--- title: "Carhartt WIP vs Dickies: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Carhartt WIP or Dickies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workwear 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/carhartt-wip-vs-dickies" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Carhartt WIP vs Dickies: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Carhartt WIP or Dickies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Workwear 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**: Carhartt WIP and Dickies - **Competitive set**: Workwear brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Carhartt WIP Share of Search**: 4.7% - **Dickies Share of Search**: 0.94% ## Is Carhartt WIP or Dickies more popular in search? - In September 2026, Carhartt WIP had more branded searches than Dickies among workwear brands in Australia. Carhartt WIP had about 1,310 branded searches, while Dickies had 260. Carhartt WIP made up 4.7% of all workwear brand searches we track, and Dickies accounted for 0.94%. - Carhartt WIP was ahead of Dickies in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Carhartt WIP’s share of searches among workwear brands in Australia moved from 3.8% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2K to 1.3K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dickies’ share of searches among workwear brands in Australia moved from 0.83% to 0.94%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 260. ## Top workwear brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Dickies was mentioned in one out of four: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in the Google AI Overview. Carhartt WIP 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FXD | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Hard Yakka | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Bisley | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Dickies | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Syzmik | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | King Gee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Carhartt WIP | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Portwest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Ritemate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | UNIT | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about workwear brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best workwear brand in Australia?": 1. FXD, 2. Hard Yakka, 3. Bisley, 4. Syzmik - Asked ChatGPT "Which work pants are most durable for tradies?": 1. Hard Yakka, 2. FXD, 3. Bisley - Asked ChatGPT "Which hi-vis workwear is most comfortable?": 1. Bisley, 2. Hard Yakka - Searched Google, AI Overview "work pants": 1. FXD, 2. Dickies, 3. Hard Yakka Not named in any answer: King Gee, Carhartt WIP, Portwest, Ritemate and UNIT. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia workwear brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Syzmik overtook Carhartt WIP and FXD to rank 4th among workwear brands in Australia, with 8.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Carhartt WIP lost share of searches among workwear brands in Australia, from 8.6% to 4.7%. - In September 2026, Dickies lost share of searches among workwear brands in Australia, from 2.1% to 0.94%. ## Month by month | Month | Carhartt WIP estimated searches | Carhartt WIP Share of Search | Carhartt WIP rank | Dickies estimated searches | Dickies Share of Search | Dickies rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2K | 3.8% | 6 | 260 | 0.83% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 5.2% | 6 | 210 | 0.69% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 5.1% | 6 | 210 | 0.97% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 6.8% | 6 | 480 | 1.7% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 5.3K | 16.4% | 3 | 390 | 1.2% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 5.3K | 14.9% | 4 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 4.8K | 13.8% | 4 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 8 | | May 2026 | 5.2K | 13.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 4% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 3.4K | 8.8% | 4 | 1.9K | 4.9% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 15.6% | 3 | 1K | 2.9% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 8.6% | 4 | 720 | 2.1% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 4.7% | 6 | 260 | 0.94% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carhartt WIP’s and Dickies’ 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. - **Carhartt WIP**: Measured on the search terms “carhartt work pants” and “carhartt workwear”, summed into one figure. - **Dickies**: Measured on the search term “dickies workwear”. - [Carhartt WIP profile](/demand/au/brands/carhartt-wip) - [Dickies profile](/demand/au/brands/dickies) - [All workwear brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-workwear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Carhartt WIP or Dickies more popular in search? In September 2026, Carhartt WIP had more branded searches than Dickies among workwear brands in Australia. Carhartt WIP had about 1,310 branded searches, while Dickies had 260. Carhartt WIP made up 4.7% of all workwear brand searches we track, and Dickies accounted for 0.94%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Carhartt WIP vs Dickies: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/carhartt-wip-vs-dickies This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/carhartt-wip-vs-dickies. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.