--- title: "Columbia vs YETI: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Columbia or YETI more popular in search? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/columbia-vs-yeti" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Columbia vs YETI: Which is searched more? Is Columbia or YETI more popular in search? 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 YETI - **Competitive set**: Backpack cooler brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Columbia Share of Search**: 17.2% - **YETI Share of Search**: 2.3% ## Is Columbia or YETI more popular in search? - In September 2026, Columbia had more branded searches than YETI among backpack cooler brands worldwide. Columbia had about 245,000 branded searches, while YETI had 33,100. Columbia made up 17.2% of all backpack cooler brand searches we track, and YETI accounted for 2.3%. - Columbia was ahead of YETI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Columbia’s share of searches among backpack cooler brands worldwide moved from 22.4% to 17.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 366K to 245K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YETI’s share of searches among backpack cooler brands worldwide moved from 1.4% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 33.1K. ## Top backpack cooler brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, YETI was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Columbia 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | YETI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Hydro Flask | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | RTIC | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Igloo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Columbia | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Coleman | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Corkcicle | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pelican | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Carhartt | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about backpack cooler brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which backpack cooler brand should I buy?": 1. YETI, 2. RTIC, 3. Hydro Flask - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best backpack cooler brands?": 1. YETI, 2. Hydro Flask, 3. RTIC - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best backpack cooler brand for day trips?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. YETI, 3. RTIC, 4. Igloo - Searched Google, AI Overview "best backpack cooler": 1. YETI, 2. Hydro Flask - Searched Google, AI Overview "insulated backpack cooler": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Columbia, Coleman, Corkcicle, Pelican and Carhartt. 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 backpack cooler brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Columbia overtook RTIC and Coleman to rank 2nd among backpack cooler brands worldwide, with 17.2% of the searches. - YETI’s share of searches among backpack cooler brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.6% to 2.3% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Columbia estimated searches | Columbia Share of Search | Columbia rank | YETI estimated searches | YETI Share of Search | YETI rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 366K | 22.4% | 2 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 751K | 33.5% | 1 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 696K | 31.8% | 1 | 40.5K | 1.8% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 466K | 28.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 300K | 23.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 220K | 16.1% | 3 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 13.5% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.8% | 7 | | May 2026 | 184K | 11.4% | 5 | 40.5K | 2.5% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 171K | 10% | 5 | 60.5K | 3.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 171K | 9.7% | 5 | 60.5K | 3.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 209K | 11.6% | 4 | 49.5K | 2.8% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 245K | 17.2% | 2 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Columbia’s and YETI’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. - **YETI**: Measured on the search term “yeti backpack cooler”. - [Columbia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/columbia) - [YETI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yeti) - [All backpack cooler brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/backpack-cooler-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 Columbia or YETI more popular in search? In September 2026, Columbia had more branded searches than YETI among backpack cooler brands worldwide. Columbia had about 245,000 branded searches, while YETI had 33,100. Columbia made up 17.2% of all backpack cooler brand searches we track, and YETI accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Columbia vs YETI: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/columbia-vs-yeti This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/columbia-vs-yeti. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.