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title: "Caterpillar vs Red Wing: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Red Wing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Work boot 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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# Caterpillar vs Red Wing: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Red Wing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Work boot 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**: Caterpillar and Red Wing
- **Competitive set**: Work boot brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Caterpillar Share of Search**: 0.13%
- **Red Wing Share of Search**: 25.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Red Wing?

- In August 2026, Red Wing had more branded searches than Caterpillar among work boot brands worldwide. Red Wing was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Caterpillar’s 2.4K, and held a 25.1% Share of Search versus Caterpillar’s 0.13%.
- Red Wing was ahead of Caterpillar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Caterpillar’s estimated Share of Search among work boot brands worldwide moved from 0.09% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Red Wing’s estimated Share of Search among work boot brands worldwide moved from 47.6% to 25.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 450K.

## How did search popularity change for work boot brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Red Wing lost estimated Share of Search among work boot brands worldwide, from 27.2% to 25.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Caterpillar worldwide fell 17.2% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Caterpillar estimated searches | Caterpillar Share of Search | Caterpillar rank | Red Wing estimated searches | Red Wing Share of Search | Red Wing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.09% | 5 | 1.5M | 47.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.08% | 5 | 1.5M | 39.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.07% | 5 | 1.5M | 41.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.07% | 5 | 1.8M | 54.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 5 | 823K | 40.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.08% | 5 | 2.2M | 62.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 0.1% | 5 | 1M | 42.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.14% | 5 | 450K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 0.11% | 5 | 450K | 20.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 0.15% | 5 | 450K | 27.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 5 | 450K | 25.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterpillar’s and Red Wing’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.

- **Caterpillar**: Measured on the search term “cat digger”.
- **Red Wing**: Measured on the search term “red wing”.

- [Caterpillar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/caterpillar)
- [Red Wing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/red-wing)
- [All work boot brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/work-boot-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, Caterpillar or Red Wing?

In August 2026, Red Wing had more branded searches than Caterpillar among work boot brands worldwide. Red Wing was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Caterpillar’s 2.4K, and held a 25.1% Share of Search versus Caterpillar’s 0.13%.

## Cite this page

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