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title: "Machete vs Tangle Teezer: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Machete or Tangle Teezer more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair clips 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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# Machete vs Tangle Teezer: Which is searched more?

Is Machete or Tangle Teezer more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair clips 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**: Machete and Tangle Teezer
- **Competitive set**: Hair clips brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Machete Share of Search**: 0.97%
- **Tangle Teezer Share of Search**: 62.8%

## Is Machete or Tangle Teezer more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Tangle Teezer had more branded searches than Machete among hair clips brands worldwide. Tangle Teezer had about 368,000 branded searches, while Machete had 5,700. Tangle Teezer made up 62.8% of all hair clips brand searches we track, and Machete accounted for 0.97%.
- Tangle Teezer was ahead of Machete in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Machete’s share of searches among hair clips brands worldwide moved from 0.34% to 0.97%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2K to 5.7K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tangle Teezer’s share of searches among hair clips brands worldwide moved from 63.7% to 62.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K.

## Top hair clips brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Machete was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Tangle Teezer did not appear in any of the four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emi Jay | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Kitsch | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| TELETIES | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Machete | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| GIMME Beauty | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Scunci | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Tangle Teezer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Conair | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Fancii | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Goody | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about hair clips brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which hair clips brand should I buy?": 1. Kitsch, 2. TELETIES, 3. Scunci
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hair clips brands?": 1. Machete, 2. Emi Jay, 3. Kitsch, 4. TELETIES, 5. GIMME Beauty
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hair clips brand for everyday hairstyles?": 1. GIMME Beauty, 2. Emi Jay, 3. Kitsch, 4. Machete
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best hair clips": 1. Emi Jay, 2. TELETIES, 3. Scunci, 4. Machete

Not named in any answer: Tangle Teezer, Conair, Fancii and Goody.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, Tangle Teezer lost share of searches among hair clips brands worldwide, from 63.4% to 62.8%.
- In September 2026, Machete rose from 7th to 6th among hair clips brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Machete estimated searches | Machete Share of Search | Machete rank | Tangle Teezer estimated searches | Tangle Teezer Share of Search | Tangle Teezer rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2K | 0.34% | 10 | 368K | 63.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.8K | 0.49% | 8 | 450K | 58.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.8K | 1.1% | 6 | 368K | 56.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.2K | 0.77% | 8 | 301K | 55.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.54% | 10 | 246K | 55.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 3K | 0.59% | 9 | 301K | 59.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.8K | 1.9% | 6 | 301K | 59.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 6.3K | 1.2% | 7 | 301K | 58% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.2K | 0.82% | 7 | 301K | 58.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.5K | 1.3% | 6 | 301K | 58.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.9K | 0.84% | 7 | 368K | 63.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.7K | 0.97% | 6 | 368K | 62.8% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Machete’s and Tangle Teezer’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.

- **Machete**: Measured on the search terms “machete claw clip” and “machete hair clip”, summed into one figure.
- **Tangle Teezer**: Measured on the search term “tangle teezer”.

- [Machete profile](/demand/global-en/brands/machete-hair)
- [Tangle Teezer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tangle-teezer)
- [All hair clips brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hair-clips-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Machete or Tangle Teezer more popular in search?

In September 2026, Tangle Teezer had more branded searches than Machete among hair clips brands worldwide. Tangle Teezer had about 368,000 branded searches, while Machete had 5,700. Tangle Teezer made up 62.8% of all hair clips brand searches we track, and Machete accounted for 0.97%.

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