedes-Benz, 13. Geely, 14. Audi, 15. Bentley, 16. Cupra, 17. Lamborghini, 18. Porsche, 19. Lexus, 20. Alfa Romeo, 21. Fiat, 22. Jeep, 23. Maserati, 24. Peugeot, 25. Genesis, 26. Cadillac, 27. MINI, 28. Rolls-Royce, 29. Lotus, 30. Polestar, 31. Volvo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "new car": 1. Ford, 2. Toyota, 3. Tesla, 4. Chery, 5. Hyundai, 6. Isuzu, 7. BYD, 8. Suzuki

Not named in any answer: Zeekr, Land Rover, GWM, Jaecoo, Holden, Ferrari, MG, Jaguar, Haval, McLaren, Denza, Skoda, Aston Martin, XPENG, Renault, Mahindra, LDV, Ineos, Leapmotor and KGM.

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 car brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Toyota lost share of searches among car brands in Australia, from 12.5% to 11.4%.
- In September 2026, MINI fell from 44th to 45th among car brands in Australia.

## Month by month

| Month | MINI estimated searches | MINI Share of Search | MINI rank | Toyota estimated searches | Toyota Share of Search | Toyota rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 34.8K | 0.49% | 44 | 947K | 13.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.8K | 0.5% | 43 | 889K | 13.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 28.8K | 0.46% | 48 | 845K | 13.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 34.8K | 0.48% | 45 | 994K | 13.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 34.8K | 0.51% | 45 | 889K | 13.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 36.9K | 0.45% | 45 | 963K | 11.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 35.7K | 0.5% | 44 | 828K | 11.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 36.3K | 0.5% | 44 | 882K | 12.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 34.5K | 0.51% | 42 | 829K | 12.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 29.9K | 0.46% | 49 | 815K | 12.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 35.1K | 0.5% | 44 | 870K | 12.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 30.2K | 0.46% | 45 | 743K | 11.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MINI’s and Toyota’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.

- **MINI**: Measured on the search terms “mini aceman”, “mini clubman”, “mini cooper” and “mini countryman”, summed into one figure.
- **Toyota**: Measured on the search terms “camry”, “corolla”, “hilux”, “land cruiser”, “prius”, “rav4”, “toyota”, “toyota camry”, “toyota cars”, “toyota chr”, “toyota corolla”, “toyota highlander”, “toyota hilux”, “toyota kluger”, “toyota land cruiser”, “toyota prado”, “toyota rav4”, “toyota supra”, “toyota yaris” and “yaris”, summed into one figure.

- [MINI profile](/demand/au/brands/mini)
- [Toyota profile](/demand/au/brands/toyota)
- [All car brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 57 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 MINI or Toyota more popular in search?

In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than MINI among car brands in Australia. Toyota had about 743,000 branded searches, while MINI had 30,200. Toyota made up 11.4% of all car brand searches we track, and MINI accounted for 0.46%.

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