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title: "Hoya vs Lee Filters: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hoya or Lee Filters? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lens filters 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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# Hoya vs Lee Filters: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hoya or Lee Filters? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lens filters 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**: Hoya and Lee Filters
- **Competitive set**: Lens filters
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hoya Share of Search**: 15.2%
- **Lee Filters Share of Search**: 28.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Hoya or Lee Filters?

- In August 2026, Lee Filters had more branded searches than Hoya among lens filters worldwide. Lee Filters was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Hoya’s 2.9K, and held a 28.3% Share of Search versus Hoya’s 15.2%.
- Lee Filters was ahead of Hoya in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hoya’s estimated Share of Search among lens filters worldwide moved from 13.2% to 15.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lee Filters’ estimated Share of Search among lens filters worldwide moved from 37% to 28.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for lens filters worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hoya overtook Schneider-Kreuznach to rank 3rd among lens filters worldwide, at 15.2%.
- In August 2026, Lee Filters gained estimated Share of Search among lens filters worldwide, from 26.7% to 28.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Hoya estimated searches | Hoya Share of Search | Hoya rank | Lee Filters estimated searches | Lee Filters Share of Search | Lee Filters rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 13.2% | 3 | 8.1K | 37% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 10.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 24.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 13.5% | 3 | 5.4K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 13.7% | 3 | 6.6K | 31.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 13.7% | 3 | 6.6K | 31.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 13.4% | 3 | 6.6K | 30.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 14.5% | 3 | 6.6K | 33.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 15.4% | 3 | 5.4K | 28.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 13.1% | 4 | 5.4K | 29.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 14.6% | 4 | 4.4K | 26.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 15.2% | 3 | 5.4K | 28.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hoya’s and Lee Filters’ 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.

- **Hoya**: Measured on the search term “hoya filter”.
- **Lee Filters**: Measured on the search term “lee filters”.

- [Hoya profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hoya)
- [Lee Filters profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lee-filters)
- [All lens filters worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/lens-filters): 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, Hoya or Lee Filters?

In August 2026, Lee Filters had more branded searches than Hoya among lens filters worldwide. Lee Filters was estimated to have 5.4K branded searches compared to Hoya’s 2.9K, and held a 28.3% Share of Search versus Hoya’s 15.2%.

## Cite this page

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