--- title: "Banana Boat vs Bondi Sands: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Banana Boat or Bondi Sands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/banana-boat-vs-bondi-sands" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Banana Boat vs Bondi Sands: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Banana Boat or Bondi Sands 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**: Banana Boat and Bondi Sands - **Competitive set**: Sunscreen brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Banana Boat Share of Search**: 2.8% - **Bondi Sands Share of Search**: 4.2% ## Is Banana Boat or Bondi Sands more popular in search? - In September 2026, Bondi Sands had more branded searches than Banana Boat among sunscreen brands in Australia. Bondi Sands had about 5,400 branded searches, while Banana Boat had 3,600. Bondi Sands made up 4.2% of all sunscreen brand searches we track, and Banana Boat accounted for 2.8%. - The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Bondi Sands took it in November 2025, Banana Boat took it in May 2026, Bondi Sands took it in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Banana Boat’s share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia moved from 5.2% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K. - 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. ## Top sunscreen brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Bondi Sands was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Banana Boat did not appear in any of the four answers. 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%. - Banana Boat’s share of searches among sunscreen brands in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.4% to 2.8% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Banana Boat estimated searches | Banana Boat Share of Search | Banana Boat rank | Bondi Sands estimated searches | Bondi Sands Share of Search | Bondi Sands rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 5.2% | 6 | 5.4K | 4.3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 3.1% | 7 | 4.4K | 3.8% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 3.2% | 7 | 5.4K | 4.7% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 3.5% | 6 | 6.6K | 5.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 5 | 3.6K | 4.8% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 7 | 3.6K | 4.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 5 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 4.4% | 6 | 2.4K | 3.6% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 3.4% | 7 | 2.9K | 4.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 3% | 7 | 2.9K | 3.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 2.9% | 7 | 3.6K | 3.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 2.8% | 7 | 5.4K | 4.2% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Banana Boat’s and Bondi Sands’ 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. - **Banana Boat**: Measured on the search term “banana boat”. - **Bondi Sands**: Measured on the search term “bondi sands sunscreen”. - [Banana Boat profile](/demand/au/brands/banana-boat) - [Bondi Sands profile](/demand/au/brands/bondi-sands) - [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 Banana Boat or Bondi Sands more popular in search? In September 2026, Bondi Sands had more branded searches than Banana Boat among sunscreen brands in Australia. Bondi Sands had about 5,400 branded searches, while Banana Boat had 3,600. Bondi Sands made up 4.2% of all sunscreen brand searches we track, and Banana Boat accounted for 2.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Banana Boat vs Bondi Sands: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/banana-boat-vs-bondi-sands This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/banana-boat-vs-bondi-sands. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.