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title: "Audio-Technica vs U-Turn: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Audio-Technica or U-Turn? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Turntable 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/audio-technica-vs-u-turn"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Audio-Technica vs U-Turn: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Audio-Technica or U-Turn? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Turntable 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 U-Turn
- **Competitive set**: Turntable brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Audio-Technica Share of Search**: 25.7%
- **U-Turn Share of Search**: 0.49%

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

- In August 2026, Audio-Technica had more branded searches than U-Turn among turntable brands worldwide. Audio-Technica was estimated to have 282K branded searches compared to U-Turn’s 5.4K, and held a 25.7% Share of Search versus U-Turn’s 0.49%.
- Audio-Technica was ahead of U-Turn 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 brands worldwide moved from 25.5% to 25.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 337K to 282K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, U-Turn’s estimated Share of Search among turntable brands worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Audio-Technica lost estimated Share of Search among turntable brands worldwide, from 26.3% to 25.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for U-Turn worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 4.4K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Audio-Technica estimated searches | Audio-Technica Share of Search | Audio-Technica rank | U-Turn estimated searches | U-Turn Share of Search | U-Turn rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 337K | 25.5% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.33% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 412K | 29.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.47% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 405K | 28.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 0.57% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 404K | 28.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.46% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 298K | 23.2% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.42% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 282K | 22.6% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.43% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 271K | 21.9% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.44% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 275K | 22.2% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.35% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 282K | 25.8% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 289K | 26.3% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 282K | 25.7% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.49% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Audio-Technica’s and U-Turn’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.
- **U-Turn**: Measured on the search term “u-turn turntable”.

- [Audio-Technica profile](/demand/global-en/brands/audio-technica)
- [U-Turn profile](/demand/global-en/brands/u-turn)
- [All turntable brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/turntable-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 U-Turn?

In August 2026, Audio-Technica had more branded searches than U-Turn among turntable brands worldwide. Audio-Technica was estimated to have 282K branded searches compared to U-Turn’s 5.4K, and held a 25.7% Share of Search versus U-Turn’s 0.49%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Audio-Technica vs U-Turn: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/audio-technica-vs-u-turn

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