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title: "Namco vs Tastemakers: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Namco or Tastemakers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Arcade machines 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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# Namco vs Tastemakers: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Namco or Tastemakers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Arcade machines 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**: Namco and Tastemakers
- **Competitive set**: Arcade machines
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Namco Share of Search**: 14.9%
- **Tastemakers Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Namco or Tastemakers?

- In August 2026, Namco had more branded searches than Tastemakers among arcade machines worldwide. Namco was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Tastemakers’ 8.1K, and held a 14.9% Share of Search versus Tastemakers’ 1.3%.
- Namco was ahead of Tastemakers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Namco’s estimated Share of Search among arcade machines worldwide moved from 19.6% to 14.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 90.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tastemakers’ estimated Share of Search among arcade machines worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Namco worldwide fell 17.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 90.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Namco estimated searches | Namco Share of Search | Namco rank | Tastemakers estimated searches | Tastemakers Share of Search | Tastemakers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 19.6% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 13.8% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 16.5% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.99% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 14.3% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 17.2% | 2 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 14.6% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 17.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 14.9% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 12.7% | 2 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 14.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 14.9% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Namco’s and Tastemakers’ 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.

- **Namco**: Measured on the search term “namco”.
- **Tastemakers**: Measured on the search term “tastemakers”.

- [Namco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/namco)
- [Tastemakers profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tastemakers)
- [All arcade machines worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/arcade-machines): 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, Namco or Tastemakers?

In August 2026, Namco had more branded searches than Tastemakers among arcade machines worldwide. Namco was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Tastemakers’ 8.1K, and held a 14.9% Share of Search versus Tastemakers’ 1.3%.

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