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

Which is more popular in search, Boox or Kobo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the E-reader 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**: Boox and Kobo
- **Competitive set**: E-reader brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Boox Share of Search**: 4.5%
- **Kobo Share of Search**: 15%

## Which is more popular in search, Boox or Kobo?

- In September 2026, Kobo had more branded searches than Boox among e-reader brands worldwide. Kobo was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Boox’s 246K, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Boox’s 4.5%.
- Kobo was ahead of Boox in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Boox’s estimated Share of Search among e-reader brands worldwide moved from 3.8% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kobo’s estimated Share of Search among e-reader brands worldwide moved from 12.9% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K.

## How did search popularity change for e-reader brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Boox gained estimated Share of Search among e-reader brands worldwide, from 3.7% to 4.5%.
- In September 2026, Kobo lost estimated Share of Search among e-reader brands worldwide, from 18.3% to 15%.

## Month by month

| Month | Boox estimated searches | Boox Share of Search | Boox rank | Kobo estimated searches | Kobo Share of Search | Kobo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 3.8% | 5 | 673K | 12.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 3.9% | 5 | 823K | 13.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 3.8% | 5 | 1M | 15.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 3.2% | 5 | 1M | 15.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 3.2% | 5 | 823K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 201K | 3.8% | 5 | 823K | 15.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 3.9% | 5 | 823K | 15.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 3.8% | 5 | 823K | 15.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 3.8% | 5 | 823K | 15.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 3.9% | 5 | 823K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 3.7% | 5 | 1M | 18.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 246K | 4.5% | 5 | 823K | 15% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Boox’s and Kobo’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.

- **Boox**: Measured on the search term “boox”.
- **Kobo**: Measured on the search term “kobo”.

- [Boox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/boox)
- [Kobo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kobo)
- [All e-reader brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/e-reader-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Boox or Kobo?

In September 2026, Kobo had more branded searches than Boox among e-reader brands worldwide. Kobo was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Boox’s 246K, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Boox’s 4.5%.

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