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title: "Polar vs Suunto: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Polar or Suunto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running watches 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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# Polar vs Suunto: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Polar or Suunto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Running watches 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**: Polar and Suunto
- **Competitive set**: Running watches
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Polar Share of Search**: 0.36%
- **Suunto Share of Search**: 4.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Polar or Suunto?

- In August 2026, Suunto had more branded searches than Polar among running watches worldwide. Suunto was estimated to have 310K branded searches compared to Polar’s 25.5K, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Polar’s 0.36%.
- Suunto was ahead of Polar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polar’s estimated Share of Search among running watches worldwide moved from 0.6% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.6K to 25.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Suunto’s estimated Share of Search among running watches worldwide moved from 5.9% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 315K to 310K.

## How did search popularity change for running watches worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Polar worldwide fell 19.3% over 11 measured months, from 31.6K to 25.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Polar estimated searches | Polar Share of Search | Polar rank | Suunto estimated searches | Suunto Share of Search | Suunto rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 31.6K | 0.6% | 6 | 315K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 38.1K | 0.59% | 6 | 312K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 32.2K | 0.53% | 6 | 255K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 35.9K | 0.59% | 6 | 254K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 29.1K | 0.58% | 6 | 253K | 5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 32.7K | 0.55% | 6 | 254K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 27K | 0.45% | 6 | 255K | 4.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 27.3K | 0.44% | 6 | 255K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 24.1K | 0.4% | 6 | 255K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 24.8K | 0.42% | 6 | 255K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 25.5K | 0.36% | 6 | 310K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Polar’s and Suunto’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.

- **Polar**: Measured on the search terms “fitness watch polar”, “polar com”, “polar ignite”, “polar smartwatch”, “polar vantage” and “smartwatch polar”, summed into one figure.
- **Suunto**: Measured on the search terms “suunto”, “suunto com”, “suunto headphones”, “suunto open ear headphones”, “suunto sonic” and “suunto wing”, summed into one figure.

- [Polar profile](/demand/global-en/brands/polar)
- [Suunto profile](/demand/global-en/brands/suunto)
- [All running watches worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/running-watches): 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, Polar or Suunto?

In August 2026, Suunto had more branded searches than Polar among running watches worldwide. Suunto was estimated to have 310K branded searches compared to Polar’s 25.5K, and held a 4.3% Share of Search versus Polar’s 0.36%.

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