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

Which is more popular in search, Muji or Yankee Candle? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Diffuser 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**: Muji and Yankee Candle
- **Competitive set**: Diffuser brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Muji Share of Search**: 0.3%
- **Yankee Candle Share of Search**: 6.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Muji or Yankee Candle?

- In August 2026, Yankee Candle had more branded searches than Muji among diffuser brands worldwide. Yankee Candle was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Muji’s 22.2K, and held a 6.1% Share of Search versus Muji’s 0.3%.
- Yankee Candle was ahead of Muji in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Muji’s estimated Share of Search among diffuser brands worldwide moved from 0.23% to 0.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Yankee Candle’s estimated Share of Search among diffuser brands worldwide moved from 10.5% to 6.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 450K.

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

- In August 2026, Yankee Candle gained estimated Share of Search among diffuser brands worldwide, from 4.9% to 6.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Muji worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Muji estimated searches | Muji Share of Search | Muji rank | Yankee Candle estimated searches | Yankee Candle Share of Search | Yankee Candle rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.23% | 4 | 823K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 0.16% | 5 | 1.2M | 9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 0.14% | 5 | 1.5M | 9.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 0.35% | 4 | 550K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.3% | 4 | 368K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 0.43% | 4 | 368K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 0.37% | 4 | 301K | 5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 0.36% | 4 | 301K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.25% | 4 | 301K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.36% | 4 | 301K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 0.3% | 4 | 450K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Muji’s and Yankee Candle’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.

- **Muji**: Measured on the search term “muji store”.
- **Yankee Candle**: Measured on the search term “yankee candle”.

- [Muji profile](/demand/global-en/brands/muji)
- [Yankee Candle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yankee-candle)
- [All diffuser brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/diffuser-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, Muji or Yankee Candle?

In August 2026, Yankee Candle had more branded searches than Muji among diffuser brands worldwide. Yankee Candle was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Muji’s 22.2K, and held a 6.1% Share of Search versus Muji’s 0.3%.

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