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title: "JCB vs Kobelco: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, JCB or Kobelco? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Excavator 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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# JCB vs Kobelco: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, JCB or Kobelco? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Excavator 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**: JCB and Kobelco
- **Competitive set**: Excavator brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **JCB Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Kobelco Share of Search**: 15.3%

## Which is more popular in search, JCB or Kobelco?

- In September 2026, Kobelco had more branded searches than JCB among excavator brands worldwide. Kobelco was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to JCB’s 3.6K, and held a 15.3% Share of Search versus JCB’s 1.1%.
- Kobelco was ahead of JCB in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, JCB’s estimated Share of Search among excavator brands worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kobelco’s estimated Share of Search among excavator brands worldwide moved from 16.1% to 15.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for excavator brands worldwide in September 2026?

Neither JCB nor Kobelco moved beyond provider rounding among excavator brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | JCB estimated searches | JCB Share of Search | JCB rank | Kobelco estimated searches | Kobelco Share of Search | Kobelco rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 1.2% | 7 | 49.5K | 16.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 1.2% | 7 | 49.5K | 16.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 1% | 7 | 49.5K | 17.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 1% | 7 | 49.5K | 17.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 1% | 7 | 49.5K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 7 | 49.5K | 15% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 1.2% | 7 | 49.5K | 16% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.81% | 7 | 49.5K | 13.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.9% | 7 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.9% | 7 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.9% | 7 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 7 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using JCB’s and Kobelco’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.

- **JCB**: Measured on the search term “jcb digger”.
- **Kobelco**: Measured on the search term “kobelco”.

- [JCB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/jcb)
- [Kobelco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kobelco)
- [All excavator brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/excavator-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, JCB or Kobelco?

In September 2026, Kobelco had more branded searches than JCB among excavator brands worldwide. Kobelco was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to JCB’s 3.6K, and held a 15.3% Share of Search versus JCB’s 1.1%.

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