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title: "FCS vs NVS: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, FCS or NVS? 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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# FCS vs NVS: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, FCS or NVS? 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**: FCS and NVS
- **Competitive set**: Surf fin brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FCS Share of Search**: 28.7%
- **NVS Share of Search**: 0.08%

## Which is more popular in search, FCS or NVS?

- In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than NVS among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to NVS’s 1.3K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus NVS’s 0.08%.
- FCS was ahead of NVS in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FCS’s estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 33.8% to 28.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NVS’s estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.08%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3K.

## 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 21.6% to 28.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | FCS estimated searches | FCS Share of Search | FCS rank | NVS estimated searches | NVS Share of Search | NVS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 33.8% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 38.4% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.07% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 47.5% | 1 | 1.3K | 0.06% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 42.3% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 33.3% | 2 | 1K | 0.06% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 29.1% | 2 | 1K | 0.05% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 37.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 28.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 24.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.09% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 21.6% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.08% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 28.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.08% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FCS’s and NVS’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.

- **FCS**: Measured on the search term “fcs”.
- **NVS**: Measured on the search term “nvs fins”.

- [FCS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fcs)
- [NVS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nvs)
- [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, FCS or NVS?

In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than NVS among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to NVS’s 1.3K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus NVS’s 0.08%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "FCS vs NVS: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/fcs-vs-nvs

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