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title: "Osprey vs The North Face: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Osprey or The North Face? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack 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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# Osprey vs The North Face: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Osprey or The North Face? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack 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**: Osprey and The North Face
- **Competitive set**: Backpack brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Osprey Share of Search**: 1.4%
- **The North Face Share of Search**: 64%

## Which is more popular in search, Osprey or The North Face?

- In August 2026, The North Face had more branded searches than Osprey among backpack brands worldwide. The North Face was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Osprey’s 40.5K, and held a 64% Share of Search versus Osprey’s 1.4%.
- The North Face was ahead of Osprey in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Osprey’s estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide moved from 0.72% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The North Face’s estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide moved from 88.4% to 64%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 1.8M.

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

- In August 2026, The North Face lost estimated Share of Search among backpack brands worldwide, from 68% to 64%.
- In August 2026, Osprey fell from 4th to 5th among backpack brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Osprey estimated searches | Osprey Share of Search | Osprey rank | The North Face estimated searches | The North Face Share of Search | The North Face rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 0.72% | 5 | 3.4M | 88.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 0.6% | 5 | 5M | 90.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 0.72% | 5 | 4.1M | 89.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 0.72% | 4 | 4.1M | 88.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 0.84% | 4 | 2.7M | 85.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 1% | 5 | 2.2M | 82.4% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.5M | 77.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.8M | 79% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5M | 73.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 1.8% | 4 | 1.8M | 68% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 5 | 1.8M | 64% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Osprey’s and The North Face’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.

- **Osprey**: Measured on the search term “osprey bag”.
- **The North Face**: Measured on the search term “the north face”.

- [Osprey profile](/demand/global-en/brands/osprey)
- [The North Face profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-north-face)
- [All backpack brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backpack-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, Osprey or The North Face?

In August 2026, The North Face had more branded searches than Osprey among backpack brands worldwide. The North Face was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Osprey’s 40.5K, and held a 64% Share of Search versus Osprey’s 1.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Osprey vs The North Face: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/osprey-vs-the-north-face

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