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

Which is more popular in search, Kawai or Roland? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Piano bench 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**: Kawai and Roland
- **Competitive set**: Piano bench brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kawai Share of Search**: 0.05%
- **Roland Share of Search**: 0.54%

## Which is more popular in search, Kawai or Roland?

- In August 2026, Roland had more branded searches than Kawai among piano bench brands worldwide. Roland was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Kawai’s 1.9K, and held a 0.54% Share of Search versus Kawai’s 0.05%.
- Roland was ahead of Kawai in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kawai’s estimated Share of Search among piano bench brands worldwide held steady at 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roland’s estimated Share of Search among piano bench brands worldwide moved from 0.53% to 0.54%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K.

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

Neither Kawai nor Roland moved beyond provider rounding among piano bench brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kawai estimated searches | Kawai Share of Search | Kawai rank | Roland estimated searches | Roland Share of Search | Roland rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 0.06% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.53% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.06% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.44% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.44% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 6 | 18.1K | 0.44% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.54% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kawai’s and Roland’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.

- **Kawai**: Measured on the search term “kawai keyboard”.
- **Roland**: Measured on the search term “roland keyboard”.

- [Kawai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kawai)
- [Roland profile](/demand/global-en/brands/roland)
- [All piano bench brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/piano-bench-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, Kawai or Roland?

In August 2026, Roland had more branded searches than Kawai among piano bench brands worldwide. Roland was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Kawai’s 1.9K, and held a 0.54% Share of Search versus Kawai’s 0.05%.

## Cite this page

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