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

Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Hitachi? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wheel loader 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**: Caterpillar and Hitachi
- **Competitive set**: Wheel loader brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Caterpillar Share of Search**: 4.4%
- **Hitachi Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Hitachi?

- In September 2026, Caterpillar had more branded searches than Hitachi among wheel loader brands worldwide. Caterpillar was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Hitachi’s 1K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus Hitachi’s 1.8%.
- Caterpillar was ahead of Hitachi in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Caterpillar’s estimated Share of Search among wheel loader brands worldwide moved from 4.6% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hitachi’s estimated Share of Search among wheel loader brands worldwide moved from 2.1% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hitachi worldwide fell 23.1% over 12 measured months, from 1.3K to 1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Caterpillar worldwide fell 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Caterpillar estimated searches | Caterpillar Share of Search | Caterpillar rank | Hitachi estimated searches | Hitachi Share of Search | Hitachi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 4.6% | 6 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 6 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 3.6% | 6 | 1K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 3.5% | 6 | 1K | 1.5% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 4% | 6 | 1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 4.4% | 6 | 1.3K | 2% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 3.9% | 6 | 1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 3.9% | 6 | 1K | 1.6% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 4% | 6 | 880 | 1.5% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 4.5% | 6 | 880 | 1.6% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 4.4% | 6 | 880 | 1.6% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 4.4% | 6 | 1K | 1.8% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterpillar’s and Hitachi’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.

- **Caterpillar**: Measured on the search term “cat digger”.
- **Hitachi**: Measured on the search term “hitachi digger”.

- [Caterpillar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/caterpillar)
- [Hitachi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hitachi)
- [All wheel loader brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/wheel-loader-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Caterpillar or Hitachi?

In September 2026, Caterpillar had more branded searches than Hitachi among wheel loader brands worldwide. Caterpillar was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Hitachi’s 1K, and held a 4.4% Share of Search versus Hitachi’s 1.8%.

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