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title: "Audio-Technica vs Nagaoka: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Audio-Technica or Nagaoka? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Turntable cartridge 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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# Audio-Technica vs Nagaoka: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Audio-Technica or Nagaoka? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Turntable cartridge 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**: Audio-Technica and Nagaoka
- **Competitive set**: Turntable cartridge brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Audio-Technica Share of Search**: 66.4%
- **Nagaoka Share of Search**: 6.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Audio-Technica or Nagaoka?

- In August 2026, Audio-Technica had more branded searches than Nagaoka among turntable cartridge brands worldwide. Audio-Technica was estimated to have 282K branded searches compared to Nagaoka’s 27.1K, and held a 66.4% Share of Search versus Nagaoka’s 6.4%.
- Audio-Technica was ahead of Nagaoka in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Audio-Technica’s estimated Share of Search among turntable cartridge brands worldwide moved from 69.8% to 66.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 337K to 282K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nagaoka’s estimated Share of Search among turntable cartridge brands worldwide moved from 3.8% to 6.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for turntable cartridge brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Nagaoka gained estimated Share of Search among turntable cartridge brands worldwide, from 5.3% to 6.4%.
- In August 2026, Audio-Technica lost estimated Share of Search among turntable cartridge brands worldwide, from 68.5% to 66.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Audio-Technica estimated searches | Audio-Technica Share of Search | Audio-Technica rank | Nagaoka estimated searches | Nagaoka Share of Search | Nagaoka rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 337K | 69.8% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 412K | 70.9% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 405K | 70.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 3.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 404K | 68.8% | 1 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 298K | 66.7% | 1 | 18.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 282K | 64.8% | 1 | 22.2K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 271K | 63.9% | 1 | 22.2K | 5.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 275K | 63.7% | 1 | 22.2K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 282K | 68.6% | 1 | 18.1K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 289K | 68.5% | 1 | 22.2K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 282K | 66.4% | 1 | 27.1K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Audio-Technica’s and Nagaoka’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.

- **Audio-Technica**: Measured on the search terms “audio technica”, “audio technica headphones”, “audio-technica”, “audio-technica com”, “audio-technica headphone” and “headphone audio-technica”, summed into one figure.
- **Nagaoka**: Measured on the search term “nagaoka”.

- [Audio-Technica profile](/demand/global-en/brands/audio-technica)
- [Nagaoka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nagaoka)
- [All turntable cartridge brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/turntable-cartridge-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, Audio-Technica or Nagaoka?

In August 2026, Audio-Technica had more branded searches than Nagaoka among turntable cartridge brands worldwide. Audio-Technica was estimated to have 282K branded searches compared to Nagaoka’s 27.1K, and held a 66.4% Share of Search versus Nagaoka’s 6.4%.

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