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title: "Havas Media vs IPG Mediabrands: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Havas Media or IPG Mediabrands? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media buying agencies 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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# Havas Media vs IPG Mediabrands: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Havas Media or IPG Mediabrands? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Media buying agencies 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**: Havas Media and IPG Mediabrands
- **Competitive set**: Media buying agencies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Havas Media Share of Search**: 15.7%
- **IPG Mediabrands Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Havas Media or IPG Mediabrands?

- In August 2026, Havas Media had more branded searches than IPG Mediabrands among media buying agencies worldwide. Havas Media was estimated to have 29.6K branded searches compared to IPG Mediabrands’ 14.8K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus IPG Mediabrands’ 7.8%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Havas Media took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Havas Media’s estimated Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide moved from 15.5% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 29.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IPG Mediabrands’ estimated Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide moved from 17.3% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for media buying agencies worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, IPG Mediabrands lost estimated Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide, from 9.4% to 7.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Havas Media estimated searches | Havas Media Share of Search | Havas Media rank | IPG Mediabrands estimated searches | IPG Mediabrands Share of Search | IPG Mediabrands rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 29.6K | 15.5% | 4 | 33.1K | 17.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 29.6K | 15.9% | 4 | 33.1K | 17.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 24.2K | 14.6% | 4 | 27.1K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 29.6K | 14.9% | 3 | 27.1K | 13.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 29.6K | 15.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 13.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 29.6K | 15.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 13.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 29.6K | 15.5% | 3 | 27.1K | 14.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 29.6K | 16.1% | 3 | 27.1K | 14.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 29.6K | 16.3% | 3 | 22.2K | 12.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 29.6K | 15.4% | 3 | 18.1K | 9.4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 29.6K | 15.7% | 3 | 14.8K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Havas Media’s and IPG Mediabrands’ 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.

- **Havas Media**: Measured on the search terms “havas media” and “havasmedia”, summed into one figure.
- **IPG Mediabrands**: Measured on the search term “ipg mediabrands”.

- [Havas Media profile](/demand/global-en/brands/havas-media)
- [IPG Mediabrands profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ipg-mediabrands)
- [All media buying agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/media-buying-agencies): 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, Havas Media or IPG Mediabrands?

In August 2026, Havas Media had more branded searches than IPG Mediabrands among media buying agencies worldwide. Havas Media was estimated to have 29.6K branded searches compared to IPG Mediabrands’ 14.8K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus IPG Mediabrands’ 7.8%.

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