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title: "Altra vs Brooks: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Altra or Brooks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trail running shoes 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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# Altra vs Brooks: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Altra or Brooks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trail running shoes 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**: Altra and Brooks
- **Competitive set**: Trail running shoes
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Altra Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **Brooks Share of Search**: 21.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Altra or Brooks?

- In August 2026, Brooks had more branded searches than Altra among trail running shoes worldwide. Brooks was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Altra’s 1K, and held a 21.1% Share of Search versus Altra’s 0.02%.
- Brooks was ahead of Altra in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Altra’s estimated Share of Search among trail running shoes worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Brooks’ estimated Share of Search among trail running shoes worldwide moved from 18.5% to 21.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 1.3M.

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

- In August 2026, Brooks lost estimated Share of Search among trail running shoes worldwide, from 22.5% to 21.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Altra worldwide rose 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Altra estimated searches | Altra Share of Search | Altra rank | Brooks estimated searches | Brooks Share of Search | Brooks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 1M | 18.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 1.2M | 19.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 1M | 18.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 1.1M | 21% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 1.1M | 21.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.01% | 5 | 1.3M | 21.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 880 | 0.01% | 5 | 1.3M | 20.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 0.01% | 5 | 1.4M | 21.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 1.2M | 21.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 | 1.2M | 22.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.02% | 5 | 1.3M | 21.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Altra’s and Brooks’ 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.

- **Altra**: Measured on the search term “altra nz”.
- **Brooks**: Measured on the search terms “brooks adrenaline”, “brooks ghost”, “brooks glycerin”, “brooks running”, “brooks running shoes”, “brooks shoes” and “brooksrunning com”, summed into one figure.

- [Altra profile](/demand/global-en/brands/altra)
- [Brooks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/brooks)
- [All trail running shoes worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/trail-running-shoes): 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, Altra or Brooks?

In August 2026, Brooks had more branded searches than Altra among trail running shoes worldwide. Brooks was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Altra’s 1K, and held a 21.1% Share of Search versus Altra’s 0.02%.

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