--- title: "Cotton On vs Quince: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Cotton On or Quince more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Women's fashion retailers 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/cotton-on-vs-quince" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cotton On vs Quince: Which is searched more? Is Cotton On or Quince more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Women's fashion retailers 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**: Cotton On and Quince - **Competitive set**: Women's fashion retailers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cotton On Share of Search**: 2.4% - **Quince Share of Search**: 0.42% ## Is Cotton On or Quince more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cotton On had more branded searches than Quince among women's fashion retailers worldwide. Cotton On had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Quince had 392,000. Cotton On made up 2.4% of all women's fashion retailer searches we track, and Quince accounted for 0.42%. - Cotton On was ahead of Quince in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cotton On’s share of searches among women's fashion retailers worldwide moved from 1.8% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 2.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Quince’s share of searches among women's fashion retailers worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 269K to 392K. ## Top women's fashion retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Quince was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Cotton On did not appear in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Madewell | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Nordstrom | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Old Navy | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Zara | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Uniqlo | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Quince | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Aritzia | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | H&M | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Anthropologie | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Cotton On | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Country Road | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Seed Heritage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Max | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about women's fashion retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which women's fashion retailer should I shop at?": 1. Madewell, 2. Zara, 3. Old Navy, 4. Aritzia, 5. Anthropologie - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best women's fashion retailers?": 1. Nordstrom, 2. Quince, 3. Madewell, 4. Aritzia, 5. Zara, 6. Old Navy, 7. Anthropologie, 8. Uniqlo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best women's fashion retailer for everyday clothes?": 1. Uniqlo, 2. Old Navy, 3. Madewell, 4. Quince - Searched Google, AI Overview "women's fashion retailers": 1. Nordstrom, 2. H&M Not named in any answer: Cotton On, Country Road, Seed Heritage and Max. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for women's fashion retailers worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Quince worldwide rose 45.9% over 12 measured months, from 269K to 392K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cotton On worldwide rose 22.4% over 12 measured months, from 1.8M to 2.2M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cotton On estimated searches | Cotton On Share of Search | Cotton On rank | Quince estimated searches | Quince Share of Search | Quince rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 1.8% | 8 | 269K | 0.26% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 3.4M | 2.7% | 8 | 340K | 0.27% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 2.3% | 8 | 413K | 0.35% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 1.8M | 1.9% | 8 | 326K | 0.34% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 2.4% | 8 | 264K | 0.35% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 2.4% | 8 | 319K | 0.34% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 2.4% | 8 | 316K | 0.34% | 11 | | May 2026 | 2.2M | 2.3% | 8 | 386K | 0.39% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 2% | 8 | 315K | 0.34% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 2% | 8 | 315K | 0.34% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 2.2M | 2.4% | 8 | 387K | 0.41% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 2.4% | 8 | 392K | 0.42% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cotton On’s and Quince’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. - **Cotton On**: Measured on the search term “cotton on”. - **Quince**: Measured on the search terms “quince cashmere”, “quince clothing” and “quince.com”, summed into one figure. - [Cotton On profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cotton-on) - [Quince profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quince) - [All women's fashion retailers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/womens-fashion-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Cotton On or Quince more popular in search? In September 2026, Cotton On had more branded searches than Quince among women's fashion retailers worldwide. Cotton On had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Quince had 392,000. Cotton On made up 2.4% of all women's fashion retailer searches we track, and Quince accounted for 0.42%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cotton On vs Quince: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cotton-on-vs-quince This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cotton-on-vs-quince. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.