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title: "Canon vs HP: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Canon or HP? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laser printer 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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# Canon vs HP: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Canon or HP? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Laser printer 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**: Canon and HP
- **Competitive set**: Laser printer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Canon Share of Search**: 10.7%
- **HP Share of Search**: 38.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Canon or HP?

- In September 2026, HP had more branded searches than Canon among laser printer brands worldwide. HP was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Canon’s 356K, and held a 38.1% Share of Search versus Canon’s 10.7%.
- HP was ahead of Canon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canon’s estimated Share of Search among laser printer brands worldwide moved from 9.1% to 10.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 315K to 356K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HP’s estimated Share of Search among laser printer brands worldwide moved from 38.6% to 38.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3M.

## How did search popularity change for laser printer brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, HP gained estimated Share of Search among laser printer brands worldwide, from 37.1% to 38.1%.
- Canon’s estimated Share of Search among laser printer brands worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 9.8% to 10.7% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Canon estimated searches | Canon Share of Search | Canon rank | HP estimated searches | HP Share of Search | HP rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 315K | 9.1% | 5 | 1.3M | 38.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 311K | 9% | 5 | 1.3M | 38.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 311K | 8.7% | 5 | 1.3M | 37.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 376K | 10.1% | 5 | 1.3M | 35.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 308K | 9.8% | 5 | 1.2M | 36.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 308K | 9.1% | 5 | 1.3M | 39.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 294K | 9.5% | 5 | 1.1M | 37% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 291K | 9.5% | 5 | 1.1M | 35.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 294K | 9.8% | 5 | 1.1M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 339K | 10.2% | 5 | 1.3M | 38% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 356K | 10.4% | 5 | 1.3M | 37.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 356K | 10.7% | 4 | 1.3M | 38.1% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canon’s and HP’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.

- **Canon**: Measured on the search terms “canon pixma”, “canon printer”, “global canon” and “printer canon”, summed into one figure.
- **HP**: Measured on the search terms “hp envy printer”, “hp external monitor”, “hp laptop”, “hp portable monitor”, “hp printer” and “hp wireless keyboard”, summed into one figure.

- [Canon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canon)
- [HP profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hp)
- [All laser printer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/laser-printer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Canon or HP?

In September 2026, HP had more branded searches than Canon among laser printer brands worldwide. HP was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Canon’s 356K, and held a 38.1% Share of Search versus Canon’s 10.7%.

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