--- title: "Chubbies vs Roxy: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Chubbies or Roxy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Swim shorts 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/chubbies-vs-roxy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chubbies vs Roxy: Which is searched more? Is Chubbies or Roxy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Swim shorts 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**: Chubbies and Roxy - **Competitive set**: Swim shorts brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Chubbies Share of Search**: 2.9% - **Roxy Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Is Chubbies or Roxy more popular in search? - In September 2026, Roxy had more branded searches than Chubbies among swim shorts brands worldwide. Roxy had about 550,000 branded searches, while Chubbies had 450,000. Roxy made up 3.5% of all swim shorts brand searches we track, and Chubbies accounted for 2.9%. - Roxy was ahead of Chubbies in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chubbies’ share of searches among swim shorts brands worldwide moved from 2.3% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Roxy’s share of searches among swim shorts brands worldwide moved from 2.3% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K. ## Top swim shorts brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Chubbies appeared in all five answers. Roxy 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Patagonia | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Chubbies | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fair Harbor | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Lululemon | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Orlebar Brown | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Billabong | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Roxy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Quiksilver | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hurley | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about swim shorts brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which swim shorts brand should I buy?": 1. Fair Harbor, 2. Chubbies, 3. Patagonia - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best swim shorts brands?": 1. Fair Harbor, 2. Orlebar Brown, 3. Patagonia, 4. Lululemon, 5. Chubbies - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best swim shorts brand for the beach?": 1. Patagonia, 2. Fair Harbor, 3. Chubbies, 4. Orlebar Brown - Searched Google, AI Overview "best swim shorts": 1. Patagonia, 2. Chubbies - Searched Google, AI Overview "swim shorts men": 1. Chubbies, 2. Lululemon, 3. Billabong, 4. Patagonia Not named in any answer: Roxy, Quiksilver and Hurley. 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 swim shorts brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Roxy rose from 4th to 3rd among swim shorts brands worldwide. ## Month by month | Month | Chubbies estimated searches | Chubbies Share of Search | Chubbies rank | Roxy estimated searches | Roxy Share of Search | Roxy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 450K | 2.3% | 4 | 450K | 2.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 450K | 1.7% | 5 | 550K | 2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 1.7% | 5 | 550K | 2.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 450K | 2.3% | 5 | 673K | 3.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 450K | 2.8% | 4 | 450K | 2.8% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 550K | 3.4% | 4 | 550K | 3.4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 450K | 2.9% | 5 | 550K | 3.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 550K | 3.5% | 4 | 550K | 3.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 550K | 3.5% | 4 | 550K | 3.5% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 450K | 2.8% | 5 | 673K | 4.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 450K | 2.9% | 5 | 550K | 3.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 2.9% | 5 | 550K | 3.5% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chubbies’ and Roxy’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. - **Chubbies**: Measured on the search term “chubbies”. - **Roxy**: Measured on the search term “roxy”. - [Chubbies profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chubbies) - [Roxy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/roxy) - [All swim shorts brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/swim-shorts-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 Chubbies or Roxy more popular in search? In September 2026, Roxy had more branded searches than Chubbies among swim shorts brands worldwide. Roxy had about 550,000 branded searches, while Chubbies had 450,000. Roxy made up 3.5% of all swim shorts brand searches we track, and Chubbies accounted for 2.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chubbies vs Roxy: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/chubbies-vs-roxy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/chubbies-vs-roxy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.