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title: "Blue vs RODE: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blue or RODE? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boom arm brands set worldwide. 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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# Blue vs RODE: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Blue or RODE? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boom arm brands set worldwide. 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**: Blue and RODE
- **Competitive set**: Boom arm brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Blue Share of Search**: 7.6%
- **RODE Share of Search**: 27.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Blue or RODE?

- In September 2026, RODE had more branded searches than Blue among boom arm brands worldwide. RODE was estimated to have 315K branded searches compared to Blue’s 88.8K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Blue’s 7.6%.
- RODE was ahead of Blue in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Blue’s estimated Share of Search among boom arm brands worldwide moved from 9% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 109K to 88.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RODE’s estimated Share of Search among boom arm brands worldwide moved from 25.8% to 27.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 313K to 315K.

## How did search popularity change for boom arm brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Blue lost estimated Share of Search among boom arm brands worldwide, from 9.4% to 7.6%.
- RODE’s estimated Share of Search among boom arm brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 27.9% to 27.1% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blue estimated searches | Blue Share of Search | Blue rank | RODE estimated searches | RODE Share of Search | RODE rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 109K | 9% | 4 | 313K | 25.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 128K | 8.7% | 4 | 370K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 132K | 9.3% | 4 | 310K | 21.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 132K | 10% | 4 | 313K | 23.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 109K | 9% | 4 | 309K | 25.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 109K | 9% | 4 | 317K | 26.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 92.1K | 8.2% | 4 | 308K | 27.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 88.8K | 7.9% | 4 | 313K | 27.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 88.8K | 7.9% | 4 | 313K | 27.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 105K | 9.2% | 4 | 315K | 27.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 109K | 9.4% | 4 | 317K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 88.8K | 7.6% | 4 | 315K | 27.1% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blue’s and RODE’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.

- **Blue**: Measured on the search terms “blue microphone” and “blue yeti”, summed into one figure.
- **RODE**: Measured on the search terms “rode com”, “rode mic”, “rode microphone”, “rode podcast”, “rode podcast microphone”, “rode podmic” and “rode wireless pro”, summed into one figure.

- [Blue profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blue-microphones)
- [RODE profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rode)
- [All boom arm brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/boom-arm-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Blue or RODE?

In September 2026, RODE had more branded searches than Blue among boom arm brands worldwide. RODE was estimated to have 315K branded searches compared to Blue’s 88.8K, and held a 27.1% Share of Search versus Blue’s 7.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Blue vs RODE: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/boom-arm-brands/compare/blue-microphones-vs-rode

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