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title: "Caterpillar vs Portwest: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Portwest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hi vis workwear 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 Portwest: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Portwest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hi vis workwear 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 Portwest
- **Competitive set**: Hi vis workwear
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Caterpillar Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **Portwest Share of Search**: 0.14%

## Which is more popular in search, Caterpillar or Portwest?

- In August 2026, Caterpillar had more branded searches than Portwest among hi vis workwear worldwide. Caterpillar was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Portwest’s 110, and held a 3.1% Share of Search versus Portwest’s 0.14%.
- Caterpillar was ahead of Portwest 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 hi vis workwear worldwide moved from 2.5% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Portwest’s estimated Share of Search among hi vis workwear worldwide moved from 0.06% to 0.14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 110.

## How did search popularity change for hi vis workwear worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Caterpillar lost estimated Share of Search among hi vis workwear worldwide, from 3.7% to 3.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Portwest worldwide rose 57.1% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 110 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Caterpillar estimated searches | Caterpillar Share of Search | Caterpillar rank | Portwest estimated searches | Portwest Share of Search | Portwest rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 2.5% | 4 | 70 | 0.06% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 2.4% | 4 | 70 | 0.06% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 2.6% | 4 | 40 | 0.04% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 2.7% | 4 | 50 | 0.06% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 2.7% | 4 | 50 | 0.06% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 3.2% | 4 | 90 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 2.8% | 4 | 70 | 0.08% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 2.7% | 4 | 90 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 3.2% | 4 | 90 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 3.7% | 4 | 90 | 0.14% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 3.1% | 4 | 110 | 0.14% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Caterpillar’s and Portwest’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”.
- **Portwest**: Measured on the search term “portwest nz”.

- [Caterpillar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/caterpillar)
- [Portwest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/portwest)
- [All hi vis workwear worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hi-vis-workwear): 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, Caterpillar or Portwest?

In August 2026, Caterpillar had more branded searches than Portwest among hi vis workwear worldwide. Caterpillar was estimated to have 2.4K branded searches compared to Portwest’s 110, and held a 3.1% Share of Search versus Portwest’s 0.14%.

## Cite this page

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