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title: "Actron vs Launch: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Actron or Launch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Engine code readers 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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# Actron vs Launch: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Actron or Launch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Engine code readers 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**: Actron and Launch
- **Competitive set**: Engine code readers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Actron Share of Search**: 7.1%
- **Launch Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, Actron or Launch?

- In August 2026, Actron had more branded searches than Launch among engine code readers worldwide. Actron was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Launch’s 1.9K, and held a 7.1% Share of Search versus Launch’s 0.33%.
- Actron was ahead of Launch in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Actron’s estimated Share of Search among engine code readers worldwide moved from 8.4% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Launch’s estimated Share of Search among engine code readers worldwide moved from 0.41% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for engine code readers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Actron lost estimated Share of Search among engine code readers worldwide, from 8.9% to 7.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Launch worldwide fell 20.8% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Actron estimated searches | Actron Share of Search | Actron rank | Launch estimated searches | Launch Share of Search | Launch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 8.4% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 8.4% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.49% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 7% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.42% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 7.4% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.53% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 3 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 7.1% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.42% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 3 | 2.4K | 0.41% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 8.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 8.9% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.34% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 7.1% | 3 | 1.9K | 0.33% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Actron’s and Launch’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.

- **Actron**: Measured on the search term “actron”.
- **Launch**: Measured on the search term “launch obd”.

- [Actron profile](/demand/global-en/brands/actron)
- [Launch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/launch-obd)
- [All engine code readers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/engine-code-readers): 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, Actron or Launch?

In August 2026, Actron had more branded searches than Launch among engine code readers worldwide. Actron was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Launch’s 1.9K, and held a 7.1% Share of Search versus Launch’s 0.33%.

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