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

Which is more popular in search, Crocs or Reef? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sandals 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**: Crocs and Reef
- **Competitive set**: Sandals
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Crocs Share of Search**: 46.7%
- **Reef Share of Search**: 0.69%

## Which is more popular in search, Crocs or Reef?

- In August 2026, Crocs had more branded searches than Reef among sandals worldwide. Crocs was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Reef’s 135K, and held a 46.7% Share of Search versus Reef’s 0.69%.
- Crocs was ahead of Reef in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crocs’ estimated Share of Search among sandals worldwide moved from 55.2% to 46.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.5M to 9.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Reef’s estimated Share of Search among sandals worldwide moved from 0.37% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 135K.

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

- Crocs’ estimated Share of Search among sandals worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 43.8% to 46.7% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Reef worldwide rose 172.7% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 135K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Crocs estimated searches | Crocs Share of Search | Crocs rank | Reef estimated searches | Reef Share of Search | Reef rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.5M | 55.2% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.37% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 53.2% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.29% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.1M | 48.9% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.26% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.1M | 53.2% | 1 | 49.5K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1M | 53% | 1 | 74K | 0.64% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.1M | 54.7% | 1 | 165K | 0.99% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.1M | 49.8% | 1 | 165K | 0.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 9.1M | 43.8% | 2 | 246K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.1M | 46.4% | 1 | 246K | 1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 11.1M | 46.4% | 1 | 201K | 0.84% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.1M | 46.7% | 1 | 135K | 0.69% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crocs’ and Reef’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.

- **Crocs**: Measured on the search term “crocs”.
- **Reef**: Measured on the search term “reef sandals”.

- [Crocs profile](/demand/global-en/brands/crocs)
- [Reef profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reef-sandals)
- [All sandals worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sandals): 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, Crocs or Reef?

In August 2026, Crocs had more branded searches than Reef among sandals worldwide. Crocs was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Reef’s 135K, and held a 46.7% Share of Search versus Reef’s 0.69%.

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