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

Which is more popular in search, BYD or Toyota? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: BYD and Toyota
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **BYD Share of Search**: 3.9%
- **Toyota Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, BYD or Toyota?

- In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than BYD among car brands worldwide. Toyota was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to BYD’s 7.5M, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus BYD’s 3.9%.
- Toyota was ahead of BYD in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BYD’s estimated Share of Search among car brands worldwide moved from 3% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.1M to 7.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Toyota’s estimated Share of Search among car brands worldwide moved from 5.4% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 11.1M.

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

- In September 2026, BYD gained estimated Share of Search among car brands worldwide, from 3.3% to 3.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | BYD estimated searches | BYD Share of Search | BYD rank | Toyota estimated searches | Toyota Share of Search | Toyota rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.1M | 3% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.1M | 3.2% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5M | 2.7% | 9 | 11.1M | 5.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 7.5M | 3.6% | 6 | 13.6M | 6.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1M | 3.4% | 7 | 11.1M | 6.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.5M | 3.7% | 6 | 11.1M | 5.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 3.8% | 7 | 11.1M | 5.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 7.5M | 3.8% | 6 | 11.1M | 5.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.1M | 3.4% | 7 | 11.1M | 6.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1M | 3.4% | 7 | 11.1M | 6.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1M | 3.3% | 7 | 11.1M | 5.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 7.5M | 3.9% | 7 | 11.1M | 5.9% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BYD’s and Toyota’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.

- **BYD**: Measured on the search term “byd”.
- **Toyota**: Measured on the search term “toyota”.

- [BYD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/byd)
- [Toyota profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toyota)
- [All car brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 85 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, BYD or Toyota?

In September 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than BYD among car brands worldwide. Toyota was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to BYD’s 7.5M, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus BYD’s 3.9%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "BYD vs Toyota: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/byd-vs-toyota

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