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title: "100% vs Smith: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, 100% or Smith? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports 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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# 100% vs Smith: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, 100% or Smith? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports 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**: 100% and Smith
- **Competitive set**: Sports sunglasses brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **100% Share of Search**: 6.2%
- **Smith Share of Search**: 31.2%

## Which is more popular in search, 100% or Smith?

- In August 2026, Smith had more branded searches than 100% among sports sunglasses brands worldwide. Smith was estimated to have 73.5K branded searches compared to 100%’s 14.6K, and held a 31.2% Share of Search versus 100%’s 6.2%.
- Smith was ahead of 100% in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, 100%’s estimated Share of Search among sports sunglasses brands worldwide moved from 6.3% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 10.5K to 14.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Smith’s estimated Share of Search among sports sunglasses brands worldwide moved from 34.8% to 31.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 58K to 73.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Julbo overtook Smith to take the highest estimated Share of Search among sports sunglasses brands worldwide, at 31.4%.
- In August 2026, Smith lost estimated Share of Search among sports sunglasses brands worldwide, from 32.5% to 31.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for 100% worldwide rose 39.1% over 11 measured months, from 10.5K to 14.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | 100% estimated searches | 100% Share of Search | 100% rank | Smith estimated searches | Smith Share of Search | Smith rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10.5K | 6.3% | 5 | 58K | 34.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 11.7K | 5.8% | 5 | 80.1K | 39.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.7K | 5.1% | 5 | 80.1K | 42.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.2K | 4.5% | 5 | 76.2K | 37.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.8K | 6.1% | 5 | 71K | 36.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 17.5K | 7.5% | 5 | 76K | 32.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.7K | 7.3% | 5 | 70.2K | 30.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 16.7K | 6.4% | 5 | 85.8K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.1K | 7.8% | 5 | 76.2K | 29.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 17K | 6.6% | 5 | 84K | 32.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.6K | 6.2% | 5 | 73.5K | 31.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using 100%’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.

- **100%**: Measured on the search terms “100% cycling sunglasses”, “100% eyewear”, “100% sports sunglasses”, “100% sunglasses”, “100percent com”, “100percent sunglasses” and “sports sunglasses 100%”, summed into one figure.
- **Smith**: Measured on the search terms “cycling sunglasses smith”, “eyewear smith”, “smith eyewear”, “smith sports sunglasses”, “smith sunglasses”, “smithoptics” and “smithoptics com”, summed into one figure.

- [100% profile](/demand/global-en/brands/100percent-sports)
- [Smith profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smith-optics)
- [All sports sunglasses brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sports-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, 100% or Smith?

In August 2026, Smith had more branded searches than 100% among sports sunglasses brands worldwide. Smith was estimated to have 73.5K branded searches compared to 100%’s 14.6K, and held a 31.2% Share of Search versus 100%’s 6.2%.

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