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title: "Horseware vs Shires: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Horseware or Shires? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Horse rugs 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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# Horseware vs Shires: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Horseware or Shires? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Horse rugs 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**: Horseware and Shires
- **Competitive set**: Horse rugs
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Horseware Share of Search**: 24.7%
- **Shires Share of Search**: 16.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Horseware or Shires?

- In August 2026, Horseware had more branded searches than Shires among horse rugs worldwide. Horseware was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Shires’ 5.4K, and held a 24.7% Share of Search versus Shires’ 16.4%.
- Horseware was ahead of Shires in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Horseware’s estimated Share of Search among horse rugs worldwide moved from 27.4% to 24.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shires’ estimated Share of Search among horse rugs worldwide moved from 14.9% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 5.4K.

## How did search popularity change for horse rugs worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Horseware gained estimated Share of Search among horse rugs worldwide, from 23.7% to 24.7%.
- In August 2026, Shires lost estimated Share of Search among horse rugs worldwide, from 19.4% to 16.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Horseware estimated searches | Horseware Share of Search | Horseware rank | Shires estimated searches | Shires Share of Search | Shires rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 27.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 28.3% | 2 | 6.6K | 12.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 26.3% | 2 | 5.4K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 25% | 2 | 5.4K | 13.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 24.3% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 20.9% | 2 | 6.6K | 17% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 24.5% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 24.5% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 24.6% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 23.7% | 2 | 5.4K | 19.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 24.7% | 2 | 5.4K | 16.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Horseware’s and Shires’ 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.

- **Horseware**: Measured on the search term “horseware rugs”.
- **Shires**: Measured on the search term “shires equestrian”.

- [Horseware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/horseware)
- [Shires profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shires)
- [All horse rugs worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/horse-rugs): 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, Horseware or Shires?

In August 2026, Horseware had more branded searches than Shires among horse rugs worldwide. Horseware was estimated to have 8.1K branded searches compared to Shires’ 5.4K, and held a 24.7% Share of Search versus Shires’ 16.4%.

## Cite this page

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