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title: "Hard Yakka vs Portwest: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hard Yakka or Portwest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hi vis clothing 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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# Hard Yakka vs Portwest: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Hard Yakka or Portwest? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hi vis clothing 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**: Hard Yakka and Portwest
- **Competitive set**: Hi vis clothing brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hard Yakka Share of Search**: 80.1%
- **Portwest Share of Search**: 0.49%

## Which is more popular in search, Hard Yakka or Portwest?

- In August 2026, Hard Yakka had more branded searches than Portwest among hi vis clothing brands worldwide. Hard Yakka was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Portwest’s 110, and held an 80.1% Share of Search versus Portwest’s 0.49%.
- Hard Yakka was ahead of Portwest in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hard Yakka’s estimated Share of Search among hi vis clothing brands worldwide moved from 82% to 80.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Portwest’s estimated Share of Search among hi vis clothing brands worldwide moved from 0.32% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 110.

## How did search popularity change for hi vis clothing brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Hard Yakka gained estimated Share of Search among hi vis clothing brands worldwide, from 78.4% to 80.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Portwest worldwide rose 57.1% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 110 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hard Yakka estimated searches | Hard Yakka Share of Search | Hard Yakka rank | Portwest estimated searches | Portwest Share of Search | Portwest rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 82% | 1 | 70 | 0.32% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 82% | 1 | 70 | 0.32% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 80.7% | 1 | 40 | 0.27% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 79.3% | 1 | 50 | 0.27% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 79% | 1 | 50 | 0.27% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 82% | 1 | 90 | 0.41% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 82% | 1 | 70 | 0.32% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 79.8% | 1 | 90 | 0.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 78.8% | 1 | 90 | 0.39% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 78.4% | 1 | 90 | 0.48% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 80.1% | 1 | 110 | 0.49% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hard Yakka’s and Portwest’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.

- **Hard Yakka**: Measured on the search term “hardyakka”.
- **Portwest**: Measured on the search term “portwest nz”.

- [Hard Yakka profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hard-yakka)
- [Portwest profile](/demand/global-en/brands/portwest)
- [All hi vis clothing brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hi-vis-clothing-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Hard Yakka or Portwest?

In August 2026, Hard Yakka had more branded searches than Portwest among hi vis clothing brands worldwide. Hard Yakka was estimated to have 18.1K branded searches compared to Portwest’s 110, and held an 80.1% Share of Search versus Portwest’s 0.49%.

## Cite this page

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