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title: "Captain Fin vs Channel Islands: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Captain Fin or Channel Islands? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf fin 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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# Captain Fin vs Channel Islands: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Captain Fin or Channel Islands? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surf fin 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**: Captain Fin and Channel Islands
- **Competitive set**: Surf fin brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Captain Fin Share of Search**: 0.42%
- **Channel Islands Share of Search**: 7%

## Which is more popular in search, Captain Fin or Channel Islands?

- In August 2026, Channel Islands had more branded searches than Captain Fin among surf fin brands worldwide. Channel Islands was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Captain Fin’s 6.6K, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Captain Fin’s 0.42%.
- Channel Islands was ahead of Captain Fin in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Captain Fin’s estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 0.33% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Channel Islands’ estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 4.5% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for surf fin brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Channel Islands gained estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide, from 6.4% to 7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Captain Fin estimated searches | Captain Fin Share of Search | Captain Fin rank | Channel Islands estimated searches | Channel Islands Share of Search | Channel Islands rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.33% | 4 | 90.5K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 0.38% | 4 | 90.5K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 0.57% | 4 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 0.42% | 4 | 110K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 0.4% | 4 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.35% | 4 | 110K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 0.45% | 4 | 110K | 6.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 0.42% | 4 | 135K | 7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 0.54% | 4 | 110K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 0.39% | 4 | 110K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 0.42% | 4 | 110K | 7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Captain Fin’s and Channel Islands’ 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.

- **Captain Fin**: Measured on the search term “captain fin”.
- **Channel Islands**: Measured on the search term “channel islands”.

- [Captain Fin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/captain-fin)
- [Channel Islands profile](/demand/global-en/brands/channel-islands)
- [All surf fin brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/surf-fin-brands): 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, Captain Fin or Channel Islands?

In August 2026, Channel Islands had more branded searches than Captain Fin among surf fin brands worldwide. Channel Islands was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Captain Fin’s 6.6K, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Captain Fin’s 0.42%.

## Cite this page

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