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title: "Antex vs Hakko: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Antex or Hakko? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soldering iron 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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# Antex vs Hakko: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Antex or Hakko? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soldering iron 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**: Antex and Hakko
- **Competitive set**: Soldering iron brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Antex Share of Search**: 2.2%
- **Hakko Share of Search**: 11%

## Which is more popular in search, Antex or Hakko?

- In August 2026, Hakko had more branded searches than Antex among soldering iron brands worldwide. Hakko was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Antex’s 8.1K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus Antex’s 2.2%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Hakko took it in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Antex’s estimated Share of Search among soldering iron brands worldwide moved from 12% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hakko’s estimated Share of Search among soldering iron brands worldwide moved from 9.8% to 11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for soldering iron brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Antex lost estimated Share of Search among soldering iron brands worldwide, from 2.7% to 2.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hakko worldwide rose 22.4% over 11 measured months, from 33.1K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Antex estimated searches | Antex Share of Search | Antex rank | Hakko estimated searches | Hakko Share of Search | Hakko rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 12% | 3 | 33.1K | 9.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 3.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 11.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 3.8% | 5 | 27.1K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 3.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 11.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 2.8% | 5 | 27.1K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 33.1K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 3% | 5 | 33.1K | 9.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 40.5K | 12.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 2% | 5 | 40.5K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 2.7% | 5 | 33.1K | 11.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 11% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Antex’s and Hakko’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.

- **Antex**: Measured on the search term “antex”.
- **Hakko**: Measured on the search term “hakko”.

- [Antex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/antex)
- [Hakko profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hakko)
- [All soldering iron brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/soldering-iron-brands): 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, Antex or Hakko?

In August 2026, Hakko had more branded searches than Antex among soldering iron brands worldwide. Hakko was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to Antex’s 8.1K, and held an 11% Share of Search versus Antex’s 2.2%.

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