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title: "Case-Mate vs dbrand: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Case-Mate or dbrand more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Phone case 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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# Case-Mate vs dbrand: Which is searched more?

Is Case-Mate or dbrand more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Phone case 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**: Case-Mate and dbrand
- **Competitive set**: Phone case brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Case-Mate Share of Search**: 2.4%
- **dbrand Share of Search**: 10%

## Is Case-Mate or dbrand more popular in search?

- In September 2026, dbrand had more branded searches than Case-Mate among phone case brands worldwide. dbrand had about 450,000 branded searches, while Case-Mate had 110,000. dbrand made up 10% of all phone case brand searches we track, and Case-Mate accounted for 2.4%.
- dbrand was ahead of Case-Mate in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Case-Mate’s share of searches among phone case brands worldwide moved from 1.3% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, dbrand’s share of searches among phone case brands worldwide moved from 8.2% to 10%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 450K.

## Top phone case brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, dbrand was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Case-Mate did not appear in any of the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OtterBox | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Spigen | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Mous | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| CASETiFY | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| UAG | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| dbrand | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Quad Lock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Case-Mate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about phone case brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which phone case brand should I buy?": 1. Spigen, 2. OtterBox, 3. CASETiFY, 4. dbrand
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best phone case brands?": 1. OtterBox, 2. Spigen, 3. Mous, 4. CASETiFY, 5. dbrand, 6. UAG
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best phone case brand for everyday protection?": 1. Spigen, 2. OtterBox, 3. Mous, 4. UAG
- Searched Google, AI Overview "phone case brands": 1. OtterBox, 2. UAG, 3. Mous, 4. CASETiFY, 5. Spigen
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best phone case": 1. OtterBox, 2. Spigen

Not named in any answer: Quad Lock and Case-Mate.

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 phone case brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, dbrand overtook Quad Lock and 2 others to rank 2nd among phone case brands worldwide, with 10% of the searches.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Case-Mate worldwide rose 81.8% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 110K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Case-Mate estimated searches | Case-Mate Share of Search | Case-Mate rank | dbrand estimated searches | dbrand Share of Search | dbrand rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 1.3% | 8 | 368K | 8.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 8 | 301K | 6% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 8 | 301K | 7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 8 | 246K | 6.8% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 1.6% | 8 | 246K | 7.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 2.1% | 8 | 301K | 8.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 8 | 246K | 8.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 2.4% | 8 | 201K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 8 | 246K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 2.8% | 8 | 246K | 7.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 2.7% | 8 | 246K | 7.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 2.4% | 8 | 450K | 10% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Case-Mate’s and dbrand’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.

- **Case-Mate**: Measured on the search term “casemate”.
- **dbrand**: Measured on the search term “dbrand”.

- [Case-Mate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/casemate)
- [dbrand profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dbrand)
- [All phone case brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/phone-case-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 Case-Mate or dbrand more popular in search?

In September 2026, dbrand had more branded searches than Case-Mate among phone case brands worldwide. dbrand had about 450,000 branded searches, while Case-Mate had 110,000. dbrand made up 10% of all phone case brand searches we track, and Case-Mate accounted for 2.4%.

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