--- title: "Pure Barre vs The Bar Method: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Pure Barre or The Bar Method more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pilates studios set in the United States. 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/us/compare/pure-barre-vs-the-bar-method" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pure Barre vs The Bar Method: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Pure Barre or The Bar Method more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pilates studios set in the United States. 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**: Pure Barre and The Bar Method - **Competitive set**: Pilates studios - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pure Barre Share of Search**: 24% - **The Bar Method Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Is Pure Barre or The Bar Method more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pure Barre had more branded searches than The Bar Method among pilates studios in the United States. Pure Barre had about 301,000 branded searches, while The Bar Method had 17,500. Pure Barre made up 24% of all pilates studio searches we track, and The Bar Method accounted for 1.4%. - Pure Barre was ahead of The Bar Method in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pure Barre’s share of searches among pilates studios in the United States moved from 23.8% to 24%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Bar Method’s share of searches among pilates studios in the United States moved from 1.7% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 21.4K to 17.5K. ## Top pilates studios in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Pure Barre nor The Bar Method showed up 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Club Pilates | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Pure Barre | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | [solidcore] | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | JETSET Pilates | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | BODYBAR Pilates | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | The Bar Method | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | btone FITNESS | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about pilates studios - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Pilates studio chain?": 1. Club Pilates, 2. [solidcore], 3. JETSET Pilates, 4. BODYBAR Pilates - Asked ChatGPT "Which reformer Pilates studio is best for beginners?": 1. Club Pilates - Asked ChatGPT "Where can I take Pilates classes near me?": 1. Club Pilates - Searched Google, AI Overview "pilates near me": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Pure Barre, The Bar Method and btone FITNESS. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States pilates studios in September 2026? - Pure Barre’s share of searches among pilates studios in the United States has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 22.6% to 24% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Bar Method in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 21.4K to 17.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pure Barre estimated searches | Pure Barre Share of Search | Pure Barre rank | The Bar Method estimated searches | The Bar Method Share of Search | The Bar Method rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 23.8% | 2 | 21.4K | 1.7% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 19.7% | 3 | 21.4K | 1.7% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 301K | 20.9% | 3 | 24.7K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 368K | 21.8% | 3 | 32.1K | 1.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 301K | 22.7% | 2 | 26.2K | 2% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 301K | 19.5% | 3 | 26.2K | 1.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 22.7% | 2 | 22.9K | 1.7% | 6 | | May 2026 | 301K | 21.7% | 3 | 18.7K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 22.6% | 2 | 17.5K | 1.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 22.8% | 2 | 16.5K | 1.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 23.9% | 2 | 18.7K | 1.5% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 301K | 24% | 2 | 17.5K | 1.4% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pure Barre’s and The Bar Method’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. - **Pure Barre**: Measured on the search term “pure barre”. - **The Bar Method**: Measured on the search terms “bar method” and “the bar method”, summed into one figure. - [Pure Barre profile](/demand/us/brands/pure-barre) - [The Bar Method profile](/demand/us/brands/the-bar-method) - [All pilates studios in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-pilates-studios): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Pure Barre or The Bar Method more popular in search? In September 2026, Pure Barre had more branded searches than The Bar Method among pilates studios in the United States. Pure Barre had about 301,000 branded searches, while The Bar Method had 17,500. Pure Barre made up 24% of all pilates studio searches we track, and The Bar Method accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pure Barre vs The Bar Method: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/pure-barre-vs-the-bar-method This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/pure-barre-vs-the-bar-method. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.