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title: "Fender vs Gibson: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fender or Gibson? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electric guitars 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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# Fender vs Gibson: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fender or Gibson? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electric guitars 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**: Fender and Gibson
- **Competitive set**: Electric guitars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fender Share of Search**: 48.9%
- **Gibson Share of Search**: 0.88%

## Which is more popular in search, Fender or Gibson?

- In August 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Gibson among electric guitars worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Gibson’s 8.1K, and held a 48.9% Share of Search versus Gibson’s 0.88%.
- Fender was ahead of Gibson in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fender’s estimated Share of Search among electric guitars worldwide moved from 52.1% to 48.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gibson’s estimated Share of Search among electric guitars worldwide moved from 0.94% to 0.88%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K.

## How did search popularity change for electric guitars worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Fender lost estimated Share of Search among electric guitars worldwide, from 50% to 48.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Gibson worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fender estimated searches | Fender Share of Search | Fender rank | Gibson estimated searches | Gibson Share of Search | Gibson rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 52.1% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.94% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 50% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.9% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 50% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 46.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.84% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 47.5% | 1 | 9.9K | 1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 48.4% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.87% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 48.5% | 1 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 48% | 1 | 9.9K | 0.86% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 45.4% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.67% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 450K | 50% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 48.9% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.88% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fender’s and Gibson’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.

- **Fender**: Measured on the search term “fender”.
- **Gibson**: Measured on the search term “gibson bass”.

- [Fender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fender)
- [Gibson profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gibson)
- [All electric guitars worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/electric-guitars): 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, Fender or Gibson?

In August 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Gibson among electric guitars worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Gibson’s 8.1K, and held a 48.9% Share of Search versus Gibson’s 0.88%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fender vs Gibson: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/electric-guitars/compare/fender-vs-gibson

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