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title: "Cressi vs O'Neill: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Cressi or O'Neill more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wetsuit 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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# Cressi vs O'Neill: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Cressi or O'Neill more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Wetsuit 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**: Cressi and O'Neill
- **Competitive set**: Wetsuit brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cressi Share of Search**: 3.6%
- **O'Neill Share of Search**: 32.2%

## Is Cressi or O'Neill more popular in search?

- In September 2026, O'Neill had more branded searches than Cressi among wetsuit brands in Australia. O'Neill had about 2,900 branded searches, while Cressi had 320. O'Neill made up 32.2% of all wetsuit brand searches we track, and Cressi accounted for 3.6%.
- O'Neill was ahead of Cressi in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cressi’s share of searches among wetsuit brands in Australia moved from 4.1% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 320.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, O'Neill’s share of searches among wetsuit brands in Australia moved from 24.1% to 32.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 2.9K.

## Top wetsuit brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, O'Neill appeared in all five answers. Cressi 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| O'Neill | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Rip Curl | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Billabong | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Quiksilver | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Xcel | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Patagonia | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Need Essentials | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Roxy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Cressi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Zion | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Project Blank | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about wetsuit brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which wetsuit should I buy in Australia?": 1. O'Neill
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best wetsuit brands?": 1. O'Neill, 2. Rip Curl, 3. Xcel, 4. Billabong, 5. Patagonia, 6. Need Essentials
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best wetsuit for surfing in winter?": 1. O'Neill, 2. Rip Curl
- Searched Google, AI Overview "wetsuit": 1. O'Neill, 2. Rip Curl, 3. Billabong
- Searched Google, AI Overview "mens wetsuit": 1. Quiksilver, 2. Rip Curl, 3. O'Neill, 4. Billabong

Not named in any answer: Roxy, Cressi, Zion and Project Blank.

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 wetsuit brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, O'Neill overtook Rip Curl to become the leader among wetsuit brands in Australia, with 32.2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Cressi overtook Zion to rank 9th among wetsuit brands in Australia, with 3.6% of the searches.

## Month by month

| Month | Cressi estimated searches | Cressi Share of Search | Cressi rank | O'Neill estimated searches | O'Neill Share of Search | O'Neill rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | 4.1% | 9 | 1.9K | 24.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 390 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.9K | 23.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 5.9% | 5 | 2.4K | 24.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 480 | 5.4% | 7 | 2.4K | 27% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 320 | 4.5% | 8 | 2.4K | 33.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 3.5% | 10 | 2.4K | 26.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 390 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.6K | 27.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 260 | 1.9% | 11 | 3.6K | 25.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 320 | 2.4% | 10 | 4.4K | 32.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 260 | 1.8% | 10 | 3.6K | 24.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 320 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.9K | 21.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 320 | 3.6% | 9 | 2.9K | 32.2% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cressi’s and O'Neill’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.

- **Cressi**: Measured on the search term “cressi wetsuit”.
- **O'Neill**: Measured on the search term “oneill wetsuit”.

- [Cressi profile](/demand/au/brands/cressi)
- [O'Neill profile](/demand/au/brands/oneill)
- [All wetsuit brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-wetsuit-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Cressi or O'Neill more popular in search?

In September 2026, O'Neill had more branded searches than Cressi among wetsuit brands in Australia. O'Neill had about 2,900 branded searches, while Cressi had 320. O'Neill made up 32.2% of all wetsuit brand searches we track, and Cressi accounted for 3.6%.

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