--- title: "Channellock vs Crescent: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Channellock or Crescent more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wire cutters 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/wire-cutters-brands/compare/channellock-vs-crescent" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Channellock vs Crescent: Which is searched more? Is Channellock or Crescent more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wire cutters 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**: Channellock and Crescent - **Competitive set**: Wire cutters brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Channellock Share of Search**: 0.37% - **Crescent Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Is Channellock or Crescent more popular in search? - In September 2026, Crescent had more branded searches than Channellock among wire cutters brands worldwide. Crescent had about 91,600 branded searches, while Channellock had 9,900. Crescent made up 3.5% of all wire cutters brand searches we track, and Channellock accounted for 0.37%. - Crescent was ahead of Channellock in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Channellock’s share of searches among wire cutters brands worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Crescent’s share of searches among wire cutters brands worldwide moved from 3.1% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 91.4K to 91.6K. ## Top wire cutters brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Channellock was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Crescent 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Channellock | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Klein Tools | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Knipex | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Irwin | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Milwaukee | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Craftsman | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Crescent | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bahco | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about wire cutters brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which wire cutters brand should I buy?": 1. Knipex, 2. Klein Tools, 3. Channellock, 4. Irwin - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best wire cutters brands?": 1. Knipex, 2. Klein Tools, 3. Channellock, 4. Milwaukee, 5. Irwin - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best wire cutters brand for general cutting jobs?": 1. Channellock, 2. Klein Tools, 3. Knipex, 4. Irwin - Searched Google, AI Overview "best wire cutters": 1. Channellock, 2. Irwin, 3. Klein Tools - Searched Google, AI Overview "heavy duty wire cutters": 1. Klein Tools Not named in any answer: Craftsman, Crescent and Bahco. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for wire cutters brands worldwide in September 2026? Neither Channellock nor Crescent moved beyond provider rounding among wire cutters brands in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Channellock estimated searches | Channellock Share of Search | Channellock rank | Crescent estimated searches | Crescent Share of Search | Crescent rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 0.33% | 7 | 91.4K | 3.1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 0.33% | 7 | 75K | 2.5% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.39% | 7 | 91.7K | 3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | 91.3K | 3.5% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.45% | 7 | 91.5K | 3.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 0.43% | 7 | 91.4K | 3.3% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 0.37% | 7 | 91.4K | 3.4% | 5 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 0.45% | 7 | 111K | 4.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | 91.2K | 3.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.38% | 7 | 91.4K | 3.5% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 0.37% | 7 | 91.7K | 3.4% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 0.37% | 7 | 91.6K | 3.5% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Channellock’s and Crescent’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. - **Channellock**: Measured on the search term “channellock”. - **Crescent**: Measured on the search terms “crescent cutter”, “crescent pipe wrench” and “crescent wrench”, summed into one figure. - [Channellock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/channellock) - [Crescent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crescent) - [All wire cutters brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/wire-cutters-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Channellock or Crescent more popular in search? In September 2026, Crescent had more branded searches than Channellock among wire cutters brands worldwide. Crescent had about 91,600 branded searches, while Channellock had 9,900. Crescent made up 3.5% of all wire cutters brand searches we track, and Channellock accounted for 0.37%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Channellock vs Crescent: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/wire-cutters-brands/compare/channellock-vs-crescent This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/wire-cutters-brands/compare/channellock-vs-crescent. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.