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title: "Line 6: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Line 6 makes guitar amps and effects. 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Line 6: search popularity worldwide

Line 6 makes guitar amps and effects. 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**: Line 6
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among guitar pedal brands**: 6.3%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guitar pedal brands | 3 | 6.3% | 39.7K |

- [Guitar pedal brands](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-pedal-brands)

## Top guitar pedal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Line 6 was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Line 6 is the fifth most recommended of the seven.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boss | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Strymon | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Electro-Harmonix | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| MXR | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Line 6 | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| TC Electronic | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Behringer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about guitar pedal brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which guitar pedal brand should I buy?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. MXR
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best guitar pedal brands?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. Electro-Harmonix, 4. MXR, 5. Line 6, 6. TC Electronic
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best guitar pedal brand for guitar effects?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. Electro-Harmonix, 4. MXR, 5. Line 6
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best guitar pedal": 1. TC Electronic
- Searched Google, AI Overview "pedal board pedals": 1. Boss, 2. Electro-Harmonix, 3. Strymon

Not named in any answer: Behringer.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How has branded search demand for Line 6 changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Line 6 worldwide fell from 48.6K to 39.7K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Line 6’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide decreased from 8.8% to 6.3%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Line 6’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide peaked at 10.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 6.2% in April 2026.

## How did search popularity change for guitar pedal brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Behringer’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 24.3% to 21.4% in September 2026.
- Line 6’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.1% to 6.3% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Electro-Harmonix worldwide rose 49.3% over 12 measured months, from 247K to 369K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MXR worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 18.1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Boss worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 38.3K to 31.2K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Strymon worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Guitar pedal brands | 48.6K | 8.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Guitar pedal brands | 57.6K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Guitar pedal brands | 48.6K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 48.6K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 7.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 47.1K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 6.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 7.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 38.5K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Guitar pedal brands | 39.7K | 6.3% | 3 |

## How are Line 6’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Line 6’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “line 6 amp”
- “line 6 helix”

## Which guitar pedal brands compete with Line 6?

- [Electro-Harmonix](/demand/global-en/brands/electro-harmonix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/electro-harmonix-vs-line-6
- [Behringer](/demand/global-en/brands/behringer): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/behringer-vs-line-6
- [Boss](/demand/global-en/brands/boss-pedals): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/boss-pedals-vs-line-6
- [TC Electronic](/demand/global-en/brands/tc-electronic): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/line-6-vs-tc-electronic
- [MXR](/demand/global-en/brands/mxr): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/line-6-vs-mxr
- [Strymon](/demand/global-en/brands/strymon)

## Methodology

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

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