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title: "British Airways: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "British Airways is airline. 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/british-airways"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# British Airways: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

British Airways is airline. 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**: British Airways
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among airline brands**: 25.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airline brands | 1 | 25.3% | 4.1M |

- [Airline brands](/demand/global-en/categories/airline-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for British Airways worldwide held steady at 4.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, British Airways’ estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide increased from 22.8% to 25.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, British Airways’ estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide peaked at 25.9% in May 2026 and was lowest at 18.2% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, British Airways rose from 2nd to 1st among airline brands worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for airline brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Qantas gained estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 9.1% to 11.3%.
- In August 2026, British Airways gained estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 24.7% to 25.3%.
- In August 2026, Emirates gained estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 24.7% to 25.3%.
- In August 2026, Qatar Airways lost estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 24.7% to 20.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Air New Zealand worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 673K to 550K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Airline brands | 3.4M | 19.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Airline brands | 3.4M | 21.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Airline brands | 5M | 24.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 23% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Airline brands | 5M | 18.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 23.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 25.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 24.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 24.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Airline brands | 4.1M | 25.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Airline brands | — | — | — |

## How is British Airways measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using British Airways’ 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.

- “british airways”

## Which airline brands compete with British Airways?

- [Emirates](/demand/global-en/brands/emirates): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/british-airways-vs-emirates
- [Qatar Airways](/demand/global-en/brands/qatar-airways): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/british-airways-vs-qatar-airways
- [Singapore Airlines](/demand/global-en/brands/singapore-airlines): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/british-airways-vs-singapore-airlines
- [Qantas](/demand/global-en/brands/qantas): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/british-airways-vs-qantas
- [Air New Zealand](/demand/global-en/brands/air-new-zealand): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/air-new-zealand-vs-british-airways

## 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

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