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title: "Fitbit vs Polar: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fitbit or Polar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness watch 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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# Fitbit vs Polar: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fitbit or Polar? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness watch 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**: Fitbit and Polar
- **Competitive set**: Fitness watch brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fitbit Share of Search**: 17.3%
- **Polar Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, Fitbit or Polar?

- In August 2026, Fitbit had more branded searches than Polar among fitness watch brands worldwide. Fitbit was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Polar’s 25.5K, and held a 17.3% Share of Search versus Polar’s 0.33%.
- Fitbit was ahead of Polar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fitbit’s estimated Share of Search among fitness watch brands worldwide moved from 19.9% to 17.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1M to 1.3M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polar’s estimated Share of Search among fitness watch brands worldwide moved from 0.56% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.6K to 25.5K.

## How did search popularity change for fitness watch brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Fitbit lost estimated Share of Search among fitness watch brands worldwide, from 20.1% to 17.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Polar worldwide fell 19.3% over 11 measured months, from 31.6K to 25.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fitbit estimated searches | Fitbit Share of Search | Fitbit rank | Polar estimated searches | Polar Share of Search | Polar rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.1M | 19.9% | 2 | 31.6K | 0.56% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 19.4% | 2 | 38.1K | 0.54% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.1M | 17.4% | 2 | 32.2K | 0.49% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.1M | 17.2% | 2 | 35.9K | 0.54% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 932K | 17.3% | 2 | 29.1K | 0.54% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 952K | 15.1% | 2 | 32.7K | 0.52% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.1M | 17.4% | 2 | 27K | 0.42% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2M | 26.3% | 2 | 27.3K | 0.36% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6M | 23.2% | 2 | 24.1K | 0.34% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3M | 20.1% | 2 | 24.8K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3M | 17.3% | 2 | 25.5K | 0.33% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fitbit’s and Polar’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.

- **Fitbit**: Measured on the search terms “fitbit”, “fitbit charge”, “fitbit com”, “fitbit fitness watch”, “fitbit sense”, “fitbit smartwatch”, “fitbit versa” and “smartwatch fitbit”, summed into one figure.
- **Polar**: Measured on the search terms “fitness watch polar”, “polar com”, “polar ignite”, “polar smartwatch”, “polar vantage” and “smartwatch polar”, summed into one figure.

- [Fitbit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fitbit)
- [Polar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/polar)
- [All fitness watch brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fitness-watch-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Fitbit or Polar?

In August 2026, Fitbit had more branded searches than Polar among fitness watch brands worldwide. Fitbit was estimated to have 1.3M branded searches compared to Polar’s 25.5K, and held a 17.3% Share of Search versus Polar’s 0.33%.

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