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

Which is more popular in search, Channel Islands or DHD? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Surfboard 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**: Channel Islands and DHD
- **Competitive set**: Surfboard brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Channel Islands Share of Search**: 7.6%
- **DHD Share of Search**: 6.3%

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

- In August 2026, Channel Islands had more branded searches than DHD among surfboard brands worldwide. Channel Islands was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to DHD’s 90.5K, and held a 7.6% Share of Search versus DHD’s 6.3%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Channel Islands took it in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Channel Islands’ estimated Share of Search among surfboard brands worldwide moved from 6.4% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 110K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DHD’s estimated Share of Search among surfboard brands worldwide moved from 6.4% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Channel Islands gained estimated Share of Search among surfboard brands worldwide, from 6.4% to 7.6%.
- In August 2026, DHD gained estimated Share of Search among surfboard brands worldwide, from 5.3% to 6.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Channel Islands estimated searches | Channel Islands Share of Search | Channel Islands rank | DHD estimated searches | DHD Share of Search | DHD rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 6.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 6.1% | 3 | 165K | 11.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 6.3% | 3 | 110K | 7.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 6.3% | 2 | 110K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 6.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 7.5% | 2 | 110K | 7.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 6.3% | 2 | 110K | 6.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 6.4% | 2 | 110K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 6.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 6.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 7.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Channel Islands’ and DHD’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.

- **Channel Islands**: Measured on the search term “channel islands”.
- **DHD**: Measured on the search term “dhd”.

- [Channel Islands profile](/demand/global-en/brands/channel-islands)
- [DHD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dhd)
- [All surfboard brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/surfboard-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Channel Islands or DHD?

In August 2026, Channel Islands had more branded searches than DHD among surfboard brands worldwide. Channel Islands was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to DHD’s 90.5K, and held a 7.6% Share of Search versus DHD’s 6.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Channel Islands vs DHD: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/channel-islands-vs-dhd

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