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title: "IPG Mediabrands vs WPP Media: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, IPG Mediabrands or WPP Media? 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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# IPG Mediabrands vs WPP Media: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, IPG Mediabrands or WPP Media? 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**: IPG Mediabrands and WPP Media
- **Competitive set**: Media buying agencies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **IPG Mediabrands Share of Search**: 14.8%
- **WPP Media Share of Search**: 14.8%

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

- In August 2026, IPG Mediabrands and WPP Media were level on Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide, with an estimated 14.8K branded searches each, at 14.8% estimated Share of Search each.
- IPG Mediabrands was ahead of WPP Media in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IPG Mediabrands’ estimated Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide moved from 26.1% to 14.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WPP Media’s estimated Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide moved from 21.4% to 14.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K 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 17.5% to 14.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for WPP Media worldwide fell 45.4% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | IPG Mediabrands estimated searches | IPG Mediabrands Share of Search | IPG Mediabrands rank | WPP Media estimated searches | WPP Media Share of Search | WPP Media rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 26.1% | 1 | 27.1K | 21.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 27.2% | 1 | 22.2K | 18.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 24% | 2 | 18.1K | 16% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 22% | 2 | 22.2K | 18% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 22.7% | 2 | 18.1K | 15.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 22.7% | 2 | 18.1K | 15.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 23.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 15.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 25% | 2 | 18.1K | 16.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 20.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 17% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 17.5% | 2 | 14.8K | 14.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 14.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 14.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **IPG Mediabrands**: Measured on the search term “ipg mediabrands”.
- **WPP Media**: Measured on the search term “groupm”.

- [IPG Mediabrands profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ipg-mediabrands)
- [WPP Media profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wpp-media)
- [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, IPG Mediabrands or WPP Media?

In August 2026, IPG Mediabrands and WPP Media were level on Share of Search among media buying agencies worldwide, with an estimated 14.8K branded searches each, at 14.8% estimated Share of Search each.

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