--- title: "POC vs Smith: Which is searched more?" description: "Is POC or Smith more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski goggle 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/ski-goggles-brands/compare/poc-sports-vs-smith-optics" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # POC vs Smith: Which is searched more? Is POC or Smith more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski goggle 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**: POC and Smith - **Competitive set**: Ski goggle brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **POC Share of Search**: 2.6% - **Smith Share of Search**: 11.3% ## Is POC or Smith more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smith had more branded searches than POC among ski goggle brands worldwide. Smith had about 4,400 branded searches, while POC had 1,000. Smith made up 11.3% of all ski goggle brand searches we track, and POC accounted for 2.6%. - Smith was ahead of POC in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, POC’s share of searches among ski goggle brands worldwide moved from 2.8% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smith’s share of searches among ski goggle brands worldwide moved from 11.9% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 4.4K. ## Top ski goggle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Smith appeared in all five answers. POC was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Smith was listed before POC in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Smith | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Oakley | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Anon | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Giro | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | POC | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dragon | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bollé | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Glade | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about ski goggle brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which ski goggle brand should I buy?": 1. Smith, 2. Oakley, 3. Anon, 4. Giro - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ski goggle brands?": 1. Smith, 2. Oakley, 3. Anon, 4. Giro, 5. Dragon - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ski goggle brand for low light snow?": 1. Smith, 2. Oakley, 3. Giro, 4. POC - Searched Google, AI Overview "best ski goggles": 1. Smith, 2. Anon - Searched Google, AI Overview "snow goggles": 1. Smith, 2. Oakley, 3. Giro Not named in any answer: Bollé and Glade. 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 ski goggle brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smith overtook Giro to rank 3rd among ski goggle brands worldwide, with 11.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Glade overtook POC to rank 7th among ski goggle brands worldwide, with 2.6% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for POC worldwide fell 47.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | POC estimated searches | POC Share of Search | POC rank | Smith estimated searches | Smith Share of Search | Smith rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 8 | 8.1K | 11.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 2.5% | 7 | 27.1K | 15.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 7 | 49.5K | 18.9% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 2.1% | 7 | 49.5K | 16.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 7 | 40.5K | 20.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 3.5% | 8 | 9.9K | 11.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3K | 4.2% | 7 | 2.9K | 9.4% | 4 | | May 2026 | 880 | 3.7% | 7 | 1.9K | 8.1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 720 | 3.2% | 7 | 1.9K | 8.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 880 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.9K | 9.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 880 | 2.2% | 7 | 3.6K | 9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1K | 2.6% | 8 | 4.4K | 11.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using POC’s and Smith’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. - **POC**: Measured on the search term “poc goggles”. - **Smith**: Measured on the search term “smith ski goggle”. - [POC profile](/demand/global-en/brands/poc-sports) - [Smith profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smith-optics) - [All ski goggle brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ski-goggles-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 POC or Smith more popular in search? In September 2026, Smith had more branded searches than POC among ski goggle brands worldwide. Smith had about 4,400 branded searches, while POC had 1,000. Smith made up 11.3% of all ski goggle brand searches we track, and POC accounted for 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "POC vs Smith: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ski-goggles-brands/compare/poc-sports-vs-smith-optics This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/ski-goggles-brands/compare/poc-sports-vs-smith-optics. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.