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

Which is more popular in search, Kohler or Toto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Toilet seat 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**: Kohler and Toto
- **Competitive set**: Toilet seat brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kohler Share of Search**: 8.2%
- **Toto Share of Search**: 91%

## Which is more popular in search, Kohler or Toto?

- In August 2026, Toto had more branded searches than Kohler among toilet seat brands worldwide. Toto was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Kohler’s 368K, and held a 91% Share of Search versus Kohler’s 8.2%.
- Toto was ahead of Kohler in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kohler’s estimated Share of Search among toilet seat brands worldwide held steady at 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toto’s estimated Share of Search among toilet seat brands worldwide moved from 90.7% to 91%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M.

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

- In August 2026, Kohler gained estimated Share of Search among toilet seat brands worldwide, from 6.8% to 8.2%.
- In August 2026, Toto lost estimated Share of Search among toilet seat brands worldwide, from 92.3% to 91%.

## Month by month

| Month | Kohler estimated searches | Kohler Share of Search | Kohler rank | Toto estimated searches | Toto Share of Search | Toto rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 8.2% | 2 | 4.1M | 90.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 8.2% | 2 | 4.1M | 90.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 6.8% | 2 | 4.1M | 92.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 368K | 8.2% | 2 | 4.1M | 90.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 6.8% | 2 | 4.1M | 92.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 6.8% | 2 | 5M | 91.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 6.8% | 2 | 5M | 92.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 5.6% | 2 | 5M | 93.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 5.6% | 2 | 5M | 93.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 6.8% | 2 | 4.1M | 92.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 8.2% | 2 | 4.1M | 91% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kohler’s and Toto’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.

- **Kohler**: Measured on the search term “kohler”.
- **Toto**: Measured on the search term “toto”.

- [Kohler profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kohler)
- [Toto profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toto)
- [All toilet seat brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/toilet-seat-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, Kohler or Toto?

In August 2026, Toto had more branded searches than Kohler among toilet seat brands worldwide. Toto was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Kohler’s 368K, and held a 91% Share of Search versus Kohler’s 8.2%.

## Cite this page

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