{"id":9667,"date":"2025-09-15T19:21:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stag42s.wpenginepowered.com\/glossary\/share-of-search\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T19:21:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:51:41","slug":"share-of-search","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.42signals.com\/glossary\/share-of-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Share of Search"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Share of Search is a marketing metric that measures the percentage of all search queries for a product category that include a specific brand name. It is calculated by dividing the volume of searches for a specific brand by the total search volume for all brands in that category. For example, if searches for &#8220;Nike running shoes,&#8221; &#8220;Adidas running shoes,&#8221; and &#8220;New Balance running shoes&#8221; total 100,000 per month, and &#8220;Nike running shoes&#8221; accounts for 40,000 of those, Nike&#8217;s share of search is 40%. The power of Share of Search lies in its predictive quality. It is considered a leading indicator of market share. If a brand&#8217;s Share of Search is increasing, it often signals growing consumer demand and intent, which typically translates into increased market share in the future. Conversely, a declining Share of Search can be an early warning sign of waning brand relevance. It provides a real-time, cost-effective way to gauge brand health and campaign effectiveness between traditional market share reports, which are often delayed.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading glossary-additional-resources-cls has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6f48ed4e5d202f266732906df97b0cc9\" style=\"color:#2274a5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\nAdditional resources:\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.42signals.com\/share-of-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Share of Search by 42Signals<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.42signals.com\/blog\/how-to-calculate-and-utilize-share-of-search-for-your-brand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Calculate Share of Search<\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A metric that measures the percentage of all search queries for a product category that include a specific brand name. 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