--- title: "Apeks vs Mares: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Apeks or Mares more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dive gear 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/compare/apeks-vs-mares" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apeks vs Mares: Which is searched more? Is Apeks or Mares more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dive gear 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**: Apeks and Mares - **Competitive set**: Dive gear brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apeks Share of Search**: 7.9% - **Mares Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Apeks or Mares more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apeks had more branded searches than Mares among dive gear brands worldwide. Apeks had about 9,900 branded searches, while Mares had 2,720. Apeks made up 7.9% of all dive gear brand searches we track, and Mares accounted for 2.2%. - Apeks was ahead of Mares in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apeks’ share of searches among dive gear brands worldwide moved from 9.9% to 7.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mares’ share of searches among dive gear brands worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2.7K. ## Top dive gear brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Mares appeared in all five answers. Apeks was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Mares was listed before Apeks in three out of five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Scubapro | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Aqua Lung | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Shearwater | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mares | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cressi | 5th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apeks | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Fourth Element | 7th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about dive gear brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which dive gear brand should I buy?": 1. Scubapro, 2. Aqua Lung, 3. Shearwater, 4. Mares, 5. Cressi - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best dive gear brands?": 1. Scubapro, 2. Apeks, 3. Shearwater, 4. Mares, 5. Fourth Element, 6. Aqua Lung, 7. Cressi - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best dive gear brand for a recreational diver?": 1. Scubapro, 2. Aqua Lung, 3. Mares, 4. Cressi, 5. Shearwater - Searched Google, AI Overview "best dive gear": 1. Scubapro, 2. Aqua Lung, 3. Shearwater, 4. Cressi, 5. Fourth Element, 6. Apeks, 7. Mares - Searched Google, AI Overview "scuba gear brands": 1. Scubapro, 2. Aqua Lung, 3. Cressi, 4. Mares, 5. Shearwater, 6. Apeks, 7. Fourth Element Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for dive gear brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Apeks worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Apeks estimated searches | Apeks Share of Search | Apeks rank | Mares estimated searches | Mares Share of Search | Mares rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 9.9% | 4 | 3K | 2.5% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 14% | 4 | 3K | 2.3% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 10% | 4 | 2.5K | 2% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 11.9% | 4 | 2.6K | 2.1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 11% | 4 | 2.4K | 2.1% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 10% | 4 | 2.7K | 2.3% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 10% | 4 | 2.7K | 2.3% | 7 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 10.7% | 4 | 2.9K | 2.1% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 8% | 4 | 3.2K | 2.1% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 8% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 8% | 4 | 3.6K | 2.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 9.9K | 7.9% | 4 | 2.7K | 2.2% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apeks’ and Mares’ 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. - **Apeks**: Measured on the search term “apeks”. - **Mares**: Measured on the search terms “mares dive”, “mares dive computer”, “mares mask” and “mares scuba mask”, summed into one figure. - [Apeks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apeks) - [Mares profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mares) - [All dive gear brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dive-gear-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Apeks or Mares more popular in search? In September 2026, Apeks had more branded searches than Mares among dive gear brands worldwide. Apeks had about 9,900 branded searches, while Mares had 2,720. Apeks made up 7.9% of all dive gear brand searches we track, and Mares accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apeks vs Mares: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apeks-vs-mares This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apeks-vs-mares. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.