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title: "Atomic vs K2: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Atomic or K2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard 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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# Atomic vs K2: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Atomic or K2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski and snowboard 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**: Atomic and K2
- **Competitive set**: Ski and snowboard brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Atomic Share of Search**: 4.5%
- **K2 Share of Search**: 69.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Atomic or K2?

- In September 2026, K2 had more branded searches than Atomic among ski and snowboard brands worldwide. K2 was estimated to have 691K branded searches compared to Atomic’s 44.6K, and held a 69.8% Share of Search versus Atomic’s 4.5%.
- K2 was ahead of Atomic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Atomic’s estimated Share of Search among ski and snowboard brands worldwide moved from 5.1% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 67K to 44.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, K2’s estimated Share of Search among ski and snowboard brands worldwide moved from 65.2% to 69.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 856K to 691K.

## How did search popularity change for ski and snowboard brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Atomic gained estimated Share of Search among ski and snowboard brands worldwide, from 2.4% to 4.5%.
- In September 2026, K2 lost estimated Share of Search among ski and snowboard brands worldwide, from 81.5% to 69.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Atomic estimated searches | Atomic Share of Search | Atomic rank | K2 estimated searches | K2 Share of Search | K2 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 67K | 5.1% | 4 | 856K | 65.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 117K | 7.2% | 4 | 873K | 53.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 150K | 7.8% | 4 | 884K | 46% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 207K | 9.6% | 4 | 897K | 41.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 193K | 11.3% | 4 | 734K | 43% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 81.9K | 6.9% | 4 | 706K | 59.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 28.6K | 3.1% | 4 | 685K | 74.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 13.4K | 1.3% | 4 | 831K | 80.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.8K | 1.3% | 4 | 830K | 83.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 16.3K | 1.9% | 4 | 681K | 79.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 30K | 2.4% | 4 | 1M | 81.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 44.6K | 4.5% | 4 | 691K | 69.8% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Atomic’s and K2’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.

- **Atomic**: Measured on the search terms “atomic boot”, “atomic ski”, “atomic ski boot” and “atomic snowboard”, summed into one figure.
- **K2**: Measured on the search terms “k2” and “k2 ski”, summed into one figure.

- [Atomic profile](/demand/global-en/brands/atomic)
- [K2 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/k2)
- [All ski and snowboard brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ski-and-snowboard-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Atomic or K2?

In September 2026, K2 had more branded searches than Atomic among ski and snowboard brands worldwide. K2 was estimated to have 691K branded searches compared to Atomic’s 44.6K, and held a 69.8% Share of Search versus Atomic’s 4.5%.

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