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title: "Makita vs VIAIR: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Makita or VIAIR? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tyre inflators 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 VIAIR: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Makita or VIAIR? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tyre inflators 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 VIAIR
- **Competitive set**: Tyre inflators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Makita Share of Search**: 33.5%
- **VIAIR Share of Search**: 0.22%

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

- In August 2026, Makita had more branded searches than VIAIR among tyre inflators worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to VIAIR’s 5.4K, and held a 33.5% Share of Search versus VIAIR’s 0.22%.
- Makita was ahead of VIAIR 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 tyre inflators worldwide moved from 44.2% to 33.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 823K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VIAIR’s estimated Share of Search among tyre inflators worldwide moved from 0.24% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for tyre inflators worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Makita overtook Slime to take the highest estimated Share of Search among tyre inflators worldwide, at 33.5%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for VIAIR worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | VIAIR estimated searches | VIAIR Share of Search | VIAIR rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 44.2% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.24% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 40.2% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.27% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 37.9% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.31% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 33.4% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.27% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 37.2% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.24% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 35.5% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.23% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 30.4% | 1 | 6.6K | 0.24% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 30.4% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 823K | 31.2% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 29.2% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.23% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 33.5% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.22% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [VIAIR profile](/demand/global-en/brands/viair)
- [All tyre inflators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/tyre-inflators): 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 VIAIR?

In August 2026, Makita had more branded searches than VIAIR among tyre inflators worldwide. Makita was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to VIAIR’s 5.4K, and held a 33.5% Share of Search versus VIAIR’s 0.22%.

## Cite this page

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