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title: "Mepps vs Rapala: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Mepps or Rapala? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fishing lures 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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# Mepps vs Rapala: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Mepps or Rapala? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fishing lures 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**: Mepps and Rapala
- **Competitive set**: Fishing lures
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mepps Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Rapala Share of Search**: 71.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Mepps or Rapala?

- In August 2026, Rapala had more branded searches than Mepps among fishing lures worldwide. Rapala was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Mepps’ 3.6K, and held a 71.2% Share of Search versus Mepps’ 3.5%.
- Rapala was ahead of Mepps in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mepps’ estimated Share of Search among fishing lures worldwide moved from 2.2% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 3.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rapala’s estimated Share of Search among fishing lures worldwide moved from 70.2% to 71.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for fishing lures worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rapala gained estimated Share of Search among fishing lures worldwide, from 69.7% to 71.2%.
- In August 2026, Mepps lost estimated Share of Search among fishing lures worldwide, from 4.1% to 3.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mepps estimated searches | Mepps Share of Search | Mepps rank | Rapala estimated searches | Rapala Share of Search | Rapala rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 2.2% | 6 | 60.5K | 70.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 2% | 6 | 60.5K | 74% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 2.3% | 6 | 60.5K | 73.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 2.6% | 6 | 49.5K | 67.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 2.6% | 6 | 49.5K | 67% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 2.8% | 6 | 60.5K | 59.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 3.8% | 4 | 60.5K | 63.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 3.1% | 4 | 74K | 64.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 3.8% | 4 | 74K | 64.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 4.1% | 4 | 74K | 69.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 3.5% | 4 | 74K | 71.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mepps’ and Rapala’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.

- **Mepps**: Measured on the search term “mepps lures”.
- **Rapala**: Measured on the search term “rapala”.

- [Mepps profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mepps)
- [Rapala profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rapala)
- [All fishing lures worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fishing-lures): 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, Mepps or Rapala?

In August 2026, Rapala had more branded searches than Mepps among fishing lures worldwide. Rapala was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Mepps’ 3.6K, and held a 71.2% Share of Search versus Mepps’ 3.5%.

## Cite this page

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