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

Which is more popular in search, Orbit or Rain Bird? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sprinkler timer 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**: Orbit and Rain Bird
- **Competitive set**: Sprinkler timer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Orbit Share of Search**: 7.4%
- **Rain Bird Share of Search**: 13.5%

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

- In August 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Orbit among sprinkler timer brands worldwide. Rain Bird was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Orbit’s 27.1K, and held a 13.5% Share of Search versus Orbit’s 7.4%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Orbit took it in December 2025, Rain Bird took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Orbit’s estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide moved from 11% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rain Bird’s estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide moved from 13.4% to 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 49.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Rain Bird overtook Hozelock to rank 2nd among sprinkler timer brands worldwide, at 13.5%.
- In August 2026, Orbit gained estimated Share of Search among sprinkler timer brands worldwide, from 5.9% to 7.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Orbit estimated searches | Orbit Share of Search | Orbit rank | Rain Bird estimated searches | Rain Bird Share of Search | Rain Bird rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 11% | 3 | 33.1K | 13.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 11.5% | 2 | 27.1K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 13.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 15.8% | 2 | 22.2K | 10.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 11.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 9.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 4 | 40.5K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 6.3% | 4 | 60.5K | 11.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 5.2% | 4 | 74K | 11.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 4 | 60.5K | 11.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 5.9% | 4 | 49.5K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 7.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 13.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Orbit’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.

- **Orbit**: Measured on the search term “orbit gum”.
- **Rain Bird**: Measured on the search term “rain bird”.

- [Orbit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/orbit-gum)
- [Rain Bird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rain-bird)
- [All sprinkler timer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sprinkler-timer-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, Orbit or Rain Bird?

In August 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Orbit among sprinkler timer brands worldwide. Rain Bird was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Orbit’s 27.1K, and held a 13.5% Share of Search versus Orbit’s 7.4%.

## Cite this page

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