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title: "Beats vs Sony: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Beats or Sony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headphone 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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# Beats vs Sony: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Beats or Sony? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Headphone 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**: Beats and Sony
- **Competitive set**: Headphone brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Beats Share of Search**: 5.6%
- **Sony Share of Search**: 14.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Beats or Sony?

- In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Beats among headphone brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 4M branded searches compared to Beats’ 1.5M, and held a 14.7% Share of Search versus Beats’ 5.6%.
- Sony was ahead of Beats in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beats’ estimated Share of Search among headphone brands worldwide moved from 5.4% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sony’s estimated Share of Search among headphone brands worldwide moved from 11.8% to 14.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2M to 4M.

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

- In September 2026, Beats gained estimated Share of Search among headphone brands worldwide, from 4.9% to 5.6%.
- In September 2026, Sony lost estimated Share of Search among headphone brands worldwide, from 16.2% to 14.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Beats estimated searches | Beats Share of Search | Beats rank | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 5.4% | 4 | 3.2M | 11.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 5.2% | 4 | 4.1M | 11.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 5.1% | 4 | 4.2M | 11.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 5.6% | 4 | 3.9M | 14.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 5.9% | 4 | 3.2M | 15.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 5.3% | 4 | 3.4M | 14.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 5.5% | 4 | 3.3M | 14.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 5.5% | 4 | 3.4M | 15.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 5.4% | 4 | 3.3M | 14.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 5.3% | 4 | 3.8M | 16.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 4.9% | 4 | 4M | 16.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5M | 5.6% | 4 | 4M | 14.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beats’ and Sony’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.

- **Beats**: Measured on the search term “beats”.
- **Sony**: Measured on the search terms “sony”, “sony camera”, “sony cyber shot” and “sony headphone”, summed into one figure.

- [Beats profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beats)
- [Sony profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sony)
- [All headphone brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/headphone-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Beats or Sony?

In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Beats among headphone brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 4M branded searches compared to Beats’ 1.5M, and held a 14.7% Share of Search versus Beats’ 5.6%.

## Cite this page

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