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

Which is more popular in search, Mikasa or Spalding? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Volleyballs 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**: Mikasa and Spalding
- **Competitive set**: Volleyballs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Mikasa Share of Search**: 6.9%
- **Spalding Share of Search**: 18.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Mikasa or Spalding?

- In August 2026, Spalding had more branded searches than Mikasa among volleyballs worldwide. Spalding was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Mikasa’s 49.5K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Mikasa’s 6.9%.
- Spalding was ahead of Mikasa in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mikasa’s estimated Share of Search among volleyballs worldwide moved from 10% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Spalding’s estimated Share of Search among volleyballs worldwide moved from 22.4% to 18.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.

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

- In August 2026, Spalding overtook Molten to rank 2nd among volleyballs worldwide, at 18.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mikasa worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Mikasa estimated searches | Mikasa Share of Search | Mikasa rank | Spalding estimated searches | Spalding Share of Search | Spalding rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 10% | 4 | 135K | 22.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 10.4% | 4 | 110K | 19% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 12.5% | 4 | 110K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 8.5% | 4 | 110K | 18.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 8.7% | 4 | 110K | 19.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 9% | 4 | 135K | 20.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 7.5% | 4 | 135K | 20.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 7.5% | 4 | 135K | 20.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 6.9% | 4 | 135K | 18.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 6.5% | 4 | 135K | 17.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 6.9% | 4 | 135K | 18.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mikasa’s and Spalding’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.

- **Mikasa**: Measured on the search term “mikasa volleyball”.
- **Spalding**: Measured on the search term “spalding”.

- [Mikasa profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mikasa)
- [Spalding profile](/demand/global-en/brands/spalding)
- [All volleyballs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/volleyballs): 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, Mikasa or Spalding?

In August 2026, Spalding had more branded searches than Mikasa among volleyballs worldwide. Spalding was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Mikasa’s 49.5K, and held an 18.7% Share of Search versus Mikasa’s 6.9%.

## Cite this page

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