--- title: "Oliver vs Steel Blue: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Oliver or Steel Blue more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boot 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/oliver-vs-steel-blue" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Oliver vs Steel Blue: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Oliver or Steel Blue more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Boot 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**: Oliver and Steel Blue - **Competitive set**: Boot brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Oliver Share of Search**: 4% - **Steel Blue Share of Search**: 5.4% ## Is Oliver or Steel Blue more popular in search? - In September 2026, Steel Blue had more branded searches than Oliver among boot brands in Australia. Steel Blue had about 12,100 branded searches, while Oliver had 9,000. Steel Blue made up 5.4% of all boot brand searches we track, and Oliver accounted for 4%. - Steel Blue was ahead of Oliver in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Oliver’s share of searches among boot brands in Australia held steady at 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Steel Blue’s share of searches among boot brands in Australia moved from 6.6% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K. ## Top boot brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Steel Blue was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Oliver was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Steel Blue was listed before Oliver 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Steel Blue | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Blundstone | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Redback | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Mongrel Boots | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Oliver | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | R.M. Williams | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Rossi Boots | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | EMU Australia | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about boot brands - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best boots made in Australia?": 1. R.M. Williams, 2. Redback, 3. Rossi Boots, 4. Mongrel Boots, 5. Blundstone - Asked ChatGPT "Which work boot brand is best in Australia?": 1. Steel Blue, 2. Mongrel Boots, 3. Oliver, 4. Redback, 5. Blundstone - Asked ChatGPT "What are the most comfortable boot brands in Australia?": 1. Blundstone, 2. Redback, 3. Steel Blue - Searched Google, AI Overview "work boots": 1. Blundstone, 2. Steel Blue, 3. Redback - Searched Google, AI Overview "best work boots": 1. Steel Blue, 2. Oliver, 3. Mongrel Boots, 4. Blundstone Not named in any answer: EMU Australia. 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 boot brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Oliver rose from 7th to 6th among boot brands in Australia. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Steel Blue in Australia fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Oliver estimated searches | Oliver Share of Search | Oliver rank | Steel Blue estimated searches | Steel Blue Share of Search | Steel Blue rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 9K | 4% | 7 | 14.8K | 6.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 9.8K | 2.8% | 7 | 14.8K | 4.2% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 7.3K | 2.2% | 7 | 9.9K | 3% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 9K | 4.1% | 6 | 12.1K | 5.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 9K | 4.7% | 6 | 12.1K | 6.3% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 9K | 4% | 6 | 12.1K | 5.3% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 9K | 3.8% | 7 | 12.1K | 5.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 9.8K | 3.5% | 7 | 14.8K | 5.2% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 12K | 4.1% | 7 | 18.1K | 6.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 11K | 4% | 7 | 14.8K | 5.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 9.8K | 3.6% | 7 | 14.8K | 5.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 9K | 4% | 6 | 12.1K | 5.4% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Oliver’s and Steel Blue’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. - **Oliver**: Measured on the search terms “oliver boots” and “oliver work boots”, summed into one figure. - **Steel Blue**: Measured on the search term “steel blue boots”. - [Oliver profile](/demand/au/brands/oliver) - [Steel Blue profile](/demand/au/brands/steel-blue) - [All boot brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-boot-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Oliver or Steel Blue more popular in search? In September 2026, Steel Blue had more branded searches than Oliver among boot brands in Australia. Steel Blue had about 12,100 branded searches, while Oliver had 9,000. Steel Blue made up 5.4% of all boot brand searches we track, and Oliver accounted for 4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Oliver vs Steel Blue: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/oliver-vs-steel-blue This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/oliver-vs-steel-blue. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.