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title: "First Alert vs Quell: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Quell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smoke alarm 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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# First Alert vs Quell: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Quell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smoke alarm 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**: First Alert and Quell
- **Competitive set**: Smoke alarm brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **First Alert Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Quell Share of Search**: 5.5%

## Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Quell?

- In September 2026, Quell had more branded searches than First Alert among smoke alarm brands worldwide. Quell was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to First Alert’s 27.1K, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus First Alert’s 1.6%.
- Quell was ahead of First Alert in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, First Alert’s estimated Share of Search among smoke alarm brands worldwide moved from 1.1% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Quell’s estimated Share of Search among smoke alarm brands worldwide moved from 4.3% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for smoke alarm brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Quell gained estimated Share of Search among smoke alarm brands worldwide, from 4.3% to 5.5%.
- First Alert’s estimated Share of Search among smoke alarm brands worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.1% to 1.6% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | First Alert estimated searches | First Alert Share of Search | First Alert rank | Quell estimated searches | Quell Share of Search | Quell rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 1.1% | 5 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 0.96% | 5 | 90.5K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 0.99% | 5 | 90.5K | 4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 110K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.97% | 5 | 90.5K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 5 | 90.5K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 1.4% | 5 | 90.5K | 5.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 74K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 1.1% | 5 | 368K | 17.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 1.3% | 5 | 74K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 4 | 74K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 90.5K | 5.5% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using First Alert’s and Quell’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.

- **First Alert**: Measured on the search term “first alert”.
- **Quell**: Measured on the search term “quell”.

- [First Alert profile](/demand/global-en/brands/first-alert)
- [Quell profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quell-fire)
- [All smoke alarm brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/smoke-alarm-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, First Alert or Quell?

In September 2026, Quell had more branded searches than First Alert among smoke alarm brands worldwide. Quell was estimated to have 90.5K branded searches compared to First Alert’s 27.1K, and held a 5.5% Share of Search versus First Alert’s 1.6%.

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