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title: "FLIR vs RIDGID: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is FLIR or RIDGID more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inspection camera 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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# FLIR vs RIDGID: Which is searched more?

Is FLIR or RIDGID more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Inspection camera 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**: FLIR and RIDGID
- **Competitive set**: Inspection camera brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **FLIR Share of Search**: 66.6%
- **RIDGID Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Is FLIR or RIDGID more popular in search?

- In September 2026, FLIR had more branded searches than RIDGID among inspection camera brands worldwide. FLIR had about 40,500 branded searches, while RIDGID had 880. FLIR made up 66.6% of all inspection camera brand searches we track, and RIDGID accounted for 1.4%.
- FLIR was ahead of RIDGID in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, FLIR’s share of searches among inspection camera brands worldwide moved from 70.8% to 66.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, RIDGID’s share of searches among inspection camera brands worldwide moved from 1.2% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 880.

## How did search popularity change for inspection camera brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, FLIR lost share of searches among inspection camera brands worldwide, from 70.7% to 66.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for RIDGID worldwide fell 12% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 880 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | FLIR estimated searches | FLIR Share of Search | FLIR rank | RIDGID estimated searches | RIDGID Share of Search | RIDGID rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 70.8% | 1 | 1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 69.8% | 1 | 1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 70.1% | 1 | 880 | 1% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 67.1% | 1 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 68.9% | 1 | 1K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 70.3% | 1 | 1K | 1.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 67.7% | 1 | 880 | 1.2% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 70.1% | 1 | 720 | 1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 71.7% | 1 | 720 | 1% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 70.9% | 1 | 880 | 1.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 70.7% | 1 | 880 | 1.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 66.6% | 1 | 880 | 1.4% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using FLIR’s and RIDGID’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.

- **FLIR**: Measured on the search term “flir”.
- **RIDGID**: Measured on the search term “ridgid inspection camera”.

- [FLIR profile](/demand/global-en/brands/flir)
- [RIDGID profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ridgid)
- [All inspection camera brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/inspection-camera-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is FLIR or RIDGID more popular in search?

In September 2026, FLIR had more branded searches than RIDGID among inspection camera brands worldwide. FLIR had about 40,500 branded searches, while RIDGID had 880. FLIR made up 66.6% of all inspection camera brand searches we track, and RIDGID accounted for 1.4%.

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