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title: "Shark vs Vax: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Shark or Vax? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steam mop 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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# Shark vs Vax: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Shark or Vax? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steam mop 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**: Shark and Vax
- **Competitive set**: Steam mop brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Shark Share of Search**: 48.9%
- **Vax Share of Search**: 4.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Shark or Vax?

- In August 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Vax among steam mop brands worldwide. Shark was estimated to have 932K branded searches compared to Vax’s 90.5K, and held a 48.9% Share of Search versus Vax’s 4.8%.
- Shark was ahead of Vax in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shark’s estimated Share of Search among steam mop brands worldwide moved from 49.9% to 48.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1M to 932K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Vax’s estimated Share of Search among steam mop brands worldwide moved from 4.3% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Shark lost estimated Share of Search among steam mop brands worldwide, from 51.3% to 48.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Shark estimated searches | Shark Share of Search | Shark rank | Vax estimated searches | Vax Share of Search | Vax rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.1M | 49.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9M | 55.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 2.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9M | 63.9% | 1 | 74K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 51.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 854K | 48.3% | 1 | 74K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 930K | 48.4% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 788K | 48.7% | 1 | 74K | 4.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 862K | 52.7% | 1 | 74K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 771K | 47.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 798K | 51.3% | 1 | 74K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 932K | 48.9% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shark’s and Vax’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.

- **Shark**: Measured on the search terms “hair dryer shark”, “hair straightener shark”, “hair styling shark”, “shark flexstyle”, “shark hair dryer”, “shark hair straightener”, “shark hair styling”, “shark speedstyle”, “shark vacuum”, “sharkclean com” and “vacuum shark”, summed into one figure.
- **Vax**: Measured on the search term “vax”.

- [Shark profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shark)
- [Vax profile](/demand/global-en/brands/vax)
- [All steam mop brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/steam-mop-brands): 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, Shark or Vax?

In August 2026, Shark had more branded searches than Vax among steam mop brands worldwide. Shark was estimated to have 932K branded searches compared to Vax’s 90.5K, and held a 48.9% Share of Search versus Vax’s 4.8%.

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