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title: "Channel Islands vs FCS: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Channel Islands or FCS? 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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# Channel Islands vs FCS: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Channel Islands or FCS? 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**: Channel Islands and FCS
- **Competitive set**: Surf fin brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Channel Islands Share of Search**: 7%
- **FCS Share of Search**: 28.6%

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

- In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than Channel Islands among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Channel Islands’ 110K, and held a 28.6% Share of Search versus Channel Islands’ 7%.
- FCS was ahead of Channel Islands in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FCS’s estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 33.7% to 28.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 450K.

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

- In August 2026, FCS gained estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide, from 21.5% to 28.6%.
- In August 2026, Channel Islands gained estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide, from 6.4% to 7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Channel Islands estimated searches | Channel Islands Share of Search | Channel Islands rank | FCS estimated searches | FCS Share of Search | FCS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 4.5% | 3 | 673K | 33.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 4.2% | 3 | 823K | 38.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 3 | 1M | 47.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 5.7% | 3 | 823K | 42.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 3 | 550K | 33.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 5.8% | 3 | 550K | 29.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 6.1% | 3 | 673K | 37.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 7% | 3 | 550K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 7.4% | 3 | 368K | 24.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 6.4% | 3 | 368K | 21.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 7% | 3 | 450K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Channel Islands’ and FCS’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”.
- **FCS**: Measured on the search term “fcs”.

- [Channel Islands profile](/demand/global-en/brands/channel-islands)
- [FCS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fcs)
- [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, Channel Islands or FCS?

In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than Channel Islands among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Channel Islands’ 110K, and held a 28.6% Share of Search versus Channel Islands’ 7%.

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Brandwave. "Channel Islands vs FCS: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/channel-islands-vs-fcs

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