--- title: "Pit Boss vs Weber: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Pit Boss or Weber more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Portable smoker brands set worldwide. 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/global-en/categories/portable-smoker-brands/compare/pit-boss-vs-weber" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pit Boss vs Weber: Which is searched more? Is Pit Boss or Weber more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Portable smoker brands set worldwide. 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**: Pit Boss and Weber - **Competitive set**: Portable smoker brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pit Boss Share of Search**: 18.6% - **Weber Share of Search**: 60.7% ## Is Pit Boss or Weber more popular in search? - In September 2026, Weber had more branded searches than Pit Boss among portable smoker brands worldwide. Weber had about 301,000 branded searches, while Pit Boss had 92,100. Weber made up 60.7% of all portable smoker brand searches we track, and Pit Boss accounted for 18.6%. - Weber was ahead of Pit Boss in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pit Boss’ share of searches among portable smoker brands worldwide moved from 16.3% to 18.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 78.6K to 92.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weber’s share of searches among portable smoker brands worldwide moved from 62.4% to 60.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K. ## Top portable smoker brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pit Boss and Weber were each mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Pit Boss was listed before Weber in two out of three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pit Boss | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Traeger | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Weber | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Masterbuilt | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about portable smoker brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which portable smoker brand should I buy?": 1. Pit Boss, 2. Traeger, 3. Weber - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best portable smoker brands?": 1. Weber, 2. Traeger, 3. Pit Boss, 4. Masterbuilt - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best portable smoker brand for tailgating?": 1. Pit Boss, 2. Traeger, 3. Masterbuilt, 4. Weber - Searched Google, AI Overview "best portable smoker": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "portable smoker for camping": 1. Traeger Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for portable smoker brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pit Boss overtook Traeger to rank 2nd among portable smoker brands worldwide, with 18.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Weber lost share of searches among portable smoker brands worldwide, from 62.5% to 60.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Pit Boss estimated searches | Pit Boss Share of Search | Pit Boss rank | Weber estimated searches | Weber Share of Search | Weber rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 78.6K | 16.3% | 3 | 301K | 62.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 137K | 19.9% | 3 | 368K | 53.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 132K | 21.5% | 3 | 301K | 48.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 75.3K | 15.1% | 3 | 301K | 60.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 75.3K | 15.7% | 3 | 301K | 62.9% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 113K | 18.6% | 2 | 368K | 60.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 137K | 18.4% | 2 | 450K | 60.5% | 1 | | May 2026 | 151K | 19.1% | 3 | 450K | 57.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 151K | 21.5% | 3 | 368K | 52.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 124K | 19.9% | 2 | 368K | 59.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 96.2K | 16.3% | 3 | 368K | 62.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 92.1K | 18.6% | 2 | 301K | 60.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pit Boss’ and Weber’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. - **Pit Boss**: Measured on the search terms “pit boss” and “pit boss grills”, summed into one figure. - **Weber**: Measured on the search term “weber”. - [Pit Boss profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pit-boss) - [Weber profile](/demand/global-en/brands/weber) - [All portable smoker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/portable-smoker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Pit Boss or Weber more popular in search? In September 2026, Weber had more branded searches than Pit Boss among portable smoker brands worldwide. Weber had about 301,000 branded searches, while Pit Boss had 92,100. Weber made up 60.7% of all portable smoker brand searches we track, and Pit Boss accounted for 18.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pit Boss vs Weber: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/portable-smoker-brands/compare/pit-boss-vs-weber This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/portable-smoker-brands/compare/pit-boss-vs-weber. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.