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title: "Hiware vs YETI: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Hiware or YETI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Metal straw 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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# Hiware vs YETI: Which is searched more?

Is Hiware or YETI more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Metal straw 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**: Hiware and YETI
- **Competitive set**: Metal straw brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hiware Share of Search**: 0.41%
- **YETI Share of Search**: 0.5%

## Is Hiware or YETI more popular in search?

- In September 2026, YETI had more branded searches than Hiware among metal straw brands worldwide. YETI had about 2,900 branded searches, while Hiware had 2,400. YETI made up 0.5% of all metal straw brand searches we track, and Hiware accounted for 0.41%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Hiware took it in January 2026, YETI took it in May 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hiware’s share of searches among metal straw brands worldwide moved from 0.35% to 0.41%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, YETI’s share of searches among metal straw brands worldwide moved from 0.43% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.

## Top metal straw brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hiware was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. YETI 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Klean Kanteen | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| OXO | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Hiware | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Stanley | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Hydro Flask | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| YETI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about metal straw brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which metal straw brand should I buy?": 1. Klean Kanteen, 2. Hiware, 3. OXO, 4. Stanley
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best metal straw brands?": 1. Klean Kanteen, 2. OXO, 3. Hiware
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best metal straw brand for everyday drinks?": 1. Klean Kanteen, 2. OXO, 3. Hiware, 4. Stanley
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best metal straws": 1. OXO, 2. Klean Kanteen, 3. Hiware
- Searched Google, AI Overview "reusable metal straws": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Hydro Flask and YETI.

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 metal straw brands worldwide in September 2026?

Neither Hiware nor YETI moved beyond provider rounding among metal straw brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hiware estimated searches | Hiware Share of Search | Hiware rank | YETI estimated searches | YETI Share of Search | YETI rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 0.35% | 5 | 2.9K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.35% | 5 | 3.6K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 0.43% | 4 | 3.6K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 0.53% | 4 | 2.9K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.52% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.41% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 0.63% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.42% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.49% | 5 | 3.6K | 0.61% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 5 | 5.4K | 0.93% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.42% | 5 | 4.4K | 0.63% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.35% | 5 | 3.6K | 0.43% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.41% | 5 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hiware’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.

- **Hiware**: Measured on the search term “hiware”.
- **YETI**: Measured on the search term “yeti drinkware”.

- [Hiware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hiware)
- [YETI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yeti)
- [All metal straw brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/metal-straw-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Hiware or YETI more popular in search?

In September 2026, YETI had more branded searches than Hiware among metal straw brands worldwide. YETI had about 2,900 branded searches, while Hiware had 2,400. YETI made up 0.5% of all metal straw brand searches we track, and Hiware accounted for 0.41%.

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