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title: "Smartwool vs Stance: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Smartwool or Stance? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running socks 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Smartwool vs Stance: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Smartwool or Stance? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running socks 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**: Smartwool and Stance
- **Competitive set**: Running socks
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Smartwool Share of Search**: 45.8%
- **Stance Share of Search**: 0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Smartwool or Stance?

- In August 2026, Smartwool had more branded searches than Stance among running socks worldwide. Smartwool was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Stance’s 20, and held a 45.8% Share of Search versus Stance’s 0.01%.
- Smartwool was ahead of Stance in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smartwool’s estimated Share of Search among running socks worldwide moved from 60.6% to 45.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stance’s estimated Share of Search among running socks worldwide moved from <0.01% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.

## How did search popularity change for running socks worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Smartwool gained estimated Share of Search among running socks worldwide, from 41.6% to 45.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Smartwool estimated searches | Smartwool Share of Search | Smartwool rank | Stance estimated searches | Stance Share of Search | Stance rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 60.6% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 62% | 1 | 40 | 0.01% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 69.6% | 1 | 30 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 69.5% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 63.9% | 1 | 20 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 49.3% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 40.8% | 1 | 20 | 0.01% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 40.8% | 1 | 20 | 0.01% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 40.9% | 1 | 10 | <0.01% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 41.6% | 1 | 20 | 0.01% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 45.8% | 1 | 20 | 0.01% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Smartwool’s and Stance’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.

- **Smartwool**: Measured on the search term “smartwool”.
- **Stance**: Measured on the search term “stance nz”.

- [Smartwool profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smartwool)
- [Stance profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stance)
- [All running socks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/running-socks): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Smartwool or Stance?

In August 2026, Smartwool had more branded searches than Stance among running socks worldwide. Smartwool was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to Stance’s 20, and held a 45.8% Share of Search versus Stance’s 0.01%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Smartwool vs Stance: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/running-socks/compare/smartwool-vs-stance

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