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title: "Knipex vs Milwaukee: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Knipex or Milwaukee more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tin snips 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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# Knipex vs Milwaukee: Which is searched more?

Is Knipex or Milwaukee more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tin snips 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**: Knipex and Milwaukee
- **Competitive set**: Tin snips brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Knipex Share of Search**: 10.7%
- **Milwaukee Share of Search**: 17.5%

## Is Knipex or Milwaukee more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Milwaukee had more branded searches than Knipex among tin snips brands worldwide. Milwaukee had about 4,540 branded searches, while Knipex had 2,790. Milwaukee made up 17.5% of all tin snips brand searches we track, and Knipex accounted for 10.7%.
- Milwaukee was ahead of Knipex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Knipex’s share of searches among tin snips brands worldwide moved from 9.1% to 10.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2K to 2.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Milwaukee’s share of searches among tin snips brands worldwide moved from 15.1% to 17.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7K to 4.5K.

## Top tin snips brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Knipex was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Milwaukee did not appear in any of the four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Midwest Snips | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Wiss | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Malco | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Lenox | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Craftsman | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Knipex | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Klein Tools | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Milwaukee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| DeWalt | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Fiskars | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Bessey | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Irwin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Bahco | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about tin snips brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which tin snips brand should I buy?": 1. Midwest Snips, 2. Malco, 3. Wiss
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tin snips brands?": 1. Midwest Snips, 2. Malco, 3. Wiss, 4. Klein Tools, 5. Knipex
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tin snips brand for sheet metal work?": 1. Midwest Snips, 2. Wiss, 3. Malco, 4. Knipex
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best tin snips": 1. Lenox, 2. Craftsman, 3. Wiss, 4. Midwest Snips, 5. Malco

Not named in any answer: Milwaukee, DeWalt, Fiskars, Bessey, Irwin and Bahco.

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 tin snips brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Knipex gained share of searches among tin snips brands worldwide, from 8.4% to 10.7%.
- In September 2026, Milwaukee gained share of searches among tin snips brands worldwide, from 16.9% to 17.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Knipex estimated searches | Knipex Share of Search | Knipex rank | Milwaukee estimated searches | Milwaukee Share of Search | Milwaukee rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2K | 9.1% | 4 | 3.7K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.3K | 9.2% | 4 | 3.7K | 15% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 8.8% | 4 | 3.7K | 16.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 9.2% | 4 | 3K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 8.7% | 5 | 3.7K | 16.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.3K | 9% | 5 | 3.7K | 14.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 8.4% | 5 | 3.9K | 17.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 7.2% | 4 | 4.5K | 17.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 6% | 4 | 6.7K | 20.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.3K | 9.2% | 5 | 4.5K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 8.4% | 4 | 4.5K | 16.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.8K | 10.7% | 4 | 4.5K | 17.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Knipex’s and Milwaukee’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.

- **Knipex**: Measured on the search terms “knipex aviation snips”, “knipex snips” and “knipex tin snips”, summed into one figure.
- **Milwaukee**: Measured on the search terms “milwaukee aviation snips”, “milwaukee metal snips”, “milwaukee snips” and “milwaukee tin snips”, summed into one figure.

- [Knipex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/knipex)
- [Milwaukee profile](/demand/global-en/brands/milwaukee)
- [All tin snips brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/tin-snips-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Knipex or Milwaukee more popular in search?

In September 2026, Milwaukee had more branded searches than Knipex among tin snips brands worldwide. Milwaukee had about 4,540 branded searches, while Knipex had 2,790. Milwaukee made up 17.5% of all tin snips brand searches we track, and Knipex accounted for 10.7%.

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