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title: "Black and Decker vs Makita: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Black and Decker or Makita? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sander 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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# Black and Decker vs Makita: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Black and Decker or Makita? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sander 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**: Black and Decker and Makita
- **Competitive set**: Hand sander brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Black and Decker Share of Search**: 9.2%
- **Makita Share of Search**: 39.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Black and Decker or Makita?

- In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Black and Decker among hand sander brands worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 944K branded searches compared to Black and Decker’s 220K, and held a 39.6% Share of Search versus Black and Decker’s 9.2%.
- Makita was ahead of Black and Decker in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Black and Decker’s estimated Share of Search among hand sander brands worldwide moved from 8.8% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 245K to 220K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Makita’s estimated Share of Search among hand sander brands worldwide moved from 47.6% to 39.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 944K.

## How did search popularity change for hand sander brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Festool overtook Black and Decker to rank 4th among hand sander brands worldwide, with 10.3% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Makita gained estimated Share of Search among hand sander brands worldwide, from 38.9% to 39.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Black and Decker worldwide fell 10.2% over 12 measured months, from 245K to 220K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Black and Decker estimated searches | Black and Decker Share of Search | Black and Decker rank | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 245K | 8.8% | 5 | 1.3M | 47.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 270K | 9.1% | 4 | 1.3M | 45% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 245K | 9% | 5 | 1.1M | 40.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 220K | 9.3% | 5 | 922K | 39% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 8.4% | 5 | 913K | 38% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 220K | 8% | 5 | 1.1M | 40.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 220K | 9.1% | 5 | 922K | 38% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 270K | 10.8% | 4 | 933K | 37.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 245K | 9.9% | 5 | 933K | 37.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 220K | 10.5% | 4 | 763K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 220K | 9.2% | 4 | 933K | 38.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 220K | 9.2% | 5 | 944K | 39.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Black and Decker’s and Makita’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.

- **Black and Decker**: Measured on the search terms “black and decker” and “blackdecker”, summed into one figure.
- **Makita**: Measured on the search terms “makita”, “makita battery” and “makita drill”, summed into one figure.

- [Black and Decker profile](/demand/global-en/brands/black-and-decker)
- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [All hand sander brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hand-sander-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, Black and Decker or Makita?

In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Black and Decker among hand sander brands worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 944K branded searches compared to Black and Decker’s 220K, and held a 39.6% Share of Search versus Black and Decker’s 9.2%.

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