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title: "Akai vs Elektron: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Akai or Elektron more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drum machine 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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# Akai vs Elektron: Which is searched more?

Is Akai or Elektron more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drum machine 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**: Akai and Elektron
- **Competitive set**: Drum machine brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Akai Share of Search**: 19.3%
- **Elektron Share of Search**: 10.6%

## Is Akai or Elektron more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Akai had more branded searches than Elektron among drum machine brands worldwide. Akai had about 135,000 branded searches, while Elektron had 74,000. Akai made up 19.3% of all drum machine brand searches we track, and Elektron accounted for 10.6%.
- Akai was ahead of Elektron in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Akai’s share of searches among drum machine brands worldwide moved from 21.1% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Elektron’s share of searches among drum machine brands worldwide moved from 11.6% to 10.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

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

- In September 2026, Elektron gained share of searches among drum machine brands worldwide, from 8.9% to 10.6%.
- In September 2026, Akai lost share of searches among drum machine brands worldwide, from 19.9% to 19.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Akai estimated searches | Akai Share of Search | Akai rank | Elektron estimated searches | Elektron Share of Search | Elektron rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 21.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 11.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 19.3% | 1 | 90.5K | 10.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 20.8% | 1 | 74K | 9.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 21.1% | 1 | 74K | 9.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 20.5% | 1 | 60.5K | 9.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 22.8% | 1 | 74K | 10.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 20.9% | 2 | 74K | 9.4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 21.5% | 2 | 74K | 9.6% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 21.7% | 1 | 60.5K | 9.7% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 21.1% | 1 | 60.5K | 9.5% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 19.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.9% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 135K | 19.3% | 1 | 74K | 10.6% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Akai’s and Elektron’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.

- **Akai**: Measured on the search term “akai”.
- **Elektron**: Measured on the search term “elektron”.

- [Akai profile](/demand/global-en/brands/akai)
- [Elektron profile](/demand/global-en/brands/elektron)
- [All drum machine brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/drum-machine-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Akai or Elektron more popular in search?

In September 2026, Akai had more branded searches than Elektron among drum machine brands worldwide. Akai had about 135,000 branded searches, while Elektron had 74,000. Akai made up 19.3% of all drum machine brand searches we track, and Elektron accounted for 10.6%.

## Cite this page

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