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title: "Pearl Izumi vs Rapha: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Pearl Izumi or Rapha? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cycling shorts 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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# Pearl Izumi vs Rapha: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Pearl Izumi or Rapha? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cycling shorts 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**: Pearl Izumi and Rapha
- **Competitive set**: Cycling shorts
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Pearl Izumi Share of Search**: 4.7%
- **Rapha Share of Search**: 28.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Pearl Izumi or Rapha?

- In August 2026, Rapha had more branded searches than Pearl Izumi among cycling shorts worldwide. Rapha was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Pearl Izumi’s 33.1K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus Pearl Izumi’s 4.7%.
- Rapha was ahead of Pearl Izumi in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pearl Izumi’s estimated Share of Search among cycling shorts worldwide held steady at 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rapha’s estimated Share of Search among cycling shorts worldwide moved from 28.8% to 28.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 201K.

## How did search popularity change for cycling shorts worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Rapha lost estimated Share of Search among cycling shorts worldwide, from 30% to 28.7%.
- Pearl Izumi’s estimated Share of Search among cycling shorts worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.9% to 4.7% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Pearl Izumi estimated searches | Pearl Izumi Share of Search | Pearl Izumi rank | Rapha estimated searches | Rapha Share of Search | Rapha rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 4.7% | 6 | 165K | 28.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 4.4% | 6 | 201K | 27% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 6 | 165K | 30% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 6 | 165K | 26.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 6 | 135K | 24.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 4.8% | 6 | 165K | 24.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 5.1% | 6 | 165K | 25.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 5.9% | 5 | 201K | 29.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 5.6% | 5 | 165K | 28% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 4.9% | 5 | 201K | 30% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 4.7% | 5 | 201K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pearl Izumi’s and Rapha’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.

- **Pearl Izumi**: Measured on the search term “pearl izumi”.
- **Rapha**: Measured on the search term “rapha”.

- [Pearl Izumi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pearl-izumi)
- [Rapha profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rapha)
- [All cycling shorts worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cycling-shorts): 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, Pearl Izumi or Rapha?

In August 2026, Rapha had more branded searches than Pearl Izumi among cycling shorts worldwide. Rapha was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Pearl Izumi’s 33.1K, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus Pearl Izumi’s 4.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Pearl Izumi vs Rapha: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pearl-izumi-vs-rapha

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