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

Is Makita or WoodRiver more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand planer 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 WoodRiver
- **Competitive set**: Hand planer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Makita Share of Search**: 43.3%
- **WoodRiver Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Is Makita or WoodRiver more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than WoodRiver among hand planer brands worldwide. Makita had about 944,000 branded searches, while WoodRiver had 1,900. Makita made up 43.3% of all hand planer brand searches we track, and WoodRiver accounted for 0.09%.
- Makita was ahead of WoodRiver in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Makita’s share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide moved from 52.1% to 43.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3M to 944K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WoodRiver’s share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for hand planer brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Makita gained share of searches among hand planer brands worldwide, from 41.6% to 43.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Makita estimated searches | Makita Share of Search | Makita rank | WoodRiver estimated searches | WoodRiver Share of Search | WoodRiver rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 52.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.07% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 47.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.07% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1M | 45.4% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.08% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 922K | 42.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 913K | 43.1% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.17% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.1M | 41.2% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.07% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 922K | 39.3% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.08% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 933K | 38.7% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.08% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 933K | 38.1% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.08% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 763K | 36.8% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 933K | 41.6% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.08% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 944K | 43.3% | 1 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Makita’s and WoodRiver’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” and “makita drill”, summed into one figure.
- **WoodRiver**: Measured on the search term “woodriver”.

- [Makita profile](/demand/global-en/brands/makita)
- [WoodRiver profile](/demand/global-en/brands/woodriver)
- [All hand planer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hand-planer-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 Makita or WoodRiver more popular in search?

In September 2026, Makita had more branded searches than WoodRiver among hand planer brands worldwide. Makita had about 944,000 branded searches, while WoodRiver had 1,900. Makita made up 43.3% of all hand planer brand searches we track, and WoodRiver accounted for 0.09%.

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