--- title: "Beal vs Black Diamond: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Beal or Black Diamond more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Climbing rope 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/compare/beal-vs-black-diamond" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beal vs Black Diamond: Which is searched more? Is Beal or Black Diamond more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Climbing rope 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**: Beal and Black Diamond - **Competitive set**: Climbing rope brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Beal Share of Search**: 0.24% - **Black Diamond Share of Search**: 73.7% ## Is Beal or Black Diamond more popular in search? - In September 2026, Black Diamond had more branded searches than Beal among climbing rope brands worldwide. Black Diamond had about 368,000 branded searches, while Beal had 1,210. Black Diamond made up 73.7% of all climbing rope brand searches we track, and Beal accounted for 0.24%. - Black Diamond was ahead of Beal in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beal’s share of searches among climbing rope brands worldwide held steady at 0.24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Black Diamond’s share of searches among climbing rope brands worldwide moved from 73.8% to 73.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K. ## Top climbing rope brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Beal was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Black Diamond 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mammut | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Petzl | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Beal | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Edelrid | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Black Diamond | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about climbing rope brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which climbing rope brand should I buy?": 1. Mammut, 2. Petzl - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best climbing rope brands?": 1. Petzl, 2. Beal, 3. Mammut, 4. Edelrid - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best climbing rope brand for sport climbing?": 1. Petzl, 2. Mammut, 3. Edelrid, 4. Beal - Searched Google, AI Overview "best climbing rope": 1. Mammut, 2. Beal - Searched Google, AI Overview "dynamic climbing rope": 1. Edelrid Not named in any answer: Black Diamond. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for climbing rope brands worldwide in September 2026? Neither Beal nor Black Diamond moved beyond provider rounding among climbing rope brands in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Beal estimated searches | Beal Share of Search | Beal rank | Black Diamond estimated searches | Black Diamond Share of Search | Black Diamond rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 73.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1.5K | 0.25% | 5 | 450K | 73.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 0.19% | 5 | 450K | 77.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2K | 0.2% | 5 | 450K | 74.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 0.23% | 5 | 368K | 73.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.32% | 5 | 368K | 73.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 73.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 73.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.2K | 0.28% | 5 | 301K | 73% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 76.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 73.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.2K | 0.24% | 5 | 368K | 73.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beal’s and Black Diamond’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. - **Beal**: Measured on the search terms “beal climbing rope” and “beal rope”, summed into one figure. - **Black Diamond**: Measured on the search term “black diamond”. - [Beal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beal) - [Black Diamond profile](/demand/global-en/brands/black-diamond) - [All climbing rope brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/climbing-rope-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Beal or Black Diamond more popular in search? In September 2026, Black Diamond had more branded searches than Beal among climbing rope brands worldwide. Black Diamond had about 368,000 branded searches, while Beal had 1,210. Black Diamond made up 73.7% of all climbing rope brand searches we track, and Beal accounted for 0.24%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beal vs Black Diamond: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beal-vs-black-diamond This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beal-vs-black-diamond. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.