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title: "D'Addario vs Dean Markley: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, D'Addario or Dean Markley? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar strings 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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# D'Addario vs Dean Markley: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, D'Addario or Dean Markley? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar strings 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**: D'Addario and Dean Markley
- **Competitive set**: Guitar strings
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **D'Addario Share of Search**: 52.2%
- **Dean Markley Share of Search**: 0.62%

## Which is more popular in search, D'Addario or Dean Markley?

- In August 2026, D'Addario had more branded searches than Dean Markley among guitar strings worldwide. D'Addario was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Dean Markley’s 1.6K, and held a 52.2% Share of Search versus Dean Markley’s 0.62%.
- D'Addario was ahead of Dean Markley in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, D'Addario’s estimated Share of Search among guitar strings worldwide moved from 47.3% to 52.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dean Markley’s estimated Share of Search among guitar strings worldwide moved from 0.56% to 0.62%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K.

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

Neither D'Addario nor Dean Markley moved beyond provider rounding among guitar strings in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | D'Addario estimated searches | D'Addario Share of Search | D'Addario rank | Dean Markley estimated searches | Dean Markley Share of Search | Dean Markley rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 47.3% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.56% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 46.7% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.66% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 51.7% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 49.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.57% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 56.6% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.55% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 55.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.64% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 52.2% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.62% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 51.7% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.61% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 55.2% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.65% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 52.2% | 1 | 1.3K | 0.5% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 52.2% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.62% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using D'Addario’s and Dean Markley’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.

- **D'Addario**: Measured on the search term “d'addario”.
- **Dean Markley**: Measured on the search term “dean markley”.

- [D'Addario profile](/demand/global-en/brands/daddario)
- [Dean Markley profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dean-markley)
- [All guitar strings worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-strings): 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, D'Addario or Dean Markley?

In August 2026, D'Addario had more branded searches than Dean Markley among guitar strings worldwide. D'Addario was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Dean Markley’s 1.6K, and held a 52.2% Share of Search versus Dean Markley’s 0.62%.

## Cite this page

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