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title: "Melnor vs Orbit: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Melnor or Orbit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sprinkler timer 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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# Melnor vs Orbit: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Melnor or Orbit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sprinkler timer 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**: Melnor and Orbit
- **Competitive set**: Sprinkler timer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Melnor Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **Orbit Share of Search**: 7.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Melnor or Orbit?

- In August 2026, Orbit had more branded searches than Melnor among sprinkler timer brands worldwide. Orbit was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Melnor’s 5.4K, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus Melnor’s 1.5%.
- Orbit was ahead of Melnor in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Melnor’s estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 5.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Orbit’s estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide moved from 11% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.

## How did search popularity change for sprinkler timer brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Orbit gained estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide, from 5.9% to 7.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Melnor worldwide rose 86.2% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Melnor estimated searches | Melnor Share of Search | Melnor rank | Orbit estimated searches | Orbit Share of Search | Orbit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 1.2% | 6 | 27.1K | 11% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 0.37% | 6 | 27.1K | 11.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.3% | 6 | 27.1K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.28% | 6 | 33.1K | 15.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 0.31% | 6 | 27.1K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 0.57% | 6 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 1% | 6 | 33.1K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 6 | 33.1K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 1.5% | 6 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 6 | 27.1K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 1.5% | 6 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Melnor’s and Orbit’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.

- **Melnor**: Measured on the search term “melnor sprinkler”.
- **Orbit**: Measured on the search term “orbit gum”.

- [Melnor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/melnor)
- [Orbit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/orbit-gum)
- [All sprinkler timer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sprinkler-timer-brands): 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, Melnor or Orbit?

In August 2026, Orbit had more branded searches than Melnor among sprinkler timer brands worldwide. Orbit was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Melnor’s 5.4K, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus Melnor’s 1.5%.

## Cite this page

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