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title: "Akai: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Akai makes MIDI controllers. 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/global-en/brands/akai"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Akai: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Akai makes MIDI controllers. 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

- **Brand**: Akai
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among midi keyboards**: 29.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Midi keyboards | 1 | 29.9% | 135K |

- [Midi keyboards](/demand/global-en/categories/midi-keyboards)

## How has branded search demand for Akai changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Akai worldwide fell from 165K to 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Akai’s estimated Share of Search among midi keyboards worldwide increased from 28.6% to 29.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Akai’s estimated Share of Search among midi keyboards worldwide peaked at 30.8% in April 2026 and was lowest at 23.2% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for midi keyboards worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, M-Audio gained estimated Share of Search among midi keyboards worldwide, from 6% to 7.3%.
- In August 2026, Roland gained estimated Share of Search among midi keyboards worldwide, from 4% to 4.9%.
- In August 2026, Novation lost estimated Share of Search among midi keyboards worldwide, from 16.3% to 13.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Native Instruments worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 110K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Akai worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 135K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Arturia worldwide fell 17.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 90.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 28.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 24.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 23.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Midi keyboards | 135K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 30.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 30.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Midi keyboards | 165K | 30.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Midi keyboards | 135K | 29.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Midi keyboards | 135K | 29.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Midi keyboards | 135K | 29.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Midi keyboards | — | — | — |

## How is Akai measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akai’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “akai”

## Which midi keyboards compete with Akai?

- [Native Instruments](/demand/global-en/brands/native-instruments): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/akai-vs-native-instruments
- [Arturia](/demand/global-en/brands/arturia): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/akai-vs-arturia
- [Novation](/demand/global-en/brands/novation): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/akai-vs-novation
- [M-Audio](/demand/global-en/brands/m-audio): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/akai-vs-m-audio
- [Roland](/demand/global-en/brands/roland): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/akai-vs-roland

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Akai: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/akai

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