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title: "Kate Spade vs Michael Kors: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kate Spade or Michael Kors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Handbag 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Kate Spade vs Michael Kors: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Kate Spade or Michael Kors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Handbag 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**: Kate Spade and Michael Kors
- **Competitive set**: Handbag brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kate Spade Share of Search**: 5.4%
- **Michael Kors Share of Search**: 14.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Kate Spade or Michael Kors?

- In August 2026, Michael Kors had more branded searches than Kate Spade among handbag brands worldwide. Michael Kors was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Kate Spade’s 1M, and held a 14.8% Share of Search versus Kate Spade’s 5.4%.
- Michael Kors was ahead of Kate Spade in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kate Spade’s estimated Share of Search among handbag brands worldwide moved from 5.6% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Michael Kors’ estimated Share of Search among handbag brands worldwide moved from 15.3% to 14.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.7M.

## How did search popularity change for handbag brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Michael Kors lost estimated Share of Search among handbag brands worldwide, from 15.3% to 14.8%.
- Kate Spade’s estimated Share of Search among handbag brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 6.8% to 5.4% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kate Spade estimated searches | Kate Spade Share of Search | Kate Spade rank | Michael Kors estimated searches | Michael Kors Share of Search | Michael Kors rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 5.6% | 5 | 2.7M | 15.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 8.1% | 5 | 4.1M | 18.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 7% | 5 | 4.1M | 15.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 5.6% | 5 | 3.4M | 15.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 5.8% | 5 | 2.2M | 13% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 5.6% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 5.6% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 6.8% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 5.7% | 5 | 2.2M | 12.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 5.6% | 5 | 2.7M | 15.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 5.4% | 5 | 2.7M | 14.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kate Spade’s and Michael Kors’ 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.

- **Kate Spade**: Measured on the search term “kate spade”.
- **Michael Kors**: Measured on the search term “michael kors”.

- [Kate Spade profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kate-spade)
- [Michael Kors profile](/demand/global-en/brands/michael-kors)
- [All handbag brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/handbag-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, Kate Spade or Michael Kors?

In August 2026, Michael Kors had more branded searches than Kate Spade among handbag brands worldwide. Michael Kors was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Kate Spade’s 1M, and held a 14.8% Share of Search versus Kate Spade’s 5.4%.

## Cite this page

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