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title: "Hakko vs Metcal: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hakko or Metcal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Desoldering station 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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# Hakko vs Metcal: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hakko or Metcal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Desoldering station 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**: Hakko and Metcal
- **Competitive set**: Desoldering station brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hakko Share of Search**: 26%
- **Metcal Share of Search**: 2.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Hakko or Metcal?

- In September 2026, Hakko had more branded searches than Metcal among desoldering station brands worldwide. Hakko was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Metcal’s 4.4K, and held a 26% Share of Search versus Metcal’s 2.8%.
- Hakko was ahead of Metcal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hakko’s estimated Share of Search among desoldering station brands worldwide moved from 22.3% to 26%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Metcal’s estimated Share of Search among desoldering station brands worldwide moved from 3% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K.

## How did search popularity change for desoldering station brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hakko worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 40.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hakko estimated searches | Hakko Share of Search | Hakko rank | Metcal estimated searches | Metcal Share of Search | Metcal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 22.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 22.4% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 19.1% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 22.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 19.1% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 22.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 22.2% | 2 | 4.4K | 3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 26% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 26.1% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 22.4% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 26.1% | 2 | 3.6K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 26% | 2 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hakko’s and Metcal’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.

- **Hakko**: Measured on the search term “hakko”.
- **Metcal**: Measured on the search term “metcal”.

- [Hakko profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hakko)
- [Metcal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/metcal)
- [All desoldering station brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/desoldering-station-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Hakko or Metcal?

In September 2026, Hakko had more branded searches than Metcal among desoldering station brands worldwide. Hakko was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Metcal’s 4.4K, and held a 26% Share of Search versus Metcal’s 2.8%.

## Cite this page

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