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title: "KEEN vs Red Wing: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, KEEN or Red Wing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steel toe boot 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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# KEEN vs Red Wing: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, KEEN or Red Wing? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Steel toe boot 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**: KEEN and Red Wing
- **Competitive set**: Steel toe boot brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **KEEN Share of Search**: 0.28%
- **Red Wing Share of Search**: 10.3%

## Which is more popular in search, KEEN or Red Wing?

- In September 2026, Red Wing had more branded searches than KEEN among steel toe boot brands worldwide. Red Wing was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to KEEN’s 14.8K, and held a 10.3% Share of Search versus KEEN’s 0.28%.
- Red Wing was ahead of KEEN in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, KEEN’s estimated Share of Search among steel toe boot brands worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Red Wing’s estimated Share of Search among steel toe boot brands worldwide moved from 19.3% to 10.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 550K.

## How did search popularity change for steel toe boot brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Red Wing gained estimated Share of Search among steel toe boot brands worldwide, from 9.2% to 10.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | KEEN estimated searches | KEEN Share of Search | KEEN rank | Red Wing estimated searches | Red Wing Share of Search | Red Wing rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 0.19% | 5 | 1.5M | 19.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 0.14% | 5 | 1.5M | 14.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 0.16% | 5 | 1.5M | 16% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 0.18% | 6 | 1.8M | 22.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 0.29% | 5 | 823K | 16% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 0.24% | 5 | 2.2M | 35.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 0.31% | 5 | 1M | 21.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 0.35% | 5 | 450K | 10.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 0.41% | 5 | 450K | 12.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 0.36% | 5 | 450K | 11% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.3% | 5 | 450K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 0.28% | 5 | 550K | 10.3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using KEEN’s and Red Wing’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.

- **KEEN**: Measured on the search term “hiking boots keen”.
- **Red Wing**: Measured on the search term “red wing”.

- [KEEN profile](/demand/global-en/brands/keen-footwear)
- [Red Wing profile](/demand/global-en/brands/red-wing)
- [All steel toe boot brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/steel-toe-boot-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, KEEN or Red Wing?

In September 2026, Red Wing had more branded searches than KEEN among steel toe boot brands worldwide. Red Wing was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to KEEN’s 14.8K, and held a 10.3% Share of Search versus KEEN’s 0.28%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "KEEN vs Red Wing: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/keen-footwear-vs-red-wing

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