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title: "Pilot vs Staedtler: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pilot or Staedtler? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stationery 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Pilot vs Staedtler: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Pilot or Staedtler? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Stationery 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**: Pilot and Staedtler
- **Competitive set**: Stationery
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pilot Share of Search**: 31.1%
- **Staedtler Share of Search**: 8.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Pilot or Staedtler?

- In August 2026, Pilot had more branded searches than Staedtler among stationery worldwide. Pilot was estimated to have 270K branded searches compared to Staedtler’s 74K, and held a 31.1% Share of Search versus Staedtler’s 8.5%.
- Pilot was ahead of Staedtler in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pilot’s estimated Share of Search among stationery worldwide moved from 27.8% to 31.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220K to 270K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Staedtler’s estimated Share of Search among stationery worldwide moved from 11.4% to 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.

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

- In August 2026, Pilot lost estimated Share of Search among stationery worldwide, from 36.6% to 31.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Staedtler worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 74K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Pilot estimated searches | Pilot Share of Search | Pilot rank | Staedtler estimated searches | Staedtler Share of Search | Staedtler rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 220K | 27.8% | 1 | 90.5K | 11.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 220K | 26.8% | 2 | 74K | 9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 220K | 25.4% | 2 | 74K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 220K | 25.8% | 2 | 90.5K | 10.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 220K | 30.4% | 1 | 74K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 220K | 28.4% | 1 | 74K | 9.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 220K | 30.3% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 220K | 30.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 220K | 32.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 270K | 36.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 270K | 31.1% | 1 | 74K | 8.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pilot’s and Staedtler’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.

- **Pilot**: Measured on the search terms “pilot pen” and “pilot pens”, summed into one figure.
- **Staedtler**: Measured on the search term “staedtler”.

- [Pilot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pilot-pens)
- [Staedtler profile](/demand/global-en/brands/staedtler)
- [All stationery worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/stationery): 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, Pilot or Staedtler?

In August 2026, Pilot had more branded searches than Staedtler among stationery worldwide. Pilot was estimated to have 270K branded searches compared to Staedtler’s 74K, and held a 31.1% Share of Search versus Staedtler’s 8.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Pilot vs Staedtler: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pilot-pens-vs-staedtler

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