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title: "RIDGID vs Shop-Vac: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, RIDGID or Shop-Vac? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial vacuums 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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# RIDGID vs Shop-Vac: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, RIDGID or Shop-Vac? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Industrial vacuums 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**: RIDGID and Shop-Vac
- **Competitive set**: Industrial vacuums
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **RIDGID Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **Shop-Vac Share of Search**: 7.8%

## Which is more popular in search, RIDGID or Shop-Vac?

- In August 2026, Shop-Vac had more branded searches than RIDGID among industrial vacuums worldwide. Shop-Vac was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to RIDGID’s 40.5K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus RIDGID’s 1.9%.
- Shop-Vac was ahead of RIDGID in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, RIDGID’s estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shop-Vac’s estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide moved from 5.2% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K.

## How did search popularity change for industrial vacuums worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Shop-Vac lost estimated Share of Search among industrial vacuums worldwide, from 8.3% to 7.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for RIDGID worldwide rose 22.4% over 11 measured months, from 33.1K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | RIDGID estimated searches | RIDGID Share of Search | RIDGID rank | Shop-Vac estimated searches | Shop-Vac Share of Search | Shop-Vac rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 6 | 135K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 6 | 165K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 1.7% | 6 | 135K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 110K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 6 | 110K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 6 | 135K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 1.6% | 6 | 165K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 1.7% | 6 | 165K | 7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 165K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 2% | 6 | 165K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 6 | 165K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using RIDGID’s and Shop-Vac’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.

- **RIDGID**: Measured on the search term “ridgid tools”.
- **Shop-Vac**: Measured on the search term “shop vac”.

- [RIDGID profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ridgid)
- [Shop-Vac profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shop-vac)
- [All industrial vacuums worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/industrial-vacuums): 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, RIDGID or Shop-Vac?

In August 2026, Shop-Vac had more branded searches than RIDGID among industrial vacuums worldwide. Shop-Vac was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to RIDGID’s 40.5K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus RIDGID’s 1.9%.

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