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title: "Platinum: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Platinum is a Japanese maker of fountain pens. 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/platinum-pen"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Platinum: search popularity worldwide

Platinum is a Japanese maker of fountain pens. 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**: Platinum
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among fountain pen brands**: 0.57%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fountain pen brands | 8 | 0.57% | 3.6K |

- [Fountain pen brands](/demand/global-en/categories/fountain-pen-brands)

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

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Platinum worldwide rose from 2.4K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Platinum’s share of searches among fountain pen brands worldwide held steady, from 0.5% to 0.57%.

## How did search popularity change for fountain pen brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Parker gained share of searches among fountain pen brands worldwide, from 41.3% to 47.5%.
- In September 2026, Pilot lost share of searches among fountain pen brands worldwide, from 30.4% to 27.3%.
- In September 2026, Lamy lost share of searches among fountain pen brands worldwide, from 10.2% to 7.8%.
- In September 2026, Kaweco rose from 4th to 3rd among fountain pen brands worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Platinum worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 3.6K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for TWSBI worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 22.2K in September 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Fountain pen brands | 2.4K | 0.5% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.59% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.5% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 3.6K | 0.71% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.59% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.59% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.65% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.64% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.64% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 2.9K | 0.51% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 3.6K | 0.6% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | Fountain pen brands | 3.6K | 0.57% | 8 |

## How are Platinum’s branded searches counted?

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

- “platinum fountain pen”

## Which fountain pen brands compete with Platinum?

- [Parker](/demand/global-en/brands/parker-pens)
- [Pilot](/demand/global-en/brands/pilot)
- [Kaweco](/demand/global-en/brands/kaweco): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/kaweco-vs-platinum-pen
- [Lamy](/demand/global-en/brands/lamy): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lamy-vs-platinum-pen
- [Montblanc](/demand/global-en/brands/montblanc): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/montblanc-vs-platinum-pen
- [TWSBI](/demand/global-en/brands/twsbi): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/platinum-pen-vs-twsbi
- [Sailor](/demand/global-en/brands/sailor-pens): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/platinum-pen-vs-sailor-pens

## Methodology

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

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Platinum: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/platinum-pen

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