--- title: "Epiphone vs Recording King: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Epiphone or Recording King more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banjo 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/epiphone-vs-recording-king" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epiphone vs Recording King: Which is searched more? Is Epiphone or Recording King more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banjo 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**: Epiphone and Recording King - **Competitive set**: Banjo brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Epiphone Share of Search**: 9% - **Recording King Share of Search**: 0.34% ## Is Epiphone or Recording King more popular in search? - In September 2026, Epiphone had more branded searches than Recording King among banjo brands worldwide. Epiphone had about 110,000 branded searches, while Recording King had 4,200. Epiphone made up 9% of all banjo brand searches we track, and Recording King accounted for 0.34%. - Epiphone was ahead of Recording King in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Epiphone’s share of searches among banjo brands worldwide moved from 9.3% to 9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 110K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Recording King’s share of searches among banjo brands worldwide moved from 0.31% to 0.34%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.5K to 4.2K. ## Top banjo brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Recording King was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Epiphone did not appear in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Deering | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Gold Tone | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Recording King | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Gibson | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Fender | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Ibanez | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Epiphone | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Gretsch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Harmony Guitars | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about banjo brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which banjo brand should I buy?": 1. Deering, 2. Gold Tone, 3. Recording King - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best banjo brands?": 1. Deering, 2. Gold Tone, 3. Recording King, 4. Gibson - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best banjo brand for beginner or folk music?": 1. Deering, 2. Recording King, 3. Gold Tone - Searched Google, AI Overview "5 string banjo": 1. Gold Tone, 2. Deering Not named in any answer: Fender, Ibanez, Epiphone, Gretsch and Harmony Guitars. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for banjo brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Epiphone worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 135K to 110K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Epiphone estimated searches | Epiphone Share of Search | Epiphone rank | Recording King estimated searches | Recording King Share of Search | Recording King rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 135K | 9.3% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.31% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 135K | 9% | 3 | 4.8K | 0.32% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 135K | 8.9% | 3 | 6K | 0.4% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 165K | 10.4% | 3 | 5.5K | 0.35% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 135K | 10.6% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.35% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 8.8% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.29% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 135K | 10.6% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.35% | 8 | | May 2026 | 135K | 8.9% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.3% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 110K | 7.1% | 3 | 3.7K | 0.24% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 110K | 9.1% | 3 | 3.7K | 0.31% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 110K | 9% | 3 | 4.5K | 0.37% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 110K | 9% | 3 | 4.2K | 0.34% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epiphone’s and Recording King’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. - **Epiphone**: Measured on the search term “epiphone”. - **Recording King**: Measured on the search terms “recording king” and “recording king banjo”, summed into one figure. - [Epiphone profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epiphone) - [Recording King profile](/demand/global-en/brands/recording-king) - [All banjo brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/banjo-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Epiphone or Recording King more popular in search? In September 2026, Epiphone had more branded searches than Recording King among banjo brands worldwide. Epiphone had about 110,000 branded searches, while Recording King had 4,200. Epiphone made up 9% of all banjo brand searches we track, and Recording King accounted for 0.34%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epiphone vs Recording King: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epiphone-vs-recording-king This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epiphone-vs-recording-king. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.