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title: "Forrest vs Freud: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Forrest or Freud more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Saw 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."
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# Forrest vs Freud: Which is searched more?

Is Forrest or Freud more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Saw 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**: Forrest and Freud
- **Competitive set**: Saw blade brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Forrest Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Freud Share of Search**: 12.6%

## Is Forrest or Freud more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Freud had more branded searches than Forrest among saw blade brands worldwide. Freud had about 368,000 branded searches, while Forrest had 1,300. Freud made up 12.6% of all saw blade brand searches we track, and Forrest accounted for 0.04%.
- Freud was ahead of Forrest in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Forrest’s share of searches among saw blade brands worldwide held steady at 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Freud’s share of searches among saw blade brands worldwide moved from 11.5% to 12.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 368K.

## Top saw blade brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Freud was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Forrest was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Forrest was listed before Freud 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diablo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Freud | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Forrest | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| CMT | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Makita | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| DeWalt | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Irwin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Bosch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about saw blade brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which saw blade brand should I buy?": 1. Diablo, 2. Freud, 3. CMT
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best saw blade brands?": 1. Forrest, 2. Freud, 3. Diablo, 4. CMT, 5. Makita, 6. DeWalt
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best saw blade brand for wood cutting?": 1. Forrest, 2. Diablo, 3. Freud, 4. CMT
- Searched Google, AI Overview "circular saw blade": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "metal cutting blade": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Irwin and Bosch.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for saw blade brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Freud gained share of searches among saw blade brands worldwide, from 11.5% to 12.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Forrest worldwide fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.3K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Forrest estimated searches | Forrest Share of Search | Forrest rank | Freud estimated searches | Freud Share of Search | Freud rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 8 | 450K | 11.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 0.06% | 8 | 450K | 13.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 0.06% | 8 | 368K | 11.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 0.08% | 8 | 450K | 15.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.07% | 8 | 368K | 13.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.06% | 8 | 450K | 15.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 0.05% | 8 | 450K | 15.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 0.04% | 8 | 450K | 15.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 0.05% | 8 | 368K | 13.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 0.06% | 8 | 301K | 13% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 0.05% | 8 | 301K | 11.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 0.04% | 8 | 368K | 12.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Forrest’s and Freud’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.

- **Forrest**: Measured on the search term “forrest saw blade”.
- **Freud**: Measured on the search term “freud”.

- [Forrest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/forrest)
- [Freud profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freud)
- [All saw blade brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/saw-blade-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Forrest or Freud more popular in search?

In September 2026, Freud had more branded searches than Forrest among saw blade brands worldwide. Freud had about 368,000 branded searches, while Forrest had 1,300. Freud made up 12.6% of all saw blade brand searches we track, and Forrest accounted for 0.04%.

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