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title: "Makita vs QEP: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Makita or QEP more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tile cutter 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 QEP: Which is searched more?

Is Makita or QEP more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tile cutter 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 QEP
- **Competitive set**: Tile cutter brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Makita Share of Search**: 33.2%
- **QEP Share of Search**: 0.22%

## Is Makita or QEP more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than QEP among tile cutter brands worldwide. Makita had about 1 million branded searches, while QEP had 6,600. Makita made up 33.2% of all tile cutter brand searches we track, and QEP accounted for 0.22%.
- Makita was ahead of QEP in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Makita’s share of searches among tile cutter brands worldwide moved from 41.1% to 33.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.4M to 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QEP’s share of searches among tile cutter brands worldwide moved from 0.24% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.

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

- In September 2026, Makita gained share of searches among tile cutter brands worldwide, from 32.3% to 33.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for QEP worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | QEP estimated searches | QEP Share of Search | QEP rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.4M | 41.1% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.24% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 37.7% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.21% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 35.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.2% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 983K | 32.3% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.27% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 963K | 34.8% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.24% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 35% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.24% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 983K | 32.3% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.22% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 994K | 32.1% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.21% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 994K | 31.9% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.21% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 813K | 30.7% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.2% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 994K | 32.3% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.21% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 33.2% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.22% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Makita’s and QEP’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.
- **QEP**: Measured on the search term “qep”.

- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [QEP profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qep)
- [All tile cutter brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/tile-cutter-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Makita or QEP more popular in search?

In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than QEP among tile cutter brands worldwide. Makita had about 1 million branded searches, while QEP had 6,600. Makita made up 33.2% of all tile cutter brand searches we track, and QEP accounted for 0.22%.

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