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title: "Honda vs Toyota: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Honda or Toyota? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SUV 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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# Honda vs Toyota: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Honda or Toyota? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SUV 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**: Honda and Toyota
- **Competitive set**: SUV brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Honda Share of Search**: 14.3%
- **Toyota Share of Search**: 21.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Honda or Toyota?

- In August 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than Honda among SUV brands worldwide. Toyota was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to Honda’s 7.5M, and held a 21.2% Share of Search versus Honda’s 14.3%.
- Toyota was ahead of Honda in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Honda’s estimated Share of Search among SUV brands worldwide moved from 13.4% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Toyota’s estimated Share of Search among SUV brands worldwide moved from 19.8% to 21.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 11.1M.

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

Neither Honda nor Toyota moved beyond provider rounding among SUV brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Honda estimated searches | Honda Share of Search | Honda rank | Toyota estimated searches | Toyota Share of Search | Toyota rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.5M | 13.4% | 3 | 11.1M | 19.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.5M | 13.8% | 3 | 11.1M | 20.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.5M | 14.1% | 3 | 11.1M | 21% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 7.5M | 12.6% | 3 | 13.6M | 23% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.5M | 14.3% | 3 | 11.1M | 21.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.5M | 13.4% | 3 | 11.1M | 19.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 14.3% | 3 | 11.1M | 21.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 7.5M | 14.1% | 3 | 11.1M | 21% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.5M | 15% | 2 | 11.1M | 22.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 7.5M | 14.5% | 3 | 11.1M | 21.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.5M | 14.3% | 3 | 11.1M | 21.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Honda’s and Toyota’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.

- **Honda**: Measured on the search term “honda”.
- **Toyota**: Measured on the search term “toyota”.

- [Honda profile](/demand/global-en/brands/honda)
- [Toyota profile](/demand/global-en/brands/toyota)
- [All SUV brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/suv-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Honda or Toyota?

In August 2026, Toyota had more branded searches than Honda among SUV brands worldwide. Toyota was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to Honda’s 7.5M, and held a 21.2% Share of Search versus Honda’s 14.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Honda vs Toyota: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/honda-vs-toyota

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