--- title: "Behringer vs Boss: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Behringer or Boss more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar pedal 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-pedal-brands/compare/behringer-vs-boss-pedals" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Behringer vs Boss: Which is searched more? Is Behringer or Boss more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar pedal 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**: Behringer and Boss - **Competitive set**: Guitar pedal brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Behringer Share of Search**: 21.4% - **Boss Share of Search**: 4.9% ## Is Behringer or Boss more popular in search? - In September 2026, Behringer had more branded searches than Boss among guitar pedal brands worldwide. Behringer had about 135,000 branded searches, while Boss had 31,200. Behringer made up 21.4% of all guitar pedal brand searches we track, and Boss accounted for 4.9%. - Behringer was ahead of Boss in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Behringer’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide moved from 29.7% to 21.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Boss’ share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide moved from 6.9% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 38.3K to 31.2K. ## Top guitar pedal brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Boss was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Behringer did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Boss | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Strymon | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Electro-Harmonix | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | MXR | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Line 6 | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | TC Electronic | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Behringer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about guitar pedal brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which guitar pedal brand should I buy?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. MXR - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best guitar pedal brands?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. Electro-Harmonix, 4. MXR, 5. Line 6, 6. TC Electronic - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best guitar pedal brand for guitar effects?": 1. Boss, 2. Strymon, 3. Electro-Harmonix, 4. MXR, 5. Line 6 - Searched Google, AI Overview "best guitar pedal": 1. TC Electronic - Searched Google, AI Overview "pedal board pedals": 1. Boss, 2. Electro-Harmonix, 3. Strymon Not named in any answer: Behringer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for guitar pedal brands worldwide in September 2026? - Behringer’s share of searches among guitar pedal brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 24.3% to 21.4% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Boss worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 38.3K to 31.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Behringer estimated searches | Behringer Share of Search | Behringer rank | Boss estimated searches | Boss Share of Search | Boss rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 165K | 29.7% | 2 | 38.3K | 6.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 165K | 28.9% | 2 | 42.3K | 7.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 165K | 26.5% | 2 | 43.1K | 6.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 165K | 26.6% | 2 | 41.3K | 6.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 135K | 26.1% | 2 | 42K | 8.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 22.7% | 2 | 56.9K | 9.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 31.4% | 2 | 37.2K | 5.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 201K | 31.4% | 2 | 36.4K | 5.7% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 135K | 24.3% | 2 | 28.7K | 5.2% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 135K | 24% | 2 | 27.9K | 5% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 135K | 21.5% | 2 | 30.2K | 4.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 135K | 21.4% | 2 | 31.2K | 4.9% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Behringer’s and Boss’ 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. - **Behringer**: Measured on the search term “behringer”. - **Boss**: Measured on the search terms “boss amp”, “boss guitar pedal”, “boss pedal” and “boss tuner”, summed into one figure. - [Behringer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/behringer) - [Boss profile](/demand/global-en/brands/boss-pedals) - [All guitar pedal brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-pedal-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Behringer or Boss more popular in search? In September 2026, Behringer had more branded searches than Boss among guitar pedal brands worldwide. Behringer had about 135,000 branded searches, while Boss had 31,200. Behringer made up 21.4% of all guitar pedal brand searches we track, and Boss accounted for 4.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Behringer vs Boss: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-pedal-brands/compare/behringer-vs-boss-pedals This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-pedal-brands/compare/behringer-vs-boss-pedals. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.