--- title: "Lacoste vs Original Penguin: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Lacoste or Original Penguin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polo shirt 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/lacoste-vs-original-penguin" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lacoste vs Original Penguin: Which is searched more? Is Lacoste or Original Penguin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Polo shirt 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**: Lacoste and Original Penguin - **Competitive set**: Polo shirt brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Lacoste Share of Search**: 15.4% - **Original Penguin Share of Search**: 1.7% ## Is Lacoste or Original Penguin more popular in search? - In September 2026, Lacoste had more branded searches than Original Penguin among polo shirt brands worldwide. Lacoste had about 60,500 branded searches, while Original Penguin had 6,600. Lacoste made up 15.4% of all polo shirt brand searches we track, and Original Penguin accounted for 1.7%. - Lacoste was ahead of Original Penguin in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lacoste’s share of searches among polo shirt brands worldwide moved from 15.8% to 15.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 60.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Original Penguin’s share of searches among polo shirt brands worldwide moved from 2.1% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. ## Top polo shirt brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lacoste was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Original Penguin 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ralph Lauren | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lacoste | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Peter Millar | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | J.Crew | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Uniqlo | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sunspel | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Brooks Brothers | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Fred Perry | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Hugo Boss | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Tommy Hilfiger | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Psycho Bunny | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Original Penguin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about polo shirt brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which polo shirt brand should I buy?": 1. Lacoste, 2. Ralph Lauren, 3. Uniqlo, 4. J.Crew - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best polo shirt brands?": 1. Lacoste, 2. Ralph Lauren, 3. J.Crew, 4. Sunspel, 5. Brooks Brothers, 6. Fred Perry, 7. Uniqlo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best polo shirt brand for men?": 1. Ralph Lauren, 2. Lacoste, 3. Peter Millar, 4. J.Crew, 5. Uniqlo - Searched Google, AI Overview "polo shirts": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "mens polo shirts": 1. Peter Millar, 2. Ralph Lauren Not named in any answer: Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Psycho Bunny and Original Penguin. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 25, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for polo shirt brands worldwide in September 2026? - Original Penguin’s share of searches among polo shirt brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.5% to 1.7% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lacoste worldwide rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 60.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lacoste estimated searches | Lacoste Share of Search | Lacoste rank | Original Penguin estimated searches | Original Penguin Share of Search | Original Penguin rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 15.8% | 3 | 6.6K | 2.1% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 16.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.8% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 14.6% | 3 | 9.9K | 2.4% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 17.5% | 3 | 8.1K | 2.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 15.4% | 3 | 5.4K | 1.7% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 14.8% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 14.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.3% | 11 | | May 2026 | 90.5K | 15% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.6% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 90.5K | 15.1% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 16.6% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.2% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 15.4% | 3 | 9.9K | 2.1% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 15.4% | 3 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lacoste’s and Original Penguin’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. - **Lacoste**: Measured on the search term “lacoste polo”. - **Original Penguin**: Measured on the search term “original penguin polo”. - [Lacoste profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lacoste) - [Original Penguin profile](/demand/global-en/brands/original-penguin) - [All polo shirt brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/polo-shirt-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Lacoste or Original Penguin more popular in search? In September 2026, Lacoste had more branded searches than Original Penguin among polo shirt brands worldwide. Lacoste had about 60,500 branded searches, while Original Penguin had 6,600. Lacoste made up 15.4% of all polo shirt brand searches we track, and Original Penguin accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lacoste vs Original Penguin: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lacoste-vs-original-penguin This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/lacoste-vs-original-penguin. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.