--- title: "Imperia vs Smeg: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Imperia or Smeg more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pasta maker 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/imperia-vs-smeg" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Imperia vs Smeg: Which is searched more? Is Imperia or Smeg more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pasta maker 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**: Imperia and Smeg - **Competitive set**: Pasta maker brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Imperia Share of Search**: 0.2% - **Smeg Share of Search**: 30.1% ## Is Imperia or Smeg more popular in search? - In September 2026, Smeg had more branded searches than Imperia among pasta maker brands worldwide. Smeg had about 823,000 branded searches, while Imperia had 5,400. Smeg made up 30.1% of all pasta maker brand searches we track, and Imperia accounted for 0.2%. - Smeg was ahead of Imperia in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Imperia’s share of searches among pasta maker brands worldwide moved from 0.15% to 0.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smeg’s share of searches among pasta maker brands worldwide moved from 23.6% to 30.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. ## Top pasta maker brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Imperia was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Smeg 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Marcato | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Imperia | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Philips | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | KitchenAid | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Smeg | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kenwood | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cuisinart | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about pasta maker brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which pasta maker brand should I buy?": 1. Marcato, 2. Imperia, 3. Philips, 4. KitchenAid - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pasta maker brands?": 1. Marcato, 2. Imperia, 3. Philips, 4. KitchenAid - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pasta maker brand for fresh pasta?": 1. Marcato, 2. Imperia, 3. Philips, 4. KitchenAid - Searched Google, AI Overview "best pasta maker": 1. Marcato, 2. Imperia, 3. KitchenAid, 4. Philips - Searched Google, AI Overview "electric pasta maker": 1. Philips, 2. KitchenAid, 3. Marcato Not named in any answer: Smeg, Kenwood and Cuisinart. 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 pasta maker brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Smeg gained share of searches among pasta maker brands worldwide, from 26.3% to 30.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Imperia estimated searches | Imperia Share of Search | Imperia rank | Smeg estimated searches | Smeg Share of Search | Smeg rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.15% | 6 | 823K | 23.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.13% | 6 | 1M | 19.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 0.2% | 6 | 1M | 19.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 0.18% | 6 | 1M | 27.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 0.22% | 6 | 823K | 27.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 0.17% | 6 | 823K | 25.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.19% | 6 | 673K | 23.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.2% | 6 | 673K | 24.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 0.19% | 6 | 550K | 23.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 0.17% | 6 | 673K | 26.3% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 0.21% | 6 | 673K | 26.3% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 0.2% | 6 | 823K | 30.1% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Imperia’s and Smeg’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. - **Imperia**: Measured on the search terms “imperia pasta machine” and “imperia pasta maker”, summed into one figure. - **Smeg**: Measured on the search term “smeg”. - [Imperia profile](/demand/global-en/brands/imperia) - [Smeg profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smeg) - [All pasta maker brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pasta-maker-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 Imperia or Smeg more popular in search? In September 2026, Smeg had more branded searches than Imperia among pasta maker brands worldwide. Smeg had about 823,000 branded searches, while Imperia had 5,400. Smeg made up 30.1% of all pasta maker brand searches we track, and Imperia accounted for 0.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Imperia vs Smeg: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/imperia-vs-smeg This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/imperia-vs-smeg. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.