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title: "Oakley vs Ray-Ban: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Ray-Ban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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."
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# Oakley vs Ray-Ban: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Ray-Ban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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**: Oakley and Ray-Ban
- **Competitive set**: Sunglasses brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Oakley Share of Search**: 38.6%
- **Ray-Ban Share of Search**: 57.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Ray-Ban?

- In September 2026, Ray-Ban had more branded searches than Oakley among sunglasses brands worldwide. Ray-Ban was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Oakley’s 1.5M, and held a 57.6% Share of Search versus Oakley’s 38.6%.
- Ray-Ban was ahead of Oakley in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Oakley’s estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands worldwide moved from 43.1% to 38.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ray-Ban’s estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands worldwide moved from 52.6% to 57.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 2.2M.

## How did search popularity change for sunglasses brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ray-Ban worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.8M to 2.2M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Oakley estimated searches | Oakley Share of Search | Oakley rank | Ray-Ban estimated searches | Ray-Ban Share of Search | Ray-Ban rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 43.1% | 2 | 1.8M | 52.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 38.5% | 2 | 2.7M | 57.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 38.6% | 2 | 2.7M | 57.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8M | 43.2% | 2 | 2.2M | 52.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 38.5% | 2 | 2.2M | 57.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 38.4% | 2 | 2.7M | 57.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 34% | 2 | 3.4M | 62.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 33.8% | 2 | 3.4M | 61.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 33.6% | 2 | 3.4M | 61.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 33.8% | 2 | 3.4M | 62% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 38.6% | 2 | 2.7M | 57.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5M | 38.6% | 2 | 2.2M | 57.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Oakley’s and Ray-Ban’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.

- **Oakley**: Measured on the search term “oakley”.
- **Ray-Ban**: Measured on the search term “ray ban”.

- [Oakley profile](/demand/global-en/brands/oakley)
- [Ray-Ban profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ray-ban)
- [All sunglasses brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sunglasses-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Ray-Ban?

In September 2026, Ray-Ban had more branded searches than Oakley among sunglasses brands worldwide. Ray-Ban was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Oakley’s 1.5M, and held a 57.6% Share of Search versus Oakley’s 38.6%.

## Cite this page

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