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title: "Kia vs Mahindra: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Kia or Mahindra more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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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# Kia vs Mahindra: Which is searched more?

Is Kia or Mahindra more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Kia and Mahindra
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Kia Share of Search**: 2.6%
- **Mahindra Share of Search**: 0.35%

## Is Kia or Mahindra more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Kia had more branded searches than Mahindra among car brands worldwide. Kia had about 5 million branded searches, while Mahindra had 673,000. Kia made up 2.6% of all car brand searches we track, and Mahindra accounted for 0.35%.
- Kia was ahead of Mahindra in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kia’s share of searches among car brands worldwide moved from 2.4% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mahindra’s share of searches among car brands worldwide moved from 0.4% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.

## Top car brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kia was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Mahindra did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Toyota | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Honda | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Mazda | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Lexus | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Subaru | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Hyundai | 6th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| BMW | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Tesla | 8th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Ford | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Porsche | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Volkswagen | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Geely | 12th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Nissan | 13th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Kia | 14th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Ferrari | 15th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lamborghini | 16th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Aston Martin | 17th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mclaren | 18th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chevrolet | 19th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cadillac | 20th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| GMC | 21st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jeep | 22nd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Lincoln | 23rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Audi | 24th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bentley | 25th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Genesis | 26th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| MINI | 27th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Land Rover | 28th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Rolls-Royce | 29th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Alfa Romeo | 30th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chrysler | 31st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Dodge | 32nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 33rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fiat | 34th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rover | 35th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Maserati | 36th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Volvo | 37th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Jaguar | 38th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lotus | 39th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Polestar | 40th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| BYD | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Renault | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Suzuki | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Peugeot | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Skoda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Cupra | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Mitsubishi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Citroen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Jaecoo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Smart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Leapmotor | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| XPENG | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Seat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Zeekr | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Opel | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Chery | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| DS | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| GWM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tank | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Alpine | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Austin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Mahindra | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Morgan | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ora | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Haval | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Isuzu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| KGM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Plymouth | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Denza | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Dongfeng | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Jac | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Hummer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Infiniti | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Lada | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Pontiac | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Saab | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Abarth | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Daihatsu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Datsun | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ineos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Caterham | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| TVR | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Proton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| RAM | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about car brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which car brand should I buy?": 1. Toyota, 2. Honda, 3. Mazda, 4. Hyundai, 5. Subaru
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best car brands?": 1. Toyota, 2. Honda, 3. Lexus, 4. Mazda, 5. BMW, 6. Hyundai, 7. Porsche, 8. Subaru, 9. Kia, 10. Mercedes-Benz, 11. Tesla, 12. Volvo
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best car brand for an everyday car?": 1. Toyota, 2. Honda, 3. Mazda, 4. Hyundai, 5. Subaru, 6. Lexus
- Searched Google, AI Overview "car brands": 1. Toyota, 2. Ford, 3. Volkswagen, 4. Hyundai, 5. BMW, 6. Honda, 7. Geely, 8. Tesla, 9. Subaru, 10. Nissan, 11. Ferrari, 12. Lamborghini, 13. Aston Martin, 14. Mclaren, 15. Lexus, 16. Chevrolet, 17. Cadillac, 18. GMC, 19. Lincoln, 20. Audi, 21. Bentley, 22. Porsche, 23. Kia, 24. Genesis, 25. MINI, 26. Rolls-Royce, 27. Alfa Romeo, 28. Chrysler, 29. Dodge, 30. Fiat, 31. Jeep, 32. Maserati, 33. Jaguar, 34. Land Rover, 35. Rover, 36. Volvo, 37. Lotus, 38. Polestar
- Searched Google, AI Overview "reliable car brand": 1. Lexus, 2. Toyota, 3. Subaru, 4. Mazda, 5. Honda, 6. Tesla, 7. Jeep, 8. Land Rover, 9. Rover

Not named in any answer: BYD, Renault, Suzuki, Peugeot, Skoda, Cupra, MG, Mitsubishi, Citroen, Jaecoo, Smart, Leapmotor, XPENG, Seat, Zeekr, Opel, Chery, DS, GWM, Tank, Alpine, Austin, Mahindra, Morgan, Ora, Haval, Isuzu, KGM, Plymouth, Denza, Dongfeng, Jac, Hummer, Infiniti, Lada, Pontiac, Saab, Abarth, Daihatsu, Datsun, Ineos, Caterham, TVR, Proton and RAM.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mahindra worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 823K to 673K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kia estimated searches | Kia Share of Search | Kia rank | Mahindra estimated searches | Mahindra Share of Search | Mahindra rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5M | 2.4% | 13 | 823K | 0.4% | 53 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 2.1% | 13 | 823K | 0.43% | 54 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 2.2% | 13 | 673K | 0.36% | 56 |
| Jan 2026 | 5M | 2.4% | 12 | 823K | 0.4% | 56 |
| Feb 2026 | 5M | 2.7% | 10 | 673K | 0.37% | 57 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 2.5% | 12 | 673K | 0.33% | 63 |
| Apr 2026 | 5M | 2.5% | 10 | 550K | 0.28% | 67 |
| May 2026 | 5M | 2.6% | 10 | 673K | 0.34% | 63 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.1M | 2.3% | 12 | 550K | 0.31% | 65 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1M | 2.3% | 12 | 673K | 0.38% | 60 |
| Aug 2026 | 5M | 2.7% | 9 | 673K | 0.36% | 60 |
| Sep 2026 | 5M | 2.6% | 9 | 673K | 0.35% | 60 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kia’s and Mahindra’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.

- **Kia**: Measured on the search term “kia”.
- **Mahindra**: Measured on the search term “mahindra”.

- [Kia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kia)
- [Mahindra profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mahindra)
- [All car brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 85 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Kia or Mahindra more popular in search?

In September 2026, Kia had more branded searches than Mahindra among car brands worldwide. Kia had about 5 million branded searches, while Mahindra had 673,000. Kia made up 2.6% of all car brand searches we track, and Mahindra accounted for 0.35%.

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