--- title: "Haku vs Russian Standard: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Haku or Russian Standard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka 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/haku-vodka-vs-russian-standard" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Haku vs Russian Standard: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Haku or Russian Standard more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka 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**: Haku and Russian Standard - **Competitive set**: Vodka brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Haku Share of Search**: 3.2% - **Russian Standard Share of Search**: 1.2% ## Is Haku or Russian Standard more popular in search? - In September 2026, Haku had more branded searches than Russian Standard among vodka brands in Australia. Haku had about 1,900 branded searches, while Russian Standard had 720. Haku made up 3.2% of all vodka brand searches we track, and Russian Standard accounted for 1.2%. - Haku was ahead of Russian Standard in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Haku’s share of searches among vodka brands in Australia moved from 4% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Russian Standard’s share of searches among vodka brands in Australia moved from 1.3% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 720. ## Top vodka brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Haku was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Russian Standard was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Haku was listed before Russian Standard in two out of three answers 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Absolut | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Grey Goose | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Belvedere | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Ketel One | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Haku | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Finlandia | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Smirnoff | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Russian Standard | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Skyy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Cîroc | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Stolichnaya | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about vodka brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which vodka should I buy in Australia?": 1. Absolut, 2. Haku, 3. Grey Goose - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best vodka brands?": 1. Belvedere, 2. Grey Goose, 3. Ketel One, 4. Absolut, 5. Finlandia, 6. Russian Standard - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vodka for cocktails?": 1. Absolut, 2. Ketel One, 3. Finlandia, 4. Grey Goose, 5. Smirnoff - Searched Google, AI Overview "best vodka": 1. Belvedere, 2. Grey Goose, 3. Haku, 4. Ketel One, 5. Absolut, 6. Smirnoff Not named in any answer: Skyy, Cîroc and Stolichnaya. 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 vodka brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Russian Standard lost share of searches among vodka brands in Australia, from 1.7% to 1.2%. - In September 2026, Haku rose from 6th to 5th among vodka brands in Australia. ## Month by month | Month | Haku estimated searches | Haku Share of Search | Haku rank | Russian Standard estimated searches | Russian Standard Share of Search | Russian Standard rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 4% | 5 | 590 | 1.3% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 3.7% | 6 | 590 | 1.3% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 4.3% | 6 | 880 | 1.3% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 6 | 480 | 1.1% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 3.3% | 6 | 590 | 1.5% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 6 | 590 | 1.3% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 3.5% | 6 | 480 | 1% | 10 | | May 2026 | 1.6K | 3.3% | 6 | 720 | 1.5% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 3.2% | 6 | 880 | 1.8% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 3.1% | 6 | 880 | 1.7% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 3.1% | 6 | 880 | 1.7% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 3.2% | 5 | 720 | 1.2% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Haku’s and Russian Standard’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. - **Haku**: Measured on the search term “haku vodka”. - **Russian Standard**: Measured on the search term “russian standard vodka”. - [Haku profile](/demand/au/brands/haku-vodka) - [Russian Standard profile](/demand/au/brands/russian-standard) - [All vodka brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-vodka-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 Haku or Russian Standard more popular in search? In September 2026, Haku had more branded searches than Russian Standard among vodka brands in Australia. Haku had about 1,900 branded searches, while Russian Standard had 720. Haku made up 3.2% of all vodka brand searches we track, and Russian Standard accounted for 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Haku vs Russian Standard: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/haku-vodka-vs-russian-standard This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/haku-vodka-vs-russian-standard. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.