--- title: "Caterpillar vs FAE: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Caterpillar or FAE more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Forestry mulcher 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/caterpillar-vs-fae-group" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Caterpillar vs FAE: Which is searched more? Is Caterpillar or FAE more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Forestry mulcher 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**: Caterpillar and FAE - **Competitive set**: Forestry mulcher brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Caterpillar Share of Search**: 0.02% - **FAE Share of Search**: 0.14% ## Is Caterpillar or FAE more popular in search? - In September 2026, FAE had more branded searches than Caterpillar among forestry mulcher brands worldwide. FAE had about 1,900 branded searches, while Caterpillar had 320. FAE made up 0.14% of all forestry mulcher brand searches we track, and Caterpillar accounted for 0.02%. - FAE was ahead of Caterpillar in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Caterpillar’s share of searches among forestry mulcher brands worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 320. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FAE’s share of searches among forestry mulcher brands worldwide moved from 0.16% to 0.14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. ## Top forestry mulcher brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, FAE was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Caterpillar did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fecon | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | FAE | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Denis Cimaf | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Loftness | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bobcat | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kubota | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | John Deere | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Caterpillar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about forestry mulcher brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which forestry mulcher brand should I buy?": 1. Fecon, 2. FAE, 3. Loftness, 4. Denis Cimaf, 5. Kubota - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best forestry mulcher brands?": 1. Fecon, 2. FAE, 3. Denis Cimaf, 4. Loftness - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best forestry mulcher brand for land clearing?": 1. Fecon, 2. FAE, 3. Denis Cimaf, 4. Loftness - Searched Google, AI Overview "mulcher for skid steer": 1. Bobcat, 2. Fecon, 3. FAE - Searched Google, AI Overview "forestry mulcher attachment": 1. Bobcat, 2. Fecon Not named in any answer: John Deere and Caterpillar. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for forestry mulcher brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for FAE worldwide fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Caterpillar worldwide fell 17.9% over 12 measured months, from 390 to 320 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Caterpillar estimated searches | Caterpillar Share of Search | Caterpillar rank | FAE estimated searches | FAE Share of Search | FAE rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 390 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.16% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.17% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.17% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.17% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 390 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.16% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 390 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.16% | 5 | | May 2026 | 390 | 0.03% | 8 | 1.9K | 0.13% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.16% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.03% | 8 | 2.4K | 0.17% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 320 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.9K | 0.14% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterpillar’s and FAE’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. - **Caterpillar**: Measured on the search term “caterpillar forestry mulcher”. - **FAE**: Measured on the search term “fae mulcher”. - [Caterpillar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/caterpillar) - [FAE profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fae-group) - [All forestry mulcher brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/forestry-mulcher-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Caterpillar or FAE more popular in search? In September 2026, FAE had more branded searches than Caterpillar among forestry mulcher brands worldwide. FAE had about 1,900 branded searches, while Caterpillar had 320. FAE made up 0.14% of all forestry mulcher brand searches we track, and Caterpillar accounted for 0.02%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Caterpillar vs FAE: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/caterpillar-vs-fae-group This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/caterpillar-vs-fae-group. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.