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title: "Audi vs BMW: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Audi or BMW? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury car 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/audi-vs-bmw"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Audi vs BMW: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Audi or BMW? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury car 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**: Audi and BMW
- **Competitive set**: Luxury car brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Audi Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **BMW Share of Search**: 25.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Audi or BMW?

- In August 2026, BMW had more branded searches than Audi among luxury car brands worldwide. BMW was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Audi’s 4.1M, and held a 25.3% Share of Search versus Audi’s 11.3%.
- BMW was ahead of Audi in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Audi’s estimated Share of Search among luxury car brands worldwide moved from 11.1% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 4.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BMW’s estimated Share of Search among luxury car brands worldwide moved from 24.7% to 25.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 9.1M.

## How did search popularity change for luxury car brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, BMW lost estimated Share of Search among luxury car brands worldwide, from 26.2% to 25.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Audi worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 5M to 4.1M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Audi estimated searches | Audi Share of Search | Audi rank | BMW estimated searches | BMW Share of Search | BMW rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5M | 11.1% | 4 | 11.1M | 24.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 10.1% | 4 | 9.1M | 22.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 9.9% | 4 | 9.1M | 22.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5M | 11.2% | 4 | 11.1M | 24.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5M | 13.6% | 3 | 9.1M | 24.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 11.8% | 4 | 11.1M | 26.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.1M | 10.4% | 4 | 9.1M | 23.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.1M | 10.3% | 4 | 9.1M | 22.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.1M | 11.7% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1M | 11.7% | 4 | 9.1M | 26.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 11.3% | 4 | 9.1M | 25.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Audi’s and BMW’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.

- **Audi**: Measured on the search term “audi”.
- **BMW**: Measured on the search term “bmw”.

- [Audi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/audi)
- [BMW profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bmw)
- [All luxury car brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/luxury-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Audi or BMW?

In August 2026, BMW had more branded searches than Audi among luxury car brands worldwide. BMW was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Audi’s 4.1M, and held a 25.3% Share of Search versus Audi’s 11.3%.

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