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title: "NECA vs Sideshow: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, NECA or Sideshow? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Collectible figure 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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# NECA vs Sideshow: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, NECA or Sideshow? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Collectible figure 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**: NECA and Sideshow
- **Competitive set**: Collectible figure brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **NECA Share of Search**: 7.6%
- **Sideshow Share of Search**: 7.6%

## Which is more popular in search, NECA or Sideshow?

- In August 2026, NECA and Sideshow were level on Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide, with an estimated 90.5K branded searches each, at 7.6% estimated Share of Search each.
- NECA was ahead of Sideshow in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NECA’s estimated Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide moved from 9% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 90.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sideshow’s estimated Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide moved from 7.4% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.

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

- In August 2026, NECA lost estimated Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide, from 10.8% to 7.6%.
- In August 2026, Sideshow lost estimated Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide, from 8.9% to 7.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | NECA estimated searches | NECA Share of Search | NECA rank | Sideshow estimated searches | Sideshow Share of Search | Sideshow rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 9% | 3 | 90.5K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 7.2% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 7.2% | 3 | 90.5K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 6.3% | 4 | 90.5K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 9% | 3 | 74K | 7.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 10.4% | 3 | 90.5K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 9.3% | 3 | 90.5K | 9.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 8.3% | 3 | 90.5K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 10% | 3 | 74K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 10.8% | 3 | 90.5K | 8.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 7.6% | 3 | 90.5K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NECA’s and Sideshow’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.

- **NECA**: Measured on the search term “neca”.
- **Sideshow**: Measured on the search term “sideshow”.

- [NECA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/neca)
- [Sideshow profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sideshow)
- [All collectible figure brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/collectible-figure-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, NECA or Sideshow?

In August 2026, NECA and Sideshow were level on Share of Search among collectible figure brands worldwide, with an estimated 90.5K branded searches each, at 7.6% estimated Share of Search each.

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