--- title: "Adidas vs Saucony: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Adidas or Saucony more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running shoe brands set in Australia. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/adidas-vs-saucony" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adidas vs Saucony: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Adidas or Saucony more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running shoe brands set in Australia. 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**: Adidas and Saucony - **Competitive set**: Running shoe brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adidas Share of Search**: 12.6% - **Saucony Share of Search**: 2% ## Is Adidas or Saucony more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adidas had more branded searches than Saucony among running shoe brands in Australia. Adidas had about 9,900 branded searches, while Saucony had 1,600. Adidas made up 12.6% of all running shoe brand searches we track, and Saucony accounted for 2%. - Adidas was ahead of Saucony in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adidas’ share of searches among running shoe brands in Australia moved from 12.3% to 12.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Saucony’s share of searches among running shoe brands in Australia moved from 2.4% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. ## Top running shoe brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Saucony was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Adidas did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ASICS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Brooks | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | New Balance | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Saucony | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | HOKA | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Nike | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | On | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Adidas | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mizuno | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about running shoe brands - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best running shoes in Australia?": 1. ASICS, 2. Brooks, 3. Saucony, 4. HOKA - Asked ChatGPT "Which running shoe brand is best for beginners?": 1. ASICS, 2. Brooks, 3. New Balance, 4. HOKA - Asked ChatGPT "Which running shoes are best for flat feet?": 1. ASICS, 2. Brooks, 3. HOKA, 4. Saucony, 5. New Balance, 6. On - Searched Google, AI Overview "running shoes": 1. ASICS, 2. New Balance, 3. HOKA, 4. Saucony, 5. Nike - Searched Google, AI Overview "best running shoes": 1. New Balance, 2. Brooks, 3. ASICS, 4. Saucony, 5. Nike Not named in any answer: Adidas and Mizuno. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia running shoe brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Adidas in Australia rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adidas estimated searches | Adidas Share of Search | Adidas rank | Saucony estimated searches | Saucony Share of Search | Saucony rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 12.3% | 4 | 1.6K | 2.4% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 13.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 13.5% | 3 | 1K | 1.7% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 13.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 13.3% | 3 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 14.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 1.9% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 12.6% | 4 | 1.6K | 2% | 8 | | May 2026 | 9.9K | 10.9% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.8% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 8.6% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.7% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 13.4% | 3 | 1.6K | 2.2% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 12.4% | 3 | 1.9K | 2.4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 12.6% | 3 | 1.6K | 2% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adidas’ and Saucony’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. - **Adidas**: Measured on the search term “adidas running shoes”. - **Saucony**: Measured on the search term “saucony running shoes”. - [Adidas profile](/demand/au/brands/adidas) - [Saucony profile](/demand/au/brands/saucony) - [All running shoe brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-running-shoe-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Adidas or Saucony more popular in search? In September 2026, Adidas had more branded searches than Saucony among running shoe brands in Australia. Adidas had about 9,900 branded searches, while Saucony had 1,600. Adidas made up 12.6% of all running shoe brand searches we track, and Saucony accounted for 2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adidas vs Saucony: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/adidas-vs-saucony This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/adidas-vs-saucony. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.