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title: "Blackstar vs Marshall: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Blackstar or Marshall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar amps 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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# Blackstar vs Marshall: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Blackstar or Marshall? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar amps 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**: Blackstar and Marshall
- **Competitive set**: Guitar amps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Blackstar Share of Search**: 1.7%
- **Marshall Share of Search**: 49.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Blackstar or Marshall?

- In August 2026, Marshall had more branded searches than Blackstar among guitar amps worldwide. Marshall was estimated to have 525K branded searches compared to Blackstar’s 18.1K, and held a 49.6% Share of Search versus Blackstar’s 1.7%.
- Marshall was ahead of Blackstar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Blackstar’s estimated Share of Search among guitar amps worldwide held steady at 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marshall’s estimated Share of Search among guitar amps worldwide moved from 40.3% to 49.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 436K to 525K.

## How did search popularity change for guitar amps worldwide in August 2026?

- Marshall’s estimated Share of Search among guitar amps worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 36.7% to 49.6% in August 2026.
- In August 2026, Blackstar rose from 5th to 4th among guitar amps worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Blackstar estimated searches | Blackstar Share of Search | Blackstar rank | Marshall estimated searches | Marshall Share of Search | Marshall rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 436K | 40.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 456K | 40.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 465K | 41.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 2% | 5 | 436K | 39.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 5 | 301K | 35.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 365K | 35.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 1.6% | 6 | 365K | 40.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 368K | 36.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 5 | 433K | 40.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 1.4% | 5 | 515K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 4 | 525K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blackstar’s and Marshall’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.

- **Blackstar**: Measured on the search term “blackstar amp”.
- **Marshall**: Measured on the search terms “bluetooth speaker marshall”, “marshall bluetooth speaker”, “marshall com”, “marshall emberton” and “marshall speaker”, summed into one figure.

- [Blackstar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blackstar-amps)
- [Marshall profile](/demand/global-en/brands/marshall-audio)
- [All guitar amps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-amps): 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, Blackstar or Marshall?

In August 2026, Marshall had more branded searches than Blackstar among guitar amps worldwide. Marshall was estimated to have 525K branded searches compared to Blackstar’s 18.1K, and held a 49.6% Share of Search versus Blackstar’s 1.7%.

## Cite this page

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