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How popular isLOWA in search?

In September 2026, people searched for LOWA by name about 39,700 times worldwide, a 22.2% increase from the previous year. These searches made up 1.1% of all global hiking boot searches, placing LOWA eighth out of eight boots. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. La Sportiva59.6%
  2. Columbia21.9%
  3. Merrell6.6%
  4. Salomon3.6%
  5. Oboz2.9%
  6. KEEN2.4%
  7. SCARPA2%
  8. LOWA1.1%
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Which hiking boots compete with LOWA?

LOWA against hiking boots worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for La Sportiva, Columbia, Merrell, Salomon, Oboz, KEEN, LOWA. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthLa SportivaColumbiaMerrellSalomonObozKEENSCARPALOWA
Oct 202553%29%4.8%4.8%3.2%2.6%1.7%0.95%
Nov 202542.7%42.7%3.1%3.8%3.1%2.1%1.4%0.94%
Dec 202546.8%38.2%3.4%3.4%3.4%2.3%1.5%0.84%
Jan 202656.7%25.4%5.1%4.2%3.4%2.3%1.9%1%
Feb 202655.8%25%6.1%4.1%3.4%2.7%1.8%1%
Mar 202657.7%21.1%6.3%5.2%3.5%2.8%1.9%1.6%
Apr 202657.7%21.1%7.8%4.3%3.5%2.8%1.9%1%
May 202656.1%20.5%9.2%4.1%4.1%2.8%1.8%1.2%
Jun 202657.5%21%7.7%4.2%3.5%2.8%1.9%1.3%
Jul 202655.8%20.4%9.2%5%3.4%2.7%2.2%1.2%
Aug 202658.3%21.4%7.8%4.3%2.9%2.3%1.9%1%
Sep 202659.6%21.9%6.6%3.6%2.9%2.4%2%1.1%
  1. 1.La Sportiva

    59.6%

    Held 1st. 368K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +1.3 points.

  2. 2.Columbia

    21.9%

    Held 2nd. 135K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.5 points.

  3. 3.Merrell

    6.6%

    Held 3rd. 40.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -1.3 points.

  4. 4.Salomon

    3.6%

    Held 4th. 22.2K estimated branded searches, -18.1% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  5. 5.Oboz

    2.9%

    Held 5th. 18.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  6. 6.KEEN

    2.4%

    Held 6th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  7. 7.SCARPA

    2%

    Held 7th. 12.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.LOWA

    1.1%

    Held 8th. 6.6K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for LOWA changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for LOWA worldwide rose from 32.5K to 39.7K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LOWA’s share of searches among hiking boots worldwide held steady, from 0.95% to 1.1%.

How did search popularity change for hiking boots worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes
  1. In September 2026, La Sportiva gained share of searches among hiking boots worldwide, from 58.3% to 59.6%.

  2. In September 2026, Merrell lost share of searches among hiking boots worldwide, from 7.8% to 6.6%.

  3. In September 2026, Salomon lost share of searches among hiking boots worldwide, from 4.3% to 3.6%.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for LOWA worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 6.6K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for SCARPA worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 12.1K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for Columbia worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 135K in September 2026.

How are LOWA’s branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LOWA’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • hiking boots lowa
  • lowa renegade

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does LOWA compete?

LOWA is ranked in three competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Hiking footwear brands5th of 102.4%Show ranking
Hiking boots8th of 81.1%Shown above
Hunting boot brands7th of 72.9%Show ranking
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