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title: "Piano vs Pico: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Piano or Pico? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paywall platforms 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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# Piano vs Pico: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Piano or Pico? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paywall platforms 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**: Piano and Pico
- **Competitive set**: Paywall platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Piano Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **Pico Share of Search**: 68.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Piano or Pico?

- In August 2026, Pico had more branded searches than Piano among paywall platforms worldwide. Pico was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Piano’s 1.1K, and held a 68.3% Share of Search versus Piano’s 1.5%.
- Pico was ahead of Piano in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Piano’s estimated Share of Search among paywall platforms worldwide moved from 1.7% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pico’s estimated Share of Search among paywall platforms worldwide moved from 70.2% to 68.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Pico lost estimated Share of Search among paywall platforms worldwide, from 69.4% to 68.3%.
- Piano’s estimated Share of Search among paywall platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.3% to 1.5% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Piano estimated searches | Piano Share of Search | Piano rank | Pico estimated searches | Pico Share of Search | Pico rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 1.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 70.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4K | 1.8% | 4 | 60.5K | 73.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 1.8% | 4 | 60.5K | 73.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 1.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 72% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 1.6% | 4 | 49.5K | 69.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5K | 1.9% | 4 | 49.5K | 64.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 1.6% | 4 | 49.5K | 68.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.5K | 2.3% | 4 | 40.5K | 61.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 1.9% | 4 | 40.5K | 62.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 1.7% | 4 | 49.5K | 69.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 1.5% | 4 | 49.5K | 68.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Piano’s and Pico’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.

- **Piano**: Measured on the search terms “paywall piano”, “piano io” and “piano paywall”, summed into one figure.
- **Pico**: Measured on the search term “pico 4”.

- [Piano profile](/demand/global-en/brands/piano)
- [Pico profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pico)
- [All paywall platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/paywall-platforms): 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, Piano or Pico?

In August 2026, Pico had more branded searches than Piano among paywall platforms worldwide. Pico was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Piano’s 1.1K, and held a 68.3% Share of Search versus Piano’s 1.5%.

## Cite this page

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