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title: "ESAB vs Hobart: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ESAB or Hobart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Welding machines 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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# ESAB vs Hobart: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, ESAB or Hobart? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Welding machines 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**: ESAB and Hobart
- **Competitive set**: Welding machines
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ESAB Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **Hobart Share of Search**: 47.3%

## Which is more popular in search, ESAB or Hobart?

- In August 2026, Hobart had more branded searches than ESAB among welding machines worldwide. Hobart was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to ESAB’s 8.1K, and held a 47.3% Share of Search versus ESAB’s 1.9%.
- Hobart was ahead of ESAB in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ESAB’s estimated Share of Search among welding machines worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hobart’s estimated Share of Search among welding machines worldwide moved from 48.2% to 47.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.

## How did search popularity change for welding machines worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hobart lost estimated Share of Search among welding machines worldwide, from 49.8% to 47.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | ESAB estimated searches | ESAB Share of Search | ESAB rank | Hobart estimated searches | Hobart Share of Search | Hobart rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 246K | 48.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 246K | 49.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 246K | 53% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.9% | 5 | 301K | 56.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 2.1% | 5 | 246K | 51.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 2% | 5 | 246K | 49.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 2.2% | 5 | 201K | 44.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 246K | 50.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 5 | 201K | 49.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 5 | 201K | 49.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 | 201K | 47.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ESAB’s and Hobart’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.

- **ESAB**: Measured on the search term “esab welders”.
- **Hobart**: Measured on the search term “hobart”.

- [ESAB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/esab)
- [Hobart profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hobart)
- [All welding machines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/welding-machines): 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, ESAB or Hobart?

In August 2026, Hobart had more branded searches than ESAB among welding machines worldwide. Hobart was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to ESAB’s 8.1K, and held a 47.3% Share of Search versus ESAB’s 1.9%.

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