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title: "Highfield vs Virtual College: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Highfield or Virtual College? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Food safety training 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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# Highfield vs Virtual College: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Highfield or Virtual College? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Food safety training 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**: Highfield and Virtual College
- **Competitive set**: Food safety training
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highfield Share of Search**: 7%
- **Virtual College Share of Search**: 78.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Highfield or Virtual College?

- In August 2026, Virtual College had more branded searches than Highfield among food safety training worldwide. Virtual College was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Highfield’s 590, and held a 78.9% Share of Search versus Highfield’s 7%.
- Virtual College was ahead of Highfield in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Highfield’s estimated Share of Search among food safety training worldwide moved from 8.4% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 590.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Virtual College’s estimated Share of Search among food safety training worldwide moved from 77.3% to 78.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.

## How did search popularity change for food safety training worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Virtual College lost estimated Share of Search among food safety training worldwide, from 79.9% to 78.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Highfield worldwide fell 33% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 590 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Highfield estimated searches | Highfield Share of Search | Highfield rank | Virtual College estimated searches | Virtual College Share of Search | Virtual College rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 8.4% | 3 | 8.1K | 77.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 7.2% | 3 | 8.1K | 80.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 7.9% | 3 | 5.4K | 72.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 880 | 6.8% | 3 | 9.9K | 76.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 880 | 8.1% | 3 | 8.1K | 74.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 8.1% | 3 | 8.1K | 75% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 720 | 5.7% | 3 | 9.9K | 78% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 720 | 6.6% | 3 | 8.1K | 74.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 720 | 7.2% | 3 | 8.1K | 81.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 590 | 7.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 79.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 590 | 7% | 3 | 6.6K | 78.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Highfield’s and Virtual College’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.

- **Highfield**: Measured on the search term “highfield training”.
- **Virtual College**: Measured on the search term “virtual college”.

- [Highfield profile](/demand/global-en/brands/highfield)
- [Virtual College profile](/demand/global-en/brands/virtual-college)
- [All food safety training worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/food-safety-training): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Highfield or Virtual College?

In August 2026, Virtual College had more branded searches than Highfield among food safety training worldwide. Virtual College was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Highfield’s 590, and held a 78.9% Share of Search versus Highfield’s 7%.

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