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title: "MAC vs Real Techniques: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, MAC or Real Techniques? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup brush 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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# MAC vs Real Techniques: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, MAC or Real Techniques? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup brush 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**: MAC and Real Techniques
- **Competitive set**: Makeup brush brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MAC Share of Search**: 43.9%
- **Real Techniques Share of Search**: 35.9%

## Which is more popular in search, MAC or Real Techniques?

- In August 2026, MAC had more branded searches than Real Techniques among makeup brush brands worldwide. MAC was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Real Techniques’ 60.5K, and held a 43.9% Share of Search versus Real Techniques’ 35.9%.
- MAC was ahead of Real Techniques in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MAC’s estimated Share of Search among makeup brush brands worldwide moved from 39% to 43.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Real Techniques’ estimated Share of Search among makeup brush brands worldwide moved from 39% to 35.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for makeup brush brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Real Techniques worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 60.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | MAC estimated searches | MAC Share of Search | MAC rank | Real Techniques estimated searches | Real Techniques Share of Search | Real Techniques rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 39% | 1 | 74K | 39% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 41.7% | 1 | 110K | 41.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 42.7% | 1 | 110K | 42.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 40.3% | 1 | 74K | 40.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 43.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 42.1% | 1 | 60.5K | 34.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 43.5% | 1 | 60.5K | 35.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 43.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 42% | 1 | 49.5K | 34.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 43.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 43.9% | 1 | 60.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MAC’s and Real Techniques’ 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.

- **MAC**: Measured on the search term “mac makeup”.
- **Real Techniques**: Measured on the search term “real techniques”.

- [MAC profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mac-cosmetics)
- [Real Techniques profile](/demand/global-en/brands/real-techniques)
- [All makeup brush brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/makeup-brush-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, MAC or Real Techniques?

In August 2026, MAC had more branded searches than Real Techniques among makeup brush brands worldwide. MAC was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Real Techniques’ 60.5K, and held a 43.9% Share of Search versus Real Techniques’ 35.9%.

## Cite this page

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