--- title: "Carrera vs Quay: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Carrera or Quay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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/carrera-vs-quay" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Carrera vs Quay: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Carrera or Quay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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**: Carrera and Quay - **Competitive set**: Sunglasses brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Carrera Share of Search**: 6.5% - **Quay Share of Search**: 7.9% ## Is Carrera or Quay more popular in search? - In September 2026, Quay had more branded searches than Carrera among sunglasses brands in Australia. Quay had about 9,900 branded searches, while Carrera had 8,100. Quay made up 7.9% of all sunglasses brand searches we track, and Carrera accounted for 6.5%. - Quay was ahead of Carrera in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Carrera’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia moved from 7% to 6.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Quay’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia moved from 10.4% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K. ## Top sunglasses brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Quay was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Carrera did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ray-Ban | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Le Specs | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Oakley | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Maui Jim | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cancer Council | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | OTIS | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Quay | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Poppy Lissiman | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Carrera | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Szade | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bollé | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Local Supply | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sunglasses brands - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sunglasses brands in Australia?": 1. Maui Jim, 2. Ray-Ban, 3. Oakley, 4. Le Specs, 5. Cancer Council, 6. Poppy Lissiman - Asked ChatGPT "Which polarised sunglasses should I buy?": 1. Oakley, 2. Maui Jim - Asked ChatGPT "What are good Australian sunglasses brands?": 1. Le Specs, 2. OTIS, 3. Cancer Council, 4. Quay, 5. Poppy Lissiman - Searched Google, AI Overview "sunglasses": 1. Ray-Ban, 2. Oakley, 3. Maui Jim, 4. Le Specs - Searched Google, AI Overview "polarised sunglasses": 1. Ray-Ban, 2. Oakley, 3. Le Specs, 4. Cancer Council Not named in any answer: Carrera, Szade, Bollé and Local Supply. 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 sunglasses brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Carrera overtook Poppy Lissiman to rank 5th among sunglasses brands in Australia, with 6.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, Quay lost share of searches among sunglasses brands in Australia, from 8.8% to 7.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Carrera estimated searches | Carrera Share of Search | Carrera rank | Quay estimated searches | Quay Share of Search | Quay rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 7% | 6 | 12.1K | 10.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 5.3% | 7 | 14.8K | 8% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 6.6% | 6 | 14.8K | 8% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 7.5% | 6 | 12.1K | 9.2% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 6.6% | 6 | 8.1K | 8.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 5.7% | 7 | 8.1K | 8.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 6% | 6 | 8.1K | 8.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 6.1% | 6 | 6.6K | 7.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 7.2% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 8.2% | 5 | 9.9K | 10.1% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 5.8% | 6 | 9.9K | 8.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 6.5% | 5 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carrera’s and Quay’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. - **Carrera**: Measured on the search term “carrera sunglasses”. - **Quay**: Measured on the search term “quay sunglasses”. - [Carrera profile](/demand/au/brands/carrera) - [Quay profile](/demand/au/brands/quay) - [All sunglasses brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-sunglasses-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Carrera or Quay more popular in search? In September 2026, Quay had more branded searches than Carrera among sunglasses brands in Australia. Quay had about 9,900 branded searches, while Carrera had 8,100. Quay made up 7.9% of all sunglasses brand searches we track, and Carrera accounted for 6.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Carrera vs Quay: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/carrera-vs-quay This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/carrera-vs-quay. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.