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title: "Hamskea vs QAD: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Hamskea or QAD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drop away rest 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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# Hamskea vs QAD: Which is searched more?

Is Hamskea or QAD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drop away rest 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**: Hamskea and QAD
- **Competitive set**: Drop away rest brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hamskea Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **QAD Share of Search**: 4.9%

## Is Hamskea or QAD more popular in search?

- In September 2026, QAD had more branded searches than Hamskea among drop away rest brands worldwide. QAD had about 5,800 branded searches, while Hamskea had 1,600. QAD made up 4.9% of all drop away rest brand searches we track, and Hamskea accounted for 1.4%.
- QAD was ahead of Hamskea in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hamskea’s share of searches among drop away rest brands worldwide moved from 0.8% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, QAD’s share of searches among drop away rest brands worldwide moved from 2.9% to 4.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.8K to 5.8K.

## Top drop away rest brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, both Hamskea and QAD showed up in all four answers. QAD was listed before Hamskea in two of them.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hamskea | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| QAD | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Trophy Ridge | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Mathews | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Ripcord | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Hoyt | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about drop away rest brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which drop away rest brand should I buy?": 1. QAD, 2. Hamskea, 3. Trophy Ridge, 4. Mathews, 5. Hoyt
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best drop away rest brands?": 1. QAD, 2. Hamskea, 3. Trophy Ridge, 4. Ripcord
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best drop away rest brand for archery accuracy?": 1. Hamskea, 2. QAD
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best drop away rest": 1. Hamskea, 2. QAD

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 drop away rest brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, QAD lost share of searches among drop away rest brands worldwide, from 5.7% to 4.9%.
- Hamskea’s share of searches among drop away rest brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.3% to 1.4% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hamskea estimated searches | Hamskea Share of Search | Hamskea rank | QAD estimated searches | QAD Share of Search | QAD rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 0.8% | 6 | 4.8K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 1.9% | 6 | 5.8K | 3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 6 | 4.3K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 2.5% | 6 | 3.5K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 2.6% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 2.5% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 2.6% | 6 | 2.3K | 3.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 6 | 2.3K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 2.3% | 6 | 3.5K | 5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 2.1% | 6 | 4.3K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 6 | 6.5K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 1.4% | 6 | 5.8K | 4.9% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hamskea’s and QAD’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.

- **Hamskea**: Measured on the search term “hamskea”.
- **QAD**: Measured on the search terms “qad rest” and “qad ultrarest”, summed into one figure.

- [Hamskea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hamskea)
- [QAD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/qad-archery)
- [All drop away rest brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/drop-away-rest-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 Hamskea or QAD more popular in search?

In September 2026, QAD had more branded searches than Hamskea among drop away rest brands worldwide. QAD had about 5,800 branded searches, while Hamskea had 1,600. QAD made up 4.9% of all drop away rest brand searches we track, and Hamskea accounted for 1.4%.

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