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title: "Cube vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cube or Merida? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bicycle 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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# Cube vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cube or Merida? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bicycle 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**: Cube and Merida
- **Competitive set**: Bicycle brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cube Share of Search**: 11.4%
- **Merida Share of Search**: 31.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Cube or Merida?

- In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Cube among bicycle brands worldwide. Merida was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Cube’s 246K, and held a 31.1% Share of Search versus Cube’s 11.4%.
- Merida was ahead of Cube in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cube’s estimated Share of Search among bicycle brands worldwide moved from 7.5% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida’s estimated Share of Search among bicycle brands worldwide moved from 37.5% to 31.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 673K.

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

- In August 2026, Cube overtook Specialized to rank 4th among bicycle brands worldwide, at 11.4%.
- In August 2026, Merida lost estimated Share of Search among bicycle brands worldwide, from 33.7% to 31.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Cube estimated searches | Cube Share of Search | Cube rank | Merida estimated searches | Merida Share of Search | Merida rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 7.5% | 6 | 673K | 37.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 7.3% | 6 | 550K | 36.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 6.4% | 6 | 550K | 39% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 6.9% | 6 | 673K | 42.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 6.7% | 6 | 673K | 41.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 8% | 5 | 673K | 32.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 9.2% | 5 | 673K | 30.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 8.9% | 5 | 673K | 29.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 8.8% | 5 | 550K | 29.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 165K | 8.3% | 5 | 673K | 33.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 11.4% | 4 | 673K | 31.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cube’s and Merida’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.

- **Cube**: Measured on the search term “cube bike”.
- **Merida**: Measured on the search term “merida”.

- [Cube profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cube)
- [Merida profile](/demand/global-en/brands/merida)
- [All bicycle brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bicycle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Cube or Merida?

In August 2026, Merida had more branded searches than Cube among bicycle brands worldwide. Merida was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Cube’s 246K, and held a 31.1% Share of Search versus Cube’s 11.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Cube vs Merida: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cube-vs-merida

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