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title: "Nikon vs Sony: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Nikon or Sony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wide angle lens 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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# Nikon vs Sony: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Nikon or Sony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wide angle lens 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**: Nikon and Sony
- **Competitive set**: Wide angle lens brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Nikon Share of Search**: 19.3%
- **Sony Share of Search**: 78.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Nikon or Sony?

- In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Nikon among wide angle lens brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Nikon’s 836K, and held a 78.6% Share of Search versus Nikon’s 19.3%.
- Sony was ahead of Nikon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nikon’s estimated Share of Search among wide angle lens brands worldwide moved from 22.7% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 847K to 836K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sony’s estimated Share of Search among wide angle lens brands worldwide moved from 74.8% to 78.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8M to 3.4M.

## How did search popularity change for wide angle lens brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Nikon lost estimated Share of Search among wide angle lens brands worldwide, from 19.8% to 19.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sony worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.8M to 3.4M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Nikon estimated searches | Nikon Share of Search | Nikon rank | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 847K | 22.7% | 2 | 2.8M | 74.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 935K | 20.8% | 2 | 3.5M | 77.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 960K | 20.8% | 2 | 3.6M | 77.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 892K | 19.9% | 2 | 3.5M | 77.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 811K | 21.7% | 2 | 2.8M | 75.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 881K | 22.7% | 2 | 2.9M | 75% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 892K | 23% | 2 | 2.9M | 75.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 881K | 22.8% | 2 | 2.9M | 75.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 774K | 21% | 2 | 2.8M | 77% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 774K | 18.5% | 2 | 3.3M | 79.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 881K | 19.8% | 2 | 3.5M | 78.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 836K | 19.3% | 2 | 3.4M | 78.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nikon’s and Sony’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.

- **Nikon**: Measured on the search terms “nikon”, “nikon camera”, “nikon coolpix” and “nikon z6iii”, summed into one figure.
- **Sony**: Measured on the search terms “sony”, “sony camera” and “sony cyber shot”, summed into one figure.

- [Nikon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nikon)
- [Sony profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sony)
- [All wide angle lens brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/wide-angle-lens-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, Nikon or Sony?

In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Nikon among wide angle lens brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Nikon’s 836K, and held a 78.6% Share of Search versus Nikon’s 19.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Nikon vs Sony: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/wide-angle-lens-brands/compare/nikon-vs-sony

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