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title: "Columbia vs Igloo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Columbia or Igloo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack cooler 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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# Columbia vs Igloo: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Columbia or Igloo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Backpack cooler 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**: Columbia and Igloo
- **Competitive set**: Backpack cooler brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Columbia Share of Search**: 14.9%
- **Igloo Share of Search**: 8.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Columbia or Igloo?

- In September 2026, Columbia had more branded searches than Igloo among backpack cooler brands worldwide. Columbia was estimated to have 245K branded searches compared to Igloo’s 147K, and held a 14.9% Share of Search versus Igloo’s 8.9%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Igloo took it in April 2026, Columbia took it in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Columbia’s estimated Share of Search among backpack cooler brands worldwide moved from 16.3% to 14.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 366K to 245K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Igloo’s estimated Share of Search among backpack cooler brands worldwide moved from 4.4% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 98.7K to 147K.

## How did search popularity change for backpack cooler brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Columbia overtook Coleman to rank 3rd among backpack cooler brands worldwide, with 14.9% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Igloo lost estimated Share of Search among backpack cooler brands worldwide, from 10.7% to 8.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Columbia estimated searches | Columbia Share of Search | Columbia rank | Igloo estimated searches | Igloo Share of Search | Igloo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 366K | 16.3% | 3 | 98.7K | 4.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 751K | 21.8% | 2 | 80.7K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 696K | 20.6% | 2 | 81.6K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 466K | 20.4% | 3 | 66.7K | 2.9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 300K | 19% | 3 | 66.9K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 220K | 15.1% | 4 | 122K | 8.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 13.8% | 5 | 212K | 14.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 184K | 13% | 4 | 218K | 15.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 171K | 12% | 4 | 222K | 15.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 171K | 11.2% | 4 | 224K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 209K | 12.2% | 4 | 184K | 10.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 245K | 14.9% | 3 | 147K | 8.9% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Columbia’s and Igloo’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.

- **Columbia**: Measured on the search terms “columbia jacket” and “columbia sportswear”, summed into one figure.
- **Igloo**: Measured on the search terms “igloo backpack cooler”, “igloo cool box”, “igloo cooler” and “igloo water cooler”, summed into one figure.

- [Columbia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/columbia)
- [Igloo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/igloo)
- [All backpack cooler brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backpack-cooler-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Columbia or Igloo?

In September 2026, Columbia had more branded searches than Igloo among backpack cooler brands worldwide. Columbia was estimated to have 245K branded searches compared to Igloo’s 147K, and held a 14.9% Share of Search versus Igloo’s 8.9%.

## Cite this page

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