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title: "ASICS vs Nike: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ASICS or Nike? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Netball shoe 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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# ASICS vs Nike: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, ASICS or Nike? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Netball shoe 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**: ASICS and Nike
- **Competitive set**: Netball shoe brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ASICS Share of Search**: 17.8%
- **Nike Share of Search**: 37%

## Which is more popular in search, ASICS or Nike?

- In August 2026, Nike had more branded searches than ASICS among netball shoe brands worldwide. Nike was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to ASICS’s 9.8M, and held a 37% Share of Search versus ASICS’s 17.8%.
- Nike was ahead of ASICS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ASICS’s estimated Share of Search among netball shoe brands worldwide moved from 15.5% to 17.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.8M to 9.8M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nike’s estimated Share of Search among netball shoe brands worldwide moved from 40.7% to 37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.4M.

## How did search popularity change for netball shoe brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ASICS gained estimated Share of Search among netball shoe brands worldwide, from 15.3% to 17.8%.
- In August 2026, Nike lost estimated Share of Search among netball shoe brands worldwide, from 38.3% to 37%.

## Month by month

| Month | ASICS estimated searches | ASICS Share of Search | ASICS rank | Nike estimated searches | Nike Share of Search | Nike rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.8M | 15.5% | 3 | 20.4M | 40.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.9M | 11.4% | 3 | 30.4M | 43.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 8M | 13.4% | 3 | 24.9M | 41.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 7.8M | 14.3% | 3 | 24.9M | 45.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.5M | 13.7% | 3 | 20.4M | 42.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 8M | 13.7% | 3 | 24.9M | 42.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 8M | 16.2% | 3 | 20.4M | 41.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8.1M | 15.1% | 3 | 20.4M | 38.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 7.9M | 14.8% | 3 | 20.4M | 38.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.2M | 15.3% | 3 | 20.4M | 38.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.8M | 17.8% | 3 | 20.4M | 37% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ASICS’s and Nike’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.

- **ASICS**: Measured on the search terms “asics”, “asics com”, “asics gel kayano”, “asics gel nimbus”, “asics novablast”, “asics running shoes”, “asics shoes” and “asics superblast”, summed into one figure.
- **Nike**: Measured on the search term “nike”.

- [ASICS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/asics)
- [Nike profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nike)
- [All netball shoe brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/netball-shoe-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, ASICS or Nike?

In August 2026, Nike had more branded searches than ASICS among netball shoe brands worldwide. Nike was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to ASICS’s 9.8M, and held a 37% Share of Search versus ASICS’s 17.8%.

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