--- title: "Hawk Performance vs PowerStop: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Hawk Performance or PowerStop more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brake pad 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/hawk-performance-vs-powerstop" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hawk Performance vs PowerStop: Which is searched more? Is Hawk Performance or PowerStop more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Brake pad 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**: Hawk Performance and PowerStop - **Competitive set**: Brake pad brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hawk Performance Share of Search**: 3.7% - **PowerStop Share of Search**: 2.9% ## Is Hawk Performance or PowerStop more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hawk Performance had more branded searches than PowerStop among brake pad brands worldwide. Hawk Performance had about 2,400 branded searches, while PowerStop had 1,900. Hawk Performance made up 3.7% of all brake pad brand searches we track, and PowerStop accounted for 2.9%. - Hawk Performance was ahead of PowerStop in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hawk Performance’s share of searches among brake pad brands worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PowerStop’s share of searches among brake pad brands worldwide moved from 3% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. ## Top brake pad brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Hawk Performance was mentioned in one out of four: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in the Google AI Overview. PowerStop was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Hawk Performance and PowerStop were each listed first in one of the two 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Akebono | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Bosch | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Hawk Performance | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | PowerStop | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Brembo | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | EBC Brakes | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Ferodo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Textar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Pagid | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about brake pad brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which brake pads should I buy for my car?": 1. Akebono, 2. Bosch - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best brake pad brands?": 1. Akebono, 2. Bosch, 3. PowerStop, 4. Brembo - Asked ChatGPT "Are ceramic or semi-metallic brake pads better for daily driving?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "best brake pads": 1. Akebono, 2. Bosch, 3. Hawk Performance, 4. EBC Brakes Not named in any answer: Ferodo, Textar and Pagid. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for brake pad brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, PowerStop lost share of searches among brake pad brands worldwide, from 3.5% to 2.9%. - Hawk Performance’s share of searches among brake pad brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.3% to 3.7% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hawk Performance estimated searches | Hawk Performance Share of Search | Hawk Performance rank | PowerStop estimated searches | PowerStop Share of Search | PowerStop rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 4.4% | 7 | 2.4K | 3% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 7 | 2.4K | 3.4% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 3.6% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.5% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 4.7% | 6 | 1.9K | 3.1% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 4.5% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 4.4% | 6 | 2.4K | 2.9% | 9 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 7 | 2.4K | 3.2% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 4.3% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 4.2% | 7 | 2.4K | 3.5% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 4.2% | 7 | 2.4K | 3.5% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 3.7% | 7 | 1.9K | 2.9% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hawk Performance’s and PowerStop’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. - **Hawk Performance**: Measured on the search term “hawk brake pads”. - **PowerStop**: Measured on the search term “power stop brake pads”. - [Hawk Performance profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hawk-performance) - [PowerStop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/powerstop) - [All brake pad brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/brake-pad-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Hawk Performance or PowerStop more popular in search? In September 2026, Hawk Performance had more branded searches than PowerStop among brake pad brands worldwide. Hawk Performance had about 2,400 branded searches, while PowerStop had 1,900. Hawk Performance made up 3.7% of all brake pad brand searches we track, and PowerStop accounted for 2.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hawk Performance vs PowerStop: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hawk-performance-vs-powerstop This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hawk-performance-vs-powerstop. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.