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

Which is more popular in search, Rapala or Shimano Fishing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fishing tackle 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**: Rapala and Shimano Fishing
- **Competitive set**: Fishing tackle brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Rapala Share of Search**: 8.4%
- **Shimano Fishing Share of Search**: 10%

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

- In September 2026, Shimano Fishing had more branded searches than Rapala among fishing tackle brands worldwide. Shimano Fishing was estimated to have 71.7K branded searches compared to Rapala’s 60.5K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Rapala’s 8.4%.
- Shimano Fishing was ahead of Rapala in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rapala’s estimated Share of Search among fishing tackle brands worldwide moved from 7.8% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shimano Fishing’s estimated Share of Search among fishing tackle brands worldwide moved from 9.2% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 71.7K.

## How did search popularity change for fishing tackle brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Rapala lost estimated Share of Search among fishing tackle brands worldwide, from 10% to 8.4%.
- In September 2026, Shimano Fishing lost estimated Share of Search among fishing tackle brands worldwide, from 11.2% to 10%.

## Month by month

| Month | Rapala estimated searches | Rapala Share of Search | Rapala rank | Shimano Fishing estimated searches | Shimano Fishing Share of Search | Shimano Fishing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 7.8% | 6 | 71.7K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 7.9% | 6 | 71.7K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 8.5% | 6 | 67.6K | 9.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 7.2% | 6 | 71.7K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 7.4% | 6 | 67.6K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 8.4% | 6 | 71.7K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 7.4% | 6 | 82.7K | 10.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 9.3% | 5 | 82.7K | 10.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 9.4% | 5 | 82.7K | 10.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 9.7% | 5 | 82.7K | 10.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 10% | 5 | 82.7K | 11.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 8.4% | 6 | 71.7K | 10% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Rapala**: Measured on the search term “rapala”.
- **Shimano Fishing**: Measured on the search terms “shimano fishing”, “shimano reel” and “shimanofishing”, summed into one figure.

- [Rapala profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rapala)
- [Shimano Fishing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shimano-fishing)
- [All fishing tackle brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fishing-tackle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Rapala or Shimano Fishing?

In September 2026, Shimano Fishing had more branded searches than Rapala among fishing tackle brands worldwide. Shimano Fishing was estimated to have 71.7K branded searches compared to Rapala’s 60.5K, and held a 10% Share of Search versus Rapala’s 8.4%.

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