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

Which is more popular in search, Sony or Wired? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earphones 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**: Sony and Wired
- **Competitive set**: Earphones brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Sony Share of Search**: 39.9%
- **Wired Share of Search**: 0.18%

## Which is more popular in search, Sony or Wired?

- In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Wired among earphones brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 4M branded searches compared to Wired’s 18.1K, and held a 39.9% Share of Search versus Wired’s 0.18%.
- Sony was ahead of Wired in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sony’s estimated Share of Search among earphones brands worldwide moved from 36.1% to 39.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2M to 4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wired’s estimated Share of Search among earphones brands worldwide moved from 0.2% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.

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

- In September 2026, Sony gained estimated Share of Search among earphones brands worldwide, from 38% to 39.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank | Wired estimated searches | Wired Share of Search | Wired rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.2M | 36.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.2% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 34.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.15% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.2M | 34.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.15% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.9M | 37.9% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.17% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.2M | 40.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.28% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 40.1% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.48% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.3M | 34.4% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.28% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 36.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.19% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.3M | 34.9% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.19% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.8M | 37.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.18% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 4M | 38% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.14% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 4M | 39.9% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.18% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sony’s and Wired’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.

- **Sony**: Measured on the search terms “sony”, “sony camera”, “sony cyber shot” and “sony headphone”, summed into one figure.
- **Wired**: Measured on the search term “wired magazine”.

- [Sony profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sony)
- [Wired profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wired)
- [All earphones brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/earphones-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Sony or Wired?

In September 2026, Sony had more branded searches than Wired among earphones brands worldwide. Sony was estimated to have 4M branded searches compared to Wired’s 18.1K, and held a 39.9% Share of Search versus Wired’s 0.18%.

## Cite this page

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