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title: "ABB vs Ignition: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is ABB or Ignition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial automation platforms 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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# ABB vs Ignition: Which is searched more?

Is ABB or Ignition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial automation platforms 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**: ABB and Ignition
- **Competitive set**: Industrial automation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **ABB Share of Search**: 17.7%
- **Ignition Share of Search**: 0.65%

## Is ABB or Ignition more popular in search?

- In September 2026, ABB had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. ABB had about 550,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. ABB made up 17.7% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%.
- ABB was ahead of Ignition in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ABB’s share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide moved from 20.9% to 17.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ignition’s share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide moved from 0.56% to 0.65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18K to 20.2K.

## How did search popularity change for industrial automation platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Schneider Electric overtook ABB to rank 2nd among industrial automation platforms worldwide, with 21.6% of the searches.
- In September 2026, ABB lost share of searches among industrial automation platforms worldwide, from 18.5% to 17.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ignition worldwide rose 12.2% over 12 measured months, from 18K to 20.2K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ABB estimated searches | ABB Share of Search | ABB rank | Ignition estimated searches | Ignition Share of Search | Ignition rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 20.9% | 2 | 18K | 0.56% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 16.3% | 2 | 18K | 0.53% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 19.2% | 2 | 14.7K | 0.51% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 17.9% | 2 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 18.4% | 2 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 17.1% | 3 | 20.2K | 0.63% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 18.3% | 2 | 20.2K | 0.67% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 18.4% | 2 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 17.9% | 2 | 18K | 0.58% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 18.5% | 2 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 550K | 18.5% | 2 | 18K | 0.6% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 17.7% | 3 | 20.2K | 0.65% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ABB’s and Ignition’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.

- **ABB**: Measured on the search term “abb”.
- **Ignition**: Measured on the search terms “ignition scada” and “inductive automation”, summed into one figure.

- [ABB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/abb)
- [Ignition profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ignition-scada)
- [All industrial automation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/industrial-automation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 ABB or Ignition more popular in search?

In September 2026, ABB had more branded searches than Ignition among industrial automation platforms worldwide. ABB had about 550,000 branded searches, while Ignition had 20,200. ABB made up 17.7% of all industrial automation platform searches we track, and Ignition accounted for 0.65%.

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