--- title: "Carhartt vs New Era: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Carhartt or New Era more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cap 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/carhartt-vs-new-era" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Carhartt vs New Era: Which is searched more? Is Carhartt or New Era more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cap 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**: Carhartt and New Era - **Competitive set**: Cap brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Carhartt Share of Search**: 0.42% - **New Era Share of Search**: 23% ## Is Carhartt or New Era more popular in search? - In September 2026, New Era had more branded searches than Carhartt among cap brands worldwide. New Era had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Carhartt had 27,100. New Era made up 23% of all cap brand searches we track, and Carhartt accounted for 0.42%. - New Era was ahead of Carhartt in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Carhartt’s share of searches among cap brands worldwide moved from 0.67% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 27.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, New Era’s share of searches among cap brands worldwide moved from 20.4% to 23%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M. ## Top cap brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Carhartt and New Era showed up in all five answers. New Era was listed before Carhartt 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New Era | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | '47 | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Carhartt | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mitchell & Ness | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ralph Lauren | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Flexfit | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Richardson | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Stetson | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kangol | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cap brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which cap brand should I buy?": 1. New Era, 2. '47, 3. Carhartt, 4. Ralph Lauren - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cap brands?": 1. New Era, 2. '47, 3. Ralph Lauren, 4. Carhartt, 5. Mitchell & Ness - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cap brand for everyday wear?": 1. '47, 2. New Era, 3. Carhartt - Searched Google, AI Overview "cap brands": 1. New Era, 2. '47, 3. Mitchell & Ness, 4. Carhartt, 5. Ralph Lauren, 6. Richardson, 7. Flexfit - Searched Google, AI Overview "baseball cap brands": 1. New Era, 2. '47, 3. Mitchell & Ness, 4. Carhartt, 5. Flexfit, 6. Richardson Not named in any answer: Stetson and Kangol. 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 cap brands worldwide in September 2026? - New Era’s share of searches among cap brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 26.5% to 23% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Carhartt worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 27.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Carhartt estimated searches | Carhartt Share of Search | Carhartt rank | New Era estimated searches | New Era Share of Search | New Era rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 0.67% | 7 | 1.5M | 20.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 110K | 1.2% | 7 | 1.8M | 20% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 135K | 1.5% | 7 | 1.9M | 20.5% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 0.78% | 7 | 1.8M | 23.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 0.72% | 8 | 1.5M | 26.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 0.44% | 8 | 1.8M | 29.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 0.47% | 8 | 1.5M | 26.2% | 2 | | May 2026 | 27.1K | 0.47% | 8 | 1.6M | 27.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 0.45% | 8 | 1.6M | 26.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.39% | 8 | 1.5M | 26.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 0.42% | 8 | 1.5M | 23.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 0.42% | 8 | 1.5M | 23% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carhartt’s and New Era’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. - **Carhartt**: Measured on the search term “carhartt hat”. - **New Era**: Measured on the search terms “new era” and “new era cap”, summed into one figure. - [Carhartt profile](/demand/global-en/brands/carhartt) - [New Era profile](/demand/global-en/brands/new-era) - [All cap brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cap-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Carhartt or New Era more popular in search? In September 2026, New Era had more branded searches than Carhartt among cap brands worldwide. New Era had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Carhartt had 27,100. New Era made up 23% of all cap brand searches we track, and Carhartt accounted for 0.42%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Carhartt vs New Era: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/carhartt-vs-new-era This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/carhartt-vs-new-era. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.