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title: "Ernie Ball vs Hosa: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ernie Ball or Hosa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar cable 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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# Ernie Ball vs Hosa: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ernie Ball or Hosa? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Guitar cable 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**: Ernie Ball and Hosa
- **Competitive set**: Guitar cable brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ernie Ball Share of Search**: 5.2%
- **Hosa Share of Search**: 17.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Ernie Ball or Hosa?

- In August 2026, Hosa had more branded searches than Ernie Ball among guitar cable brands worldwide. Hosa was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Ernie Ball’s 33.1K, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Ernie Ball’s 5.2%.
- Hosa was ahead of Ernie Ball in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ernie Ball’s estimated Share of Search among guitar cable brands worldwide moved from 5.5% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hosa’s estimated Share of Search among guitar cable brands worldwide moved from 14.8% to 17.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K.

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

- In August 2026, Hosa gained estimated Share of Search among guitar cable brands worldwide, from 7.3% to 17.4%.
- In August 2026, Ernie Ball lost estimated Share of Search among guitar cable brands worldwide, from 5.9% to 5.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ernie Ball estimated searches | Ernie Ball Share of Search | Ernie Ball rank | Hosa estimated searches | Hosa Share of Search | Hosa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 110K | 14.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 5.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 12.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 5.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 12.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 110K | 14.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 5.4% | 3 | 90.5K | 14.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 110K | 14.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 5.3% | 3 | 74K | 11.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 3 | 60.5K | 8.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 4.9% | 3 | 60.5K | 8.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 5.9% | 3 | 40.5K | 7.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 5.2% | 3 | 110K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ernie Ball’s and Hosa’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.

- **Ernie Ball**: Measured on the search term “ernie ball”.
- **Hosa**: Measured on the search term “hosa”.

- [Ernie Ball profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ernie-ball)
- [Hosa profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hosa)
- [All guitar cable brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/guitar-cable-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, Ernie Ball or Hosa?

In August 2026, Hosa had more branded searches than Ernie Ball among guitar cable brands worldwide. Hosa was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Ernie Ball’s 33.1K, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Ernie Ball’s 5.2%.

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