--- title: "Forester vs Stihl: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Forester or Stihl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brush blade 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/forester-tools-vs-stihl" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Forester vs Stihl: Which is searched more? Is Forester or Stihl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brush blade 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**: Forester and Stihl - **Competitive set**: Brush blade brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Forester Share of Search**: 0.01% - **Stihl Share of Search**: 26.9% ## Is Forester or Stihl more popular in search? - In September 2026, Stihl had more branded searches than Forester among brush blade brands worldwide. Stihl had about 823,000 branded searches, while Forester had 320. Stihl made up 26.9% of all brush blade brand searches we track, and Forester accounted for 0.01%. - Stihl was ahead of Forester in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Forester’s share of searches among brush blade brands worldwide held steady at 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stihl’s share of searches among brush blade brands worldwide held steady at 26.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. ## Top brush blade brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Forester was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Stihl was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Forester was listed before Stihl in two out of three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oregon | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Stihl | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Forester | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Husqvarna | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ECHO | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about brush blade brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which brush blade brand should I buy?": 1. Oregon, 2. Forester, 3. Husqvarna, 4. Stihl - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best brush blade brands?": 1. Forester, 2. Stihl, 3. Oregon, 4. ECHO, 5. Husqvarna - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best brush blade brand for heavy garden clearing?": 1. Oregon, 2. Stihl, 3. Husqvarna, 4. ECHO - Searched Google, AI Overview "brush cutter blade": 1. Forester - Searched Google, AI Overview "weed cutting blade": 1. Husqvarna Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for brush blade brands worldwide in September 2026? - Stihl’s share of searches among brush blade brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 30.9% to 26.9% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Forester estimated searches | Forester Share of Search | Forester rank | Stihl estimated searches | Stihl Share of Search | Stihl rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 320 | 0.01% | 5 | 823K | 26.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 30.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 33.1% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 26.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 | 823K | 31% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 390 | 0.01% | 5 | 1M | 30.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 0.02% | 5 | 1M | 29.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 590 | 0.02% | 5 | 1M | 28.4% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 0.01% | 5 | 1M | 30.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 0.01% | 5 | 823K | 29% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 390 | 0.01% | 5 | 823K | 26.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 320 | 0.01% | 5 | 823K | 26.9% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Forester’s and Stihl’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. - **Forester**: Measured on the search term “forester brush blade”. - **Stihl**: Measured on the search term “stihl”. - [Forester profile](/demand/global-en/brands/forester-tools) - [Stihl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stihl) - [All brush blade brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/brush-blade-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Forester or Stihl more popular in search? In September 2026, Stihl had more branded searches than Forester among brush blade brands worldwide. Stihl had about 823,000 branded searches, while Forester had 320. Stihl made up 26.9% of all brush blade brand searches we track, and Forester accounted for 0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Forester vs Stihl: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/forester-tools-vs-stihl This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/forester-tools-vs-stihl. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.