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title: "Makita vs Shop-Vac: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Makita or Shop-Vac? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial vacuums 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Makita vs Shop-Vac: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Makita or Shop-Vac? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial vacuums 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 Shop-Vac
- **Competitive set**: Industrial vacuums
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Makita Share of Search**: 38.7%
- **Shop-Vac Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Makita or Shop-Vac?

- In August 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Shop-Vac among industrial vacuums worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Shop-Vac’s 165K, and held a 38.7% Share of Search versus Shop-Vac’s 7.8%.
- Makita was ahead of Shop-Vac in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Makita’s estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide moved from 46.9% to 38.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 823K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shop-Vac’s estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide moved from 5.2% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K.

## How did search popularity change for industrial vacuums worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Makita gained estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide, from 34.1% to 38.7%.
- In August 2026, Shop-Vac lost estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide, from 8.3% to 7.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | Shop-Vac estimated searches | Shop-Vac Share of Search | Shop-Vac rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 46.9% | 1 | 135K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 43.6% | 1 | 165K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 43.1% | 1 | 135K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 38.6% | 2 | 110K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 38.7% | 2 | 110K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 35.6% | 2 | 135K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 31.6% | 2 | 165K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 34.8% | 2 | 165K | 7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 823K | 37.9% | 2 | 165K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 34.1% | 2 | 165K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 38.7% | 2 | 165K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Makita’s and Shop-Vac’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 term “makita”.
- **Shop-Vac**: Measured on the search term “shop vac”.

- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [Shop-Vac profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shop-vac)
- [All industrial vacuums worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/industrial-vacuums): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Shop-Vac?

In August 2026, Makita had more branded searches than Shop-Vac among industrial vacuums worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Shop-Vac’s 165K, and held a 38.7% Share of Search versus Shop-Vac’s 7.8%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Makita vs Shop-Vac: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/makita-vs-shop-vac

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