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title: "Clarks vs Salomon: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Clarks or Salomon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Waterproof boots 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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# Clarks vs Salomon: Which is searched more?

Is Clarks or Salomon more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Waterproof boots 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**: Clarks and Salomon
- **Competitive set**: Waterproof boots brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Clarks Share of Search**: 13.4%
- **Salomon Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Is Clarks or Salomon more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Clarks had more branded searches than Salomon among waterproof boots brands worldwide. Clarks had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Salomon had 880. Clarks made up 13.4% of all waterproof boots brand searches we track, and Salomon accounted for <0.01%.
- Clarks was ahead of Salomon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Clarks’ share of searches among waterproof boots brands worldwide moved from 12% to 13.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Salomon’s share of searches among waterproof boots brands worldwide moved from 0.06% to <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 880.

## Top waterproof boots brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Salomon was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Clarks did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Merrell | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| KEEN | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Timberland | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Columbia | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Hunter | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Bogs | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Salomon | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Skechers | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Clarks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ariat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about waterproof boots brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which waterproof boots brand should I buy?": 1. Merrell, 2. KEEN, 3. Timberland, 4. Columbia, 5. Salomon
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best waterproof boots brands?": 1. Merrell, 2. KEEN, 3. Salomon, 4. Bogs, 5. Hunter, 6. Timberland, 7. Columbia
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best waterproof boots brand for wet weather?": 1. Merrell, 2. KEEN, 3. Hunter, 4. Bogs, 5. Timberland
- Searched Google, AI Overview "waterproof work boots": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "women's waterproof boots": 1. Columbia, 2. Timberland, 3. Merrell

Not named in any answer: Skechers, Clarks and Ariat.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for waterproof boots brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Clarks lost share of searches among waterproof boots brands worldwide, from 15.9% to 13.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Salomon worldwide fell 89.1% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 880 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Clarks estimated searches | Clarks Share of Search | Clarks rank | Salomon estimated searches | Salomon Share of Search | Salomon rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 12% | 3 | 8.1K | 0.06% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 11.1% | 3 | 1.3K | <0.01% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 10.8% | 3 | 4.4K | 0.03% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 11.9% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.01% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 12.6% | 3 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 13.9% | 3 | 590 | <0.01% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 13.9% | 3 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 12.4% | 3 | 1K | <0.01% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 14.5% | 2 | 480 | <0.01% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 15.9% | 3 | 390 | <0.01% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 15.9% | 3 | 590 | <0.01% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5M | 13.4% | 3 | 880 | <0.01% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clarks’ and Salomon’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.

- **Clarks**: Measured on the search term “clarks”.
- **Salomon**: Measured on the search term “salomon waterproof boots”.

- [Clarks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clarks)
- [Salomon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/salomon)
- [All waterproof boots brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/waterproof-boots-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Clarks or Salomon more popular in search?

In September 2026, Clarks had more branded searches than Salomon among waterproof boots brands worldwide. Clarks had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Salomon had 880. Clarks made up 13.4% of all waterproof boots brand searches we track, and Salomon accounted for <0.01%.

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