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

Which is more popular in search, FCS or True Ames? 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 True Ames
- **Competitive set**: Surf fin brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **FCS Share of Search**: 28.7%
- **True Ames Share of Search**: 0.1%

## Which is more popular in search, FCS or True Ames?

- In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than True Ames among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to True Ames’ 1.6K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus True Ames’ 0.1%.
- FCS was ahead of True Ames 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, True Ames’ estimated Share of Search among surf fin brands worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.6K.

## 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%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for True Ames worldwide rose 23.1% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FCS estimated searches | FCS Share of Search | FCS rank | True Ames estimated searches | True Ames Share of Search | True Ames rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 33.8% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 38.4% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.06% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 47.5% | 1 | 1.3K | 0.06% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 42.3% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.07% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 33.3% | 2 | 1.3K | 0.08% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 29.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.08% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 37.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.09% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 28.7% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 24.7% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.11% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 21.6% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.09% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 28.7% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FCS’s and True Ames’ 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”.
- **True Ames**: Measured on the search term “true ames fins”.

- [FCS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fcs)
- [True Ames profile](/demand/global-en/brands/true-ames)
- [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 True Ames?

In August 2026, FCS had more branded searches than True Ames among surf fin brands worldwide. FCS was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to True Ames’ 1.6K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus True Ames’ 0.1%.

## Cite this page

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