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title: "Fender vs Ibanez: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fender or Ibanez? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gig bag 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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# Fender vs Ibanez: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Fender or Ibanez? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gig bag 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**: Fender and Ibanez
- **Competitive set**: Gig bag brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Fender Share of Search**: 76.3%
- **Ibanez Share of Search**: 18.5%

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

- In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Ibanez among gig bag brands worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 831K branded searches compared to Ibanez’s 201K, and held a 76.3% Share of Search versus Ibanez’s 18.5%.
- Fender was ahead of Ibanez in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fender’s estimated Share of Search among gig bag brands worldwide moved from 81.5% to 76.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 831K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ibanez’s estimated Share of Search among gig bag brands worldwide moved from 16.1% to 18.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.

## How did search popularity change for gig bag brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Fender lost estimated Share of Search among gig bag brands worldwide, from 78.3% to 76.3%.
- Ibanez’s estimated Share of Search among gig bag brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 26.3% to 18.5% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fender estimated searches | Fender Share of Search | Fender rank | Ibanez estimated searches | Ibanez Share of Search | Ibanez rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 81.5% | 1 | 201K | 16.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1M | 78.9% | 1 | 246K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 78.9% | 1 | 246K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1M | 75.6% | 1 | 301K | 22% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 861K | 78.9% | 1 | 201K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 75.5% | 1 | 301K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 861K | 79% | 1 | 201K | 18.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1M | 75.2% | 1 | 301K | 22.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 71.7% | 1 | 368K | 26.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 831K | 78.4% | 1 | 201K | 19% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 831K | 78.3% | 1 | 201K | 18.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 831K | 76.3% | 1 | 201K | 18.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fender’s and Ibanez’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 terms “fender”, “fender guitar”, “fender mustang” and “fender strat”, summed into one figure.
- **Ibanez**: Measured on the search term “ibanez”.

- [Fender profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fender)
- [Ibanez profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ibanez)
- [All gig bag brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gig-bag-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, Fender or Ibanez?

In September 2026, Fender had more branded searches than Ibanez among gig bag brands worldwide. Fender was estimated to have 831K branded searches compared to Ibanez’s 201K, and held a 76.3% Share of Search versus Ibanez’s 18.5%.

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