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title: "Carhartt vs KEEN: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Carhartt or KEEN? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steel toe 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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# Carhartt vs KEEN: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Carhartt or KEEN? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steel toe 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**: Carhartt and KEEN
- **Competitive set**: Steel toe boot brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Carhartt Share of Search**: 0.08%
- **KEEN Share of Search**: 0.28%

## Which is more popular in search, Carhartt or KEEN?

- In September 2026, KEEN had more branded searches than Carhartt among steel toe boot brands worldwide. KEEN was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Carhartt’s 4.4K, and held a 0.28% Share of Search versus Carhartt’s 0.08%.
- KEEN was ahead of Carhartt in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Carhartt’s estimated Share of Search among steel toe boot brands worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.08%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 4.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, KEEN’s estimated Share of Search among steel toe boot brands worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for steel toe boot brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Carhartt rose from 7th to 6th among steel toe boot brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Carhartt estimated searches | Carhartt Share of Search | Carhartt rank | KEEN estimated searches | KEEN Share of Search | KEEN rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.07% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.05% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.14% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 0.09% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.16% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.07% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.18% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 0.09% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.29% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 0.07% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.24% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 0.08% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.31% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 0.09% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.35% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 0.1% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.41% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 0.09% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 0.09% | 7 | 14.8K | 0.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 0.08% | 6 | 14.8K | 0.28% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carhartt’s and KEEN’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.

- **Carhartt**: Measured on the search term “carhartt steel toe boot”.
- **KEEN**: Measured on the search term “hiking boots keen”.

- [Carhartt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/carhartt)
- [KEEN profile](/demand/global-en/brands/keen-footwear)
- [All steel toe boot brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/steel-toe-boot-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Carhartt or KEEN?

In September 2026, KEEN had more branded searches than Carhartt among steel toe boot brands worldwide. KEEN was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Carhartt’s 4.4K, and held a 0.28% Share of Search versus Carhartt’s 0.08%.

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