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title: "Flexi vs Ruffwear: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Flexi or Ruffwear? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dog leash 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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# Flexi vs Ruffwear: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Flexi or Ruffwear? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dog leash 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**: Flexi and Ruffwear
- **Competitive set**: Dog leash brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Flexi Share of Search**: 2.8%
- **Ruffwear Share of Search**: 49%

## Which is more popular in search, Flexi or Ruffwear?

- In August 2026, Ruffwear had more branded searches than Flexi among dog leash brands worldwide. Ruffwear was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Flexi’s 4.2K, and held a 49% Share of Search versus Flexi’s 2.8%.
- Ruffwear was ahead of Flexi in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flexi’s estimated Share of Search among dog leash brands worldwide held steady at 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4K to 4.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ruffwear’s estimated Share of Search among dog leash brands worldwide moved from 42.4% to 49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 74K.

## How did search popularity change for dog leash brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ruffwear lost estimated Share of Search among dog leash brands worldwide, from 50.6% to 49%.

## Month by month

| Month | Flexi estimated searches | Flexi Share of Search | Flexi rank | Ruffwear estimated searches | Ruffwear Share of Search | Ruffwear rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4K | 2.8% | 6 | 60.5K | 42.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.7K | 2% | 6 | 90.5K | 49.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 2.1% | 6 | 74K | 47.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4K | 2.4% | 6 | 74K | 44.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.7K | 2.7% | 6 | 60.5K | 44.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.5K | 2.8% | 6 | 74K | 46.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 4K | 2.7% | 6 | 74K | 49.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.7K | 2.5% | 6 | 74K | 49.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.2K | 2.2% | 6 | 74K | 51.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.7K | 2.5% | 6 | 74K | 50.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.2K | 2.8% | 6 | 74K | 49% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flexi’s and Ruffwear’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.

- **Flexi**: Measured on the search terms “flexi dog lead” and “flexi lead”, summed into one figure.
- **Ruffwear**: Measured on the search term “ruffwear”.

- [Flexi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flexi)
- [Ruffwear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ruffwear)
- [All dog leash brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dog-leash-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, Flexi or Ruffwear?

In August 2026, Ruffwear had more branded searches than Flexi among dog leash brands worldwide. Ruffwear was estimated to have 74K branded searches compared to Flexi’s 4.2K, and held a 49% Share of Search versus Flexi’s 2.8%.

## Cite this page

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