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title: "Bondi Sands vs Ultra Violette: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Bondi Sands or Ultra Violette more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunscreen brands set in Australia. 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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# Bondi Sands vs Ultra Violette: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Bondi Sands or Ultra Violette more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunscreen brands set in Australia. 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**: Bondi Sands and Ultra Violette
- **Competitive set**: Sunscreen brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bondi Sands Share of Search**: 4.2%
- **Ultra Violette Share of Search**: 6.3%

## Is Bondi Sands or Ultra Violette more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Ultra Violette had more branded searches than Bondi Sands among sunscreen brands in Australia. Ultra Violette had about 8,100 branded searches, while Bondi Sands had 5,400. Ultra Violette made up 6.3% of all sunscreen brand searches we track, and Bondi Sands accounted for 4.2%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Bondi Sands took it in December 2025, Ultra Violette took it in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bondi Sands’ share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia moved from 4.3% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ultra Violette’s share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia moved from 9.6% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K.

## Top sunscreen brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Bondi Sands and Ultra Violette were each mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| La Roche-Posay | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Cancer Council | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Neutrogena | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Bondi Sands | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Ultra Violette | Not ranked | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Naked Sundays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Banana Boat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about sunscreen brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which sunscreen brand is the best in Australia?": 1. Cancer Council, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Neutrogena
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sunscreen brands in Australia?": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council, 3. Neutrogena, 4. Bondi Sands
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sunscreen in Australia for everyday use on the face?": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council, 3. Ultra Violette
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best sunscreen": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. Cancer Council

Not named in any answer: Naked Sundays and Banana Boat.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia sunscreen brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Ultra Violette overtook Naked Sundays and Bondi Sands to rank 4th among sunscreen brands in Australia, with 6.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Bondi Sands gained share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia, from 3.7% to 4.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bondi Sands estimated searches | Bondi Sands Share of Search | Bondi Sands rank | Ultra Violette estimated searches | Ultra Violette Share of Search | Ultra Violette rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 4.3% | 7 | 12.1K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 6.6K | 5.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 4.7% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | 4.4K | 3.5% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 4.9% | 5 | 3.6K | 4.9% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 6 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 3.6% | 7 | 3.6K | 5.4% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 5 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 5 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 3.7% | 5 | 3.6K | 3.7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 4.2% | 6 | 8.1K | 6.3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bondi Sands’ and Ultra Violette’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.

- **Bondi Sands**: Measured on the search term “bondi sands sunscreen”.
- **Ultra Violette**: Measured on the search term “ultra violette”.

- [Bondi Sands profile](/demand/au/brands/bondi-sands)
- [Ultra Violette profile](/demand/au/brands/ultra-violette)
- [All sunscreen brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-sunscreen-brands): 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 Bondi Sands or Ultra Violette more popular in search?

In September 2026, Ultra Violette had more branded searches than Bondi Sands among sunscreen brands in Australia. Ultra Violette had about 8,100 branded searches, while Bondi Sands had 5,400. Ultra Violette made up 6.3% of all sunscreen brand searches we track, and Bondi Sands accounted for 4.2%.

## Cite this page

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