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title: "Qantas vs Qatar Airways: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Qantas or Qatar Airways? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Airline 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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# Qantas vs Qatar Airways: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Qantas or Qatar Airways? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Airline 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**: Qantas and Qatar Airways
- **Competitive set**: Airline brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Qantas Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **Qatar Airways Share of Search**: 20.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Qantas or Qatar Airways?

- In August 2026, Qatar Airways had more branded searches than Qantas among airline brands worldwide. Qatar Airways was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Qantas’ 1.8M, and held a 20.7% Share of Search versus Qantas’ 11.3%.
- Qatar Airways was ahead of Qantas in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qantas’ estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide moved from 10.2% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Qatar Airways’ estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide moved from 22.8% to 20.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.

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

- In August 2026, Qantas gained estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 9.1% to 11.3%.
- In August 2026, Qatar Airways lost estimated Share of Search among airline brands worldwide, from 24.7% to 20.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Qantas estimated searches | Qantas Share of Search | Qantas rank | Qatar Airways estimated searches | Qatar Airways Share of Search | Qatar Airways rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 10.2% | 5 | 4.1M | 22.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 10.7% | 5 | 4.1M | 24% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 9.7% | 5 | 4.1M | 26.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8M | 9% | 5 | 5M | 24.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 10.3% | 5 | 4.1M | 23% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 6.7% | 5 | 7.5M | 27.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 8.6% | 5 | 4.1M | 23.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 9.5% | 5 | 3.4M | 21.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 9.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 24.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 9.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 24.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 11.3% | 5 | 3.4M | 20.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Qantas’ and Qatar Airways’ 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.

- **Qantas**: Measured on the search term “qantas”.
- **Qatar Airways**: Measured on the search term “qatar airways”.

- [Qantas profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qantas)
- [Qatar Airways profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qatar-airways)
- [All airline brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/airline-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, Qantas or Qatar Airways?

In August 2026, Qatar Airways had more branded searches than Qantas among airline brands worldwide. Qatar Airways was estimated to have 3.4M branded searches compared to Qantas’ 1.8M, and held a 20.7% Share of Search versus Qantas’ 11.3%.

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