--- title: "Brooks vs Mizuno: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Brooks or Mizuno 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/brooks-vs-mizuno" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Brooks vs Mizuno: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Brooks or Mizuno 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**: Brooks and Mizuno - **Competitive set**: Running shoe brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Brooks Share of Search**: 6.9% - **Mizuno Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Is Brooks or Mizuno more popular in search? - In September 2026, Brooks had more branded searches than Mizuno among running shoe brands in Australia. Brooks had about 5,400 branded searches, while Mizuno had 1,300. Brooks made up 6.9% of all running shoe brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 1.7%. - Brooks was ahead of Mizuno in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Brooks’ share of searches among running shoe brands in Australia moved from 6.7% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mizuno’s share of searches among running shoe brands in Australia moved from 2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K. ## Top running shoe brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Brooks was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Mizuno 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? - In September 2026, On overtook Brooks and New Balance to rank 4th among running shoe brands in Australia, with 12.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Brooks lost share of searches among running shoe brands in Australia, from 10.1% to 6.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Brooks estimated searches | Brooks Share of Search | Brooks rank | Mizuno estimated searches | Mizuno Share of Search | Mizuno rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 6.7% | 6 | 1.3K | 2% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 6% | 7 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 7.3% | 6 | 1K | 1.7% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 6% | 7 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 7.2% | 6 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 6.5% | 6 | 1.6K | 2.4% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 10.3% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 9 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 13.3% | 4 | 1.3K | 1.4% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 12.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 1.4% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 13.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 1.8% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 10.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 2% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 6.9% | 6 | 1.3K | 1.7% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Brooks’ and Mizuno’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. - **Brooks**: Measured on the search term “brooks running shoes”. - **Mizuno**: Measured on the search term “mizuno running shoes”. - [Brooks profile](/demand/au/brands/brooks) - [Mizuno profile](/demand/au/brands/mizuno) - [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 Brooks or Mizuno more popular in search? In September 2026, Brooks had more branded searches than Mizuno among running shoe brands in Australia. Brooks had about 5,400 branded searches, while Mizuno had 1,300. Brooks made up 6.9% of all running shoe brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Brooks vs Mizuno: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/brooks-vs-mizuno This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/brooks-vs-mizuno. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.