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

Which is more popular in search, Nike or Spalding? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Basketball 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**: Nike and Spalding
- **Competitive set**: Basketball brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nike Share of Search**: 96.8%
- **Spalding Share of Search**: 0.64%

## Which is more popular in search, Nike or Spalding?

- In August 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Spalding among basketball brands worldwide. Nike was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Spalding’s 135K, and held a 96.8% Share of Search versus Spalding’s 0.64%.
- Nike was ahead of Spalding in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nike’s estimated Share of Search among basketball brands worldwide moved from 97.4% to 96.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Spalding’s estimated Share of Search among basketball brands worldwide held steady at 0.64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.

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

- In August 2026, Spalding rose from 4th to 3rd among basketball brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Nike estimated searches | Nike Share of Search | Nike rank | Spalding estimated searches | Spalding Share of Search | Spalding rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20.4M | 97.4% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 30.4M | 98.3% | 1 | 110K | 0.36% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 24.9M | 98% | 1 | 110K | 0.43% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.9M | 97.9% | 1 | 110K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 20.4M | 97.6% | 1 | 110K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 24.9M | 97.6% | 1 | 135K | 0.53% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 20.4M | 97.1% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 20.4M | 97.1% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.4M | 96.8% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.4M | 96.6% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.4M | 96.8% | 1 | 135K | 0.64% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nike’s and Spalding’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.

- **Nike**: Measured on the search term “nike”.
- **Spalding**: Measured on the search term “spalding”.

- [Nike profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nike)
- [Spalding profile](/demand/global-en/brands/spalding)
- [All basketball brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/basketball-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, Nike or Spalding?

In August 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Spalding among basketball brands worldwide. Nike was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Spalding’s 135K, and held a 96.8% Share of Search versus Spalding’s 0.64%.

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