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

Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or JCB? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Telehandlers 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 JCB
- **Competitive set**: Telehandlers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Caterpillar Share of Search**: 3.9%
- **JCB Share of Search**: 4.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or JCB?

- In August 2026, JCB had more branded searches than Caterpillar among telehandlers worldwide. JCB was estimated to have 2.9K branded searches compared to Caterpillar’s 2.4K, and held a 4.8% Share of Search versus Caterpillar’s 3.9%.
- JCB was ahead of Caterpillar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Caterpillar’s estimated Share of Search among telehandlers worldwide moved from 4% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, JCB’s estimated Share of Search among telehandlers worldwide moved from 4.9% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K.

## How did search popularity change for telehandlers worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for JCB worldwide fell 19.4% over 11 measured months, from 3.6K to 2.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Caterpillar worldwide fell 17.2% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Caterpillar estimated searches | Caterpillar Share of Search | Caterpillar rank | JCB estimated searches | JCB Share of Search | JCB rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 4% | 6 | 3.6K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 4.5% | 6 | 3.6K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 4% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 3.5% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 4.5% | 6 | 3.6K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 3.6K | 5.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 3.9% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 4% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 3.9% | 6 | 2.9K | 4.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterpillar’s and JCB’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 “cat digger”.
- **JCB**: Measured on the search term “jcb digger”.

- [Caterpillar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/caterpillar)
- [JCB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jcb)
- [All telehandlers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/telehandlers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Caterpillar or JCB?

In August 2026, JCB had more branded searches than Caterpillar among telehandlers worldwide. JCB was estimated to have 2.9K branded searches compared to Caterpillar’s 2.4K, and held a 4.8% Share of Search versus Caterpillar’s 3.9%.

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