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

Which is more popular in search, Kala or Lanikai? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ukulele 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**: Kala and Lanikai
- **Competitive set**: Ukulele brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Kala Share of Search**: 39.1%
- **Lanikai Share of Search**: 52.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Kala or Lanikai?

- In September 2026, Lanikai had more branded searches than Kala among ukulele brands worldwide. Lanikai was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Kala’s 13.5K, and held a 52.4% Share of Search versus Kala’s 39.1%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Lanikai took it in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kala’s estimated Share of Search among ukulele brands worldwide moved from 48.5% to 39.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.8K to 13.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lanikai’s estimated Share of Search among ukulele brands worldwide moved from 44.4% to 52.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.

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

- In September 2026, Kala gained estimated Share of Search among ukulele brands worldwide, from 38.6% to 39.1%.
- Lanikai’s estimated Share of Search among ukulele brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 53.8% to 52.4% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kala estimated searches | Kala Share of Search | Kala rank | Lanikai estimated searches | Lanikai Share of Search | Lanikai rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 19.8K | 48.5% | 1 | 18.1K | 44.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 19.8K | 48.5% | 1 | 18.1K | 44.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 24.2K | 48.4% | 1 | 22.2K | 44.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.7K | 45.1% | 2 | 27.1K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 21.1K | 46.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 48.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 21.1K | 41.3% | 2 | 27.1K | 53% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 17.3K | 41.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 53% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 16.2K | 39.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 16.2K | 39.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 53.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 16.5K | 39.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 53.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 16.2K | 38.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 52.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 13.5K | 39.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 52.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kala’s and Lanikai’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.

- **Kala**: Measured on the search terms “kala tenor”, “kala tenor ukulele” and “kala ukulele”, summed into one figure.
- **Lanikai**: Measured on the search term “lanikai”.

- [Kala profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kala)
- [Lanikai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lanikai)
- [All ukulele brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ukulele-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Kala or Lanikai?

In September 2026, Lanikai had more branded searches than Kala among ukulele brands worldwide. Lanikai was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Kala’s 13.5K, and held a 52.4% Share of Search versus Kala’s 39.1%.

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