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

Which is more popular in search, DAF or MAN Truck and Bus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Truck 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**: DAF and MAN Truck and Bus
- **Competitive set**: Truck brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **DAF Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **MAN Truck and Bus Share of Search**: 10.9%

## Which is more popular in search, DAF or MAN Truck and Bus?

- In August 2026, MAN Truck and Bus had more branded searches than DAF among truck brands worldwide. MAN Truck and Bus was estimated to have 121K branded searches compared to DAF’s 40.5K, and held a 10.9% Share of Search versus DAF’s 3.7%.
- MAN Truck and Bus was ahead of DAF in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DAF’s estimated Share of Search among truck brands worldwide moved from 3.1% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MAN Truck and Bus’ estimated Share of Search among truck brands worldwide moved from 11.3% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 148K to 121K.

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

- In August 2026, MAN Truck and Bus lost estimated Share of Search among truck brands worldwide, from 13.1% to 10.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | DAF estimated searches | DAF Share of Search | DAF rank | MAN Truck and Bus estimated searches | MAN Truck and Bus Share of Search | MAN Truck and Bus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 3.1% | 6 | 148K | 11.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 2.4% | 6 | 220K | 16% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 2.7% | 6 | 148K | 12.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 3.3% | 6 | 148K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 2.7% | 6 | 148K | 12% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 3.3% | 6 | 148K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 3.5% | 6 | 148K | 12.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 2.8% | 6 | 121K | 10.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 6 | 121K | 10.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 3.6% | 6 | 148K | 13.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 3.7% | 6 | 121K | 10.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DAF’s and MAN Truck and Bus’ 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.

- **DAF**: Measured on the search term “daf truck”.
- **MAN Truck and Bus**: Measured on the search terms “man truck” and “man trucks”, summed into one figure.

- [DAF profile](/demand/global-en/brands/daf)
- [MAN Truck and Bus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/man-truck-and-bus)
- [All truck brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/truck-brands): 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, DAF or MAN Truck and Bus?

In August 2026, MAN Truck and Bus had more branded searches than DAF among truck brands worldwide. MAN Truck and Bus was estimated to have 121K branded searches compared to DAF’s 40.5K, and held a 10.9% Share of Search versus DAF’s 3.7%.

## Cite this page

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