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

Which is more popular in search, Canadian Solar or REC? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Solar panel 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**: Canadian Solar and REC
- **Competitive set**: Solar panel brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Canadian Solar Share of Search**: 2.9%
- **REC Share of Search**: 87.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Canadian Solar or REC?

- In August 2026, REC had more branded searches than Canadian Solar among solar panel brands worldwide. REC was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Canadian Solar’s 27.1K, and held an 87.8% Share of Search versus Canadian Solar’s 2.9%.
- REC was ahead of Canadian Solar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Canadian Solar’s estimated Share of Search among solar panel brands worldwide moved from 4.2% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, REC’s estimated Share of Search among solar panel brands worldwide moved from 85.5% to 87.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.

## How did search popularity change for solar panel brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, REC gained estimated Share of Search among solar panel brands worldwide, from 84.8% to 87.8%.
- In August 2026, Canadian Solar lost estimated Share of Search among solar panel brands worldwide, from 4.2% to 2.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Canadian Solar estimated searches | Canadian Solar Share of Search | Canadian Solar rank | REC estimated searches | REC Share of Search | REC rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 4.2% | 2 | 823K | 85.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 5% | 2 | 673K | 82.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 5 | 673K | 82.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 3.4% | 4 | 823K | 84% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 673K | 82.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 3.4% | 4 | 823K | 84% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 4% | 4 | 673K | 81.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 673K | 82.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 673K | 82.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 4.2% | 2 | 673K | 84.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 2.9% | 3 | 823K | 87.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canadian Solar’s and REC’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.

- **Canadian Solar**: Measured on the search term “canadian solar”.
- **REC**: Measured on the search term “rec”.

- [Canadian Solar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canadian-solar)
- [REC profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rec)
- [All solar panel brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/solar-panel-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Canadian Solar or REC?

In August 2026, REC had more branded searches than Canadian Solar among solar panel brands worldwide. REC was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Canadian Solar’s 27.1K, and held an 87.8% Share of Search versus Canadian Solar’s 2.9%.

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