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

Which is more popular in search, Rico or Vandoren? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mouthpiece 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**: Rico and Vandoren
- **Competitive set**: Mouthpiece brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Rico Share of Search**: 0.03%
- **Vandoren Share of Search**: 0.29%

## Which is more popular in search, Rico or Vandoren?

- In August 2026, Vandoren had more branded searches than Rico among mouthpiece brands worldwide. Vandoren was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Rico’s 1.3K, and held a 0.29% Share of Search versus Rico’s 0.03%.
- Vandoren was ahead of Rico in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rico’s estimated Share of Search among mouthpiece brands worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vandoren’s estimated Share of Search among mouthpiece brands worldwide moved from 0.36% to 0.29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K.

## How did search popularity change for mouthpiece brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Vandoren worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Rico estimated searches | Rico Share of Search | Rico rank | Vandoren estimated searches | Vandoren Share of Search | Vandoren rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.29% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 12.1K | 0.29% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 12.1K | 0.29% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 12.1K | 0.29% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 0.03% | 5 | 12.1K | 0.29% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rico’s and Vandoren’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.

- **Rico**: Measured on the search term “rico reeds”.
- **Vandoren**: Measured on the search term “vandoren”.

- [Rico profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rico)
- [Vandoren profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vandoren)
- [All mouthpiece brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/mouthpiece-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, Rico or Vandoren?

In August 2026, Vandoren had more branded searches than Rico among mouthpiece brands worldwide. Vandoren was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Rico’s 1.3K, and held a 0.29% Share of Search versus Rico’s 0.03%.

## Cite this page

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