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

Which is more popular in search, Nelson or Rain Bird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sprinklers 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**: Nelson and Rain Bird
- **Competitive set**: Sprinklers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nelson Share of Search**: 0.36%
- **Rain Bird Share of Search**: 13.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Nelson or Rain Bird?

- In August 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Nelson among sprinklers worldwide. Rain Bird was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Nelson’s 1.3K, and held a 13.7% Share of Search versus Nelson’s 0.36%.
- Rain Bird was ahead of Nelson in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nelson’s estimated Share of Search among sprinklers worldwide moved from 0.3% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 720 to 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rain Bird’s estimated Share of Search among sprinklers worldwide moved from 13.6% to 13.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 49.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Rain Bird overtook Hozelock to rank 2nd among sprinklers worldwide, at 13.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nelson worldwide rose 80.6% over 11 measured months, from 720 to 1.3K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Nelson estimated searches | Nelson Share of Search | Nelson rank | Rain Bird estimated searches | Rain Bird Share of Search | Rain Bird rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.3% | 6 | 33.1K | 13.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 390 | 0.17% | 6 | 27.1K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 390 | 0.2% | 6 | 22.2K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 0.23% | 6 | 22.2K | 10.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 480 | 0.21% | 6 | 22.2K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.21% | 6 | 40.5K | 9.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.25% | 6 | 60.5K | 11.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 0.3% | 6 | 74K | 11.8% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 0.37% | 6 | 60.5K | 11.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 0.42% | 6 | 49.5K | 11% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 0.36% | 6 | 49.5K | 13.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nelson’s and Rain Bird’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.

- **Nelson**: Measured on the search term “nelson sprinkler”.
- **Rain Bird**: Measured on the search term “rain bird”.

- [Nelson profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nelson)
- [Rain Bird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rain-bird)
- [All sprinklers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sprinklers): 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, Nelson or Rain Bird?

In August 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Nelson among sprinklers worldwide. Rain Bird was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Nelson’s 1.3K, and held a 13.7% Share of Search versus Nelson’s 0.36%.

## Cite this page

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