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title: "Hydro Flask vs Zojirushi: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Hydro Flask or Zojirushi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insulated drinkware 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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# Hydro Flask vs Zojirushi: Which is searched more?

Is Hydro Flask or Zojirushi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insulated drinkware 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**: Hydro Flask and Zojirushi
- **Competitive set**: Insulated drinkware brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hydro Flask Share of Search**: 7.2%
- **Zojirushi Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Is Hydro Flask or Zojirushi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Hydro Flask had more branded searches than Zojirushi among insulated drinkware brands worldwide. Hydro Flask had about 470,000 branded searches, while Zojirushi had 110,000. Hydro Flask made up 7.2% of all insulated drinkware brand searches we track, and Zojirushi accounted for 1.7%.
- Hydro Flask was ahead of Zojirushi in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hydro Flask’s share of searches among insulated drinkware brands worldwide moved from 10.5% to 7.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 569K to 470K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zojirushi’s share of searches among insulated drinkware brands worldwide moved from 2% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110K.

## Top insulated drinkware brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Hydro Flask was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Zojirushi was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Hydro Flask was listed before Zojirushi in three out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YETI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Owala | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Hydro Flask | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Zojirushi | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Stanley | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Thermos | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Corkcicle | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about insulated drinkware brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which insulated drinkware brand should I buy?": 1. Owala, 2. YETI, 3. Stanley, 4. Hydro Flask
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best insulated drinkware brands?": 1. Owala, 2. YETI, 3. Hydro Flask, 4. Stanley, 5. Zojirushi, 6. Thermos
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best insulated drinkware brand for keeping drinks hot or cold?": 1. Zojirushi, 2. YETI, 3. Hydro Flask, 4. Thermos, 5. Stanley
- Searched Google, AI Overview "insulated water bottle": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Thermos
- Searched Google, AI Overview "hot cold bottle": 1. Thermos

Not named in any answer: Corkcicle.

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 insulated drinkware brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Hydro Flask lost share of searches among insulated drinkware brands worldwide, from 8.6% to 7.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Hydro Flask estimated searches | Hydro Flask Share of Search | Hydro Flask rank | Zojirushi estimated searches | Zojirushi Share of Search | Zojirushi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 569K | 10.5% | 2 | 110K | 2% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 697K | 9% | 2 | 135K | 1.8% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 701K | 9.5% | 2 | 165K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 573K | 10% | 2 | 165K | 2.9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 466K | 9.2% | 2 | 110K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 467K | 8.8% | 3 | 110K | 2.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 470K | 8.9% | 3 | 110K | 2.1% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 469K | 8.4% | 4 | 110K | 2% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 469K | 8.6% | 3 | 110K | 2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 571K | 8.6% | 3 | 110K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 696K | 8.6% | 3 | 135K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 470K | 7.2% | 3 | 110K | 1.7% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hydro Flask’s and Zojirushi’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.

- **Hydro Flask**: Measured on the search terms “hydro flask”, “hydro flask bottle” and “hydro flask tumbler”, summed into one figure.
- **Zojirushi**: Measured on the search term “zojirushi”.

- [Hydro Flask profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hydro-flask)
- [Zojirushi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zojirushi)
- [All insulated drinkware brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/insulated-drinkware-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Hydro Flask or Zojirushi more popular in search?

In September 2026, Hydro Flask had more branded searches than Zojirushi among insulated drinkware brands worldwide. Hydro Flask had about 470,000 branded searches, while Zojirushi had 110,000. Hydro Flask made up 7.2% of all insulated drinkware brand searches we track, and Zojirushi accounted for 1.7%.

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