--- title: "British Paints vs Wattyl: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is British Paints or Wattyl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paint 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/british-paints-vs-wattyl" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # British Paints vs Wattyl: Which is searched more in Australia? Is British Paints or Wattyl more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paint 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**: British Paints and Wattyl - **Competitive set**: Paint brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **British Paints Share of Search**: 3.3% - **Wattyl Share of Search**: 9.4% ## Is British Paints or Wattyl more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wattyl had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in Australia. Wattyl had about 5,400 branded searches, while British Paints had 1,900. Wattyl made up 9.4% of all paint brand searches we track, and British Paints accounted for 3.3%. - Wattyl was ahead of British Paints in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, British Paints’ share of searches among paint brands in Australia moved from 3.2% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wattyl’s share of searches among paint brands in Australia moved from 10.8% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 5.4K. ## Top paint brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Wattyl was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. British Paints was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Wattyl was listed before British Paints in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dulux | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Taubmans | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Haymes Paint | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Wattyl | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | British Paints | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about paint brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best paint brand in Australia?": 1. Dulux, 2. Haymes Paint, 3. Taubmans, 4. Wattyl - Asked ChatGPT "Which Australian paint brand is best for exterior walls?": 1. Dulux, 2. Taubmans, 3. Haymes Paint - Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular paint brands in Australia?": 1. Dulux, 2. Taubmans, 3. Haymes Paint, 4. Wattyl, 5. British Paints - Searched Google, AI Overview "paint": 1. Dulux - Searched Google, AI Overview "exterior paint": 1. Dulux, 2. Taubmans, 3. Wattyl, 4. Haymes Paint Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia paint brands in September 2026? - British Paints’ share of searches among paint brands in Australia has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.8% to 3.3% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Wattyl in Australia fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | British Paints estimated searches | British Paints Share of Search | British Paints rank | Wattyl estimated searches | Wattyl Share of Search | Wattyl rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 3.2% | 5 | 8.1K | 10.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 8.1K | 11.3% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 3% | 5 | 8.1K | 12.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 8.1K | 11.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 2.6% | 5 | 8.1K | 13.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 2.7% | 5 | 8.1K | 11.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 6.6K | 10.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 2.7% | 5 | 5.4K | 9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 2.8% | 5 | 5.4K | 9.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 2.8% | 5 | 5.4K | 9.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 3.3% | 5 | 5.4K | 9.3% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 3.3% | 5 | 5.4K | 9.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using British Paints’ and Wattyl’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. - **British Paints**: Measured on the search term “british paints”. - **Wattyl**: Measured on the search term “wattyl”. - [British Paints profile](/demand/au/brands/british-paints) - [Wattyl profile](/demand/au/brands/wattyl) - [All paint brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-paint-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 British Paints or Wattyl more popular in search? In September 2026, Wattyl had more branded searches than British Paints among paint brands in Australia. Wattyl had about 5,400 branded searches, while British Paints had 1,900. Wattyl made up 9.4% of all paint brand searches we track, and British Paints accounted for 3.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "British Paints vs Wattyl: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/british-paints-vs-wattyl This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/british-paints-vs-wattyl. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.