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

Which is more popular in search, Makita or Mirka? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Orbital sander 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**: Makita and Mirka
- **Competitive set**: Orbital sander brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Makita Share of Search**: 22.1%
- **Mirka Share of Search**: 0.73%

## Which is more popular in search, Makita or Mirka?

- In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Mirka among orbital sander brands worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Mirka’s 33.1K, and held a 22.1% Share of Search versus Mirka’s 0.73%.
- Makita was ahead of Mirka in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Makita’s estimated Share of Search among orbital sander brands worldwide moved from 26% to 22.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4M to 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mirka’s estimated Share of Search among orbital sander brands worldwide moved from 0.75% to 0.73%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Makita worldwide fell 28.5% over 12 measured months, from 1.4M to 1M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mirka worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | Mirka estimated searches | Mirka Share of Search | Mirka rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.4M | 26% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.75% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 24.5% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.69% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 22.1% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.62% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 983K | 21.7% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.89% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 963K | 22% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.92% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 23.6% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.83% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 983K | 20.8% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.86% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 994K | 20.9% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 994K | 20.7% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.69% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 813K | 19.1% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.78% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 994K | 21.8% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.73% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 22.1% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.73% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Makita’s and Mirka’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.

- **Makita**: Measured on the search terms “makita”, “makita battery”, “makita drill” and “makita tool”, summed into one figure.
- **Mirka**: Measured on the search term “mirka”.

- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [Mirka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mirka)
- [All orbital sander brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/orbital-sander-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Makita or Mirka?

In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Mirka among orbital sander brands worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Mirka’s 33.1K, and held a 22.1% Share of Search versus Mirka’s 0.73%.

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