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

Which is more popular in search, Ibanez or Yamaha? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bass guitars 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**: Ibanez and Yamaha
- **Competitive set**: Bass guitars
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ibanez Share of Search**: 4.1%
- **Yamaha Share of Search**: 83.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Ibanez or Yamaha?

- In August 2026, Yamaha had more branded searches than Ibanez among bass guitars worldwide. Yamaha was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Ibanez’s 201K, and held an 83.4% Share of Search versus Ibanez’s 4.1%.
- Yamaha was ahead of Ibanez in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ibanez’s estimated Share of Search among bass guitars worldwide moved from 4% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yamaha’s estimated Share of Search among bass guitars worldwide moved from 81.4% to 83.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M.

## How did search popularity change for bass guitars worldwide in August 2026?

Neither Ibanez nor Yamaha moved beyond provider rounding among bass guitars in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ibanez estimated searches | Ibanez Share of Search | Ibanez rank | Yamaha estimated searches | Yamaha Share of Search | Yamaha rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 4% | 3 | 4.1M | 81.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 4.9% | 3 | 4.1M | 80.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 4.8% | 3 | 4.1M | 80.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 5.9% | 3 | 4.1M | 79.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.1M | 83.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 5% | 3 | 5M | 82.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.1M | 83.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 5.9% | 3 | 4.1M | 79.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 7.1% | 3 | 4.1M | 79.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.1M | 83.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.1M | 83.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ibanez’s and Yamaha’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.

- **Ibanez**: Measured on the search term “ibanez”.
- **Yamaha**: Measured on the search term “yamaha”.

- [Ibanez profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ibanez)
- [Yamaha profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yamaha)
- [All bass guitars worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bass-guitars): 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, Ibanez or Yamaha?

In August 2026, Yamaha had more branded searches than Ibanez among bass guitars worldwide. Yamaha was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Ibanez’s 201K, and held an 83.4% Share of Search versus Ibanez’s 4.1%.

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