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title: "Portmans vs Zara: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Portmans or Zara more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Clothing shops 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Portmans vs Zara: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Portmans or Zara more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Clothing shops 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**: Portmans and Zara
- **Competitive set**: Clothing shops
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Portmans Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **Zara Share of Search**: 8.2%

## Is Portmans or Zara more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Zara had more branded searches than Portmans among clothing shops in Australia. Zara had about 368,000 branded searches, while Portmans had 165,000. Zara made up 8.2% of all clothing shop searches we track, and Portmans accounted for 3.7%.
- Zara was ahead of Portmans in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Portmans’ share of searches among clothing shops in Australia held steady at 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zara’s share of searches among clothing shops in Australia moved from 8.3% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K.

## Top clothing shops in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Portmans nor Zara showed up 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uniqlo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Cotton On | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Kmart | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Country Road | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Best & Less | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Sportsgirl | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Target Australia | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Glassons | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Zara | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| H&M | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Decjuba | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Portmans | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Jay Jays | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about clothing shops

- Asked ChatGPT "Where's the best place to buy cheap clothes in Australia?": 1. Kmart, 2. Best & Less, 3. Uniqlo, 4. Cotton On
- Asked ChatGPT "Which Australian clothing stores have the best basics?": 1. Uniqlo, 2. Country Road, 3. Cotton On
- Asked ChatGPT "Where should I shop for women's clothes in Australia?": 1. Uniqlo, 2. Cotton On, 3. Country Road, 4. Sportsgirl, 5. Kmart, 6. Target Australia, 7. Glassons
- Searched Google, AI Overview "clothing stores": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Zara, H&M, Decjuba, Portmans and Jay Jays.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 27, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia clothing shops in September 2026?

- Zara’s share of searches among clothing shops in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10% to 8.2% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Portmans estimated searches | Portmans Share of Search | Portmans rank | Zara estimated searches | Zara Share of Search | Zara rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 3.7% | 10 | 368K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 3.7% | 10 | 450K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 3% | 11 | 450K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 4.1% | 10 | 368K | 9.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 3.7% | 10 | 301K | 8.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 3.5% | 10 | 450K | 9.5% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 3.5% | 10 | 450K | 9.7% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 4% | 10 | 450K | 9% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 3.7% | 10 | 450K | 10% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 3.4% | 10 | 368K | 9.2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 3.7% | 10 | 368K | 8.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 165K | 3.7% | 10 | 368K | 8.2% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Portmans’ and Zara’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.

- **Portmans**: Measured on the search term “portmans”.
- **Zara**: Measured on the search term “zara”.

- [Portmans profile](/demand/au/brands/portmans)
- [Zara profile](/demand/au/brands/zara)
- [All clothing shops in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-clothing-shops): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Portmans or Zara more popular in search?

In September 2026, Zara had more branded searches than Portmans among clothing shops in Australia. Zara had about 368,000 branded searches, while Portmans had 165,000. Zara made up 8.2% of all clothing shop searches we track, and Portmans accounted for 3.7%.

## Cite this page

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