--- title: "Slingshot vs Union Binding Company: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Slingshot or Union Binding Company more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bindings 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/slingshot-vs-union-bindings" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Slingshot vs Union Binding Company: Which is searched more? Is Slingshot or Union Binding Company more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bindings 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**: Slingshot and Union Binding Company - **Competitive set**: Bindings brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Slingshot Share of Search**: 0.17% - **Union Binding Company Share of Search**: 22.5% ## Is Slingshot or Union Binding Company more popular in search? - In September 2026, Union Binding Company had more branded searches than Slingshot among bindings brands worldwide. Union Binding Company had about 18,100 branded searches, while Slingshot had 140. Union Binding Company made up 22.5% of all bindings brand searches we track, and Slingshot accounted for 0.17%. - Union Binding Company was ahead of Slingshot in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Slingshot’s share of searches among bindings brands worldwide moved from 0.13% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 140. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Union Binding Company’s share of searches among bindings brands worldwide moved from 24.5% to 22.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K. ## Top bindings brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Union Binding Company was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Slingshot did not appear in any of the four answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hyperlite | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Ronix | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Union Binding Company | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Burton | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Liquid Force | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Slingshot | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about bindings brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which bindings brand should I buy?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best bindings brands?": 1. Union Binding Company, 2. Burton - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bindings brand for a snowboard?": 1. Burton, 2. Union Binding Company - Searched Google, AI Overview "best bindings": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Hyperlite, Ronix, Liquid Force and Slingshot. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for bindings brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Union Binding Company overtook Burton to rank 3rd among bindings brands worldwide, with 22.5% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Slingshot estimated searches | Slingshot Share of Search | Slingshot rank | Union Binding Company estimated searches | Union Binding Company Share of Search | Union Binding Company rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 140 | 0.13% | 6 | 27.1K | 24.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 140 | 0.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 28% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 90 | 0.05% | 6 | 49.5K | 26.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 70 | 0.04% | 6 | 49.5K | 26.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 0.07% | 6 | 33.1K | 24.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 170 | 0.16% | 6 | 22.2K | 20.4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 170 | 0.23% | 6 | 8.1K | 11% | 4 | | May 2026 | 140 | 0.19% | 6 | 5.4K | 7.4% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 260 | 0.38% | 6 | 4.4K | 6.4% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.28% | 6 | 6.6K | 8.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 210 | 0.27% | 6 | 12.1K | 15.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 140 | 0.17% | 6 | 18.1K | 22.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Slingshot’s and Union Binding Company’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. - **Slingshot**: Measured on the search term “slingshot bindings”. - **Union Binding Company**: Measured on the search term “union bindings”. - [Slingshot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/slingshot) - [Union Binding Company profile](/demand/global-en/brands/union-bindings) - [All bindings brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bindings-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Slingshot or Union Binding Company more popular in search? In September 2026, Union Binding Company had more branded searches than Slingshot among bindings brands worldwide. Union Binding Company had about 18,100 branded searches, while Slingshot had 140. Union Binding Company made up 22.5% of all bindings brand searches we track, and Slingshot accounted for 0.17%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Slingshot vs Union Binding Company: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/slingshot-vs-union-bindings This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/slingshot-vs-union-bindings. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.