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title: "Can-Am vs Kawasaki: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Can-Am or Kawasaki more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Quad bike 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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# Can-Am vs Kawasaki: Which is searched more?

Is Can-Am or Kawasaki more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Quad bike 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**: Can-Am and Kawasaki
- **Competitive set**: Quad bike brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Can-Am Share of Search**: 2.8%
- **Kawasaki Share of Search**: 11.4%

## Is Can-Am or Kawasaki more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Can-Am among quad bike brands worldwide. Kawasaki had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Can-Am had 550,000. Kawasaki made up 11.4% of all quad bike brand searches we track, and Can-Am accounted for 2.8%.
- Kawasaki was ahead of Can-Am in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Can-Am’s share of searches among quad bike brands worldwide moved from 3.2% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kawasaki’s share of searches among quad bike brands worldwide moved from 13.1% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 2.2M.

## Top quad bike brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Can-Am appeared in all five answers. Kawasaki was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Can-Am was listed before Kawasaki in every answer.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honda | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Yamaha | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Can-Am | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Polaris | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Kawasaki | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Segway | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about quad bike brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which quad bike brand should I buy?": 1. Honda, 2. Yamaha, 3. Can-Am, 4. Polaris
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best quad bike brands?": 1. Honda, 2. Yamaha, 3. Can-Am, 4. Polaris, 5. Kawasaki
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best quad bike brand for trail riding?": 1. Yamaha, 2. Honda, 3. Can-Am
- Searched Google, AI Overview "off road quad": 1. Polaris, 2. Can-Am, 3. Yamaha
- Searched Google, AI Overview "four wheeler brand": 1. Honda, 2. Polaris, 3. Yamaha, 4. Can-Am, 5. Kawasaki

Not named in any answer: Segway.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, Can-Am lost share of searches among quad bike brands worldwide, from 3.3% to 2.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kawasaki worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.7M to 2.2M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Can-Am estimated searches | Can-Am Share of Search | Can-Am rank | Kawasaki estimated searches | Kawasaki Share of Search | Kawasaki rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 3.2% | 5 | 2.7M | 13.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 3.4% | 5 | 2.2M | 11.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 2.9% | 5 | 1.8M | 9.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 3.3% | 5 | 2.2M | 11% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 2.8% | 5 | 2.2M | 11.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 3.2% | 5 | 2.2M | 10.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 3.3% | 5 | 2.2M | 10.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 673K | 3.3% | 5 | 2.2M | 10.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 3.4% | 5 | 2.2M | 11.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 3.4% | 5 | 2.2M | 11.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 3.3% | 5 | 2.2M | 11.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 2.8% | 6 | 2.2M | 11.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Can-Am’s and Kawasaki’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.

- **Can-Am**: Measured on the search term “can am”.
- **Kawasaki**: Measured on the search term “kawasaki”.

- [Can-Am profile](/demand/global-en/brands/can-am)
- [Kawasaki profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kawasaki)
- [All quad bike brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/quad-bike-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Can-Am or Kawasaki more popular in search?

In September 2026, Kawasaki had more branded searches than Can-Am among quad bike brands worldwide. Kawasaki had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Can-Am had 550,000. Kawasaki made up 11.4% of all quad bike brand searches we track, and Can-Am accounted for 2.8%.

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