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

Which is more popular in search, Okuma or Shimano Fishing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fishing rod 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**: Okuma and Shimano Fishing
- **Competitive set**: Fishing rod brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Okuma Share of Search**: 18.1%
- **Shimano Fishing Share of Search**: 18.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Okuma or Shimano Fishing?

- In August 2026, Okuma and Shimano Fishing were level on Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide, with an estimated 60.5K branded searches each, at 18.1% estimated Share of Search each.
- Okuma was ahead of Shimano Fishing in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Okuma’s estimated Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide moved from 18.8% to 18.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shimano Fishing’s estimated Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide moved from 15.4% to 18.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 60.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Okuma gained estimated Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide, from 17.2% to 18.1%.
- In August 2026, Shimano Fishing gained estimated Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide, from 17.2% to 18.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Okuma estimated searches | Okuma Share of Search | Okuma rank | Shimano Fishing estimated searches | Shimano Fishing Share of Search | Shimano Fishing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 18.8% | 3 | 49.5K | 15.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 19.6% | 3 | 49.5K | 16.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 18.8% | 3 | 49.5K | 15.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 19.6% | 3 | 49.5K | 16.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 20.4% | 2 | 49.5K | 16.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 18.8% | 3 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 17.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 17.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 15.9% | 3 | 60.5K | 15.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 16.3% | 3 | 60.5K | 16.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 17.2% | 3 | 60.5K | 17.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 18.1% | 3 | 60.5K | 18.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Okuma’s and Shimano Fishing’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.

- **Okuma**: Measured on the search term “okuma”.
- **Shimano Fishing**: Measured on the search term “shimano reel”.

- [Okuma profile](/demand/global-en/brands/okuma)
- [Shimano Fishing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shimano-fishing)
- [All fishing rod brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fishing-rod-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Okuma or Shimano Fishing?

In August 2026, Okuma and Shimano Fishing were level on Share of Search among fishing rod brands worldwide, with an estimated 60.5K branded searches each, at 18.1% estimated Share of Search each.

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