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title: "Hal Leonard vs Schirmer: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hal Leonard or Schirmer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sheet music publishers 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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# Hal Leonard vs Schirmer: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hal Leonard or Schirmer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sheet music publishers 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**: Hal Leonard and Schirmer
- **Competitive set**: Sheet music publishers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hal Leonard Share of Search**: 17.1%
- **Schirmer Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Hal Leonard or Schirmer?

- In August 2026, Hal Leonard had more branded searches than Schirmer among sheet music publishers worldwide. Hal Leonard was estimated to have 68.1K branded searches compared to Schirmer’s 6.6K, and held a 17.1% Share of Search versus Schirmer’s 1.7%.
- Hal Leonard was ahead of Schirmer in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hal Leonard’s estimated Share of Search among sheet music publishers worldwide moved from 18.9% to 17.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 83.4K to 68.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Schirmer’s estimated Share of Search among sheet music publishers worldwide moved from 1.8% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.

## How did search popularity change for sheet music publishers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hal Leonard gained estimated Share of Search among sheet music publishers worldwide, from 16% to 17.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Schirmer worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hal Leonard estimated searches | Hal Leonard Share of Search | Hal Leonard rank | Schirmer estimated searches | Schirmer Share of Search | Schirmer rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 83.4K | 18.9% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 83.4K | 20% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 83.4K | 20.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 102K | 23.4% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 83.4K | 20.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 82.9K | 19.9% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 68.1K | 17% | 3 | 8.1K | 2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 68.1K | 17.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 68.1K | 17.2% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 55.8K | 16% | 3 | 5.4K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 68.1K | 17.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hal Leonard’s and Schirmer’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.

- **Hal Leonard**: Measured on the search terms “hal leonard”, “hal leonard music” and “halleonard”, summed into one figure.
- **Schirmer**: Measured on the search term “schirmer”.

- [Hal Leonard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hal-leonard)
- [Schirmer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/schirmer)
- [All sheet music publishers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sheet-music-publishers): 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, Hal Leonard or Schirmer?

In August 2026, Hal Leonard had more branded searches than Schirmer among sheet music publishers worldwide. Hal Leonard was estimated to have 68.1K branded searches compared to Schirmer’s 6.6K, and held a 17.1% Share of Search versus Schirmer’s 1.7%.

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