--- title: "Mares vs Shearwater: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Mares or Shearwater more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dive computer 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/mares-vs-shearwater" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mares vs Shearwater: Which is searched more? Is Mares or Shearwater more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dive computer 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**: Mares and Shearwater - **Competitive set**: Dive computer brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mares Share of Search**: 0.07% - **Shearwater Share of Search**: 0.15% ## Is Mares or Shearwater more popular in search? - In September 2026, Shearwater had more branded searches than Mares among dive computer brands worldwide. Shearwater had about 5,500 branded searches, while Mares had 2,720. Shearwater made up 0.15% of all dive computer brand searches we track, and Mares accounted for 0.07%. - Shearwater was ahead of Mares in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mares’ share of searches among dive computer brands worldwide moved from 0.1% to 0.07%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shearwater’s share of searches among dive computer brands worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6K to 5.5K. ## Top dive computer brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shearwater appeared in all five answers. Mares was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Shearwater was listed before Mares in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Shearwater | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Garmin | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Suunto | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mares | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cressi | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Scubapro | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Oceanic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sherwood | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about dive computer brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which dive computer brand should I buy?": 1. Shearwater, 2. Garmin, 3. Suunto, 4. Cressi - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best dive computer brands?": 1. Shearwater, 2. Garmin, 3. Suunto, 4. Mares, 5. Cressi - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best dive computer brand for a recreational diver?": 1. Shearwater, 2. Garmin, 3. Suunto - Searched Google, AI Overview "best dive computer": 1. Shearwater, 2. Garmin, 3. Mares, 4. Cressi, 5. Suunto - Searched Google, AI Overview "dive computer for beginners": 1. Suunto, 2. Cressi, 3. Mares, 4. Shearwater Not named in any answer: Scubapro, Oceanic and Sherwood. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for dive computer brands worldwide in September 2026? Neither Mares nor Shearwater moved beyond provider rounding among dive computer brands in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mares estimated searches | Mares Share of Search | Mares rank | Shearwater estimated searches | Shearwater Share of Search | Shearwater rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3K | 0.1% | 7 | 6K | 0.19% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 3K | 0.08% | 7 | 6.8K | 0.18% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 2.5K | 0.07% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.15% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 2.6K | 0.07% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.15% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.08% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.18% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 2.7K | 0.07% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.15% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.7K | 0.07% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.15% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.08% | 7 | 6.8K | 0.18% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 3.2K | 0.09% | 7 | 6.3K | 0.17% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 0.1% | 7 | 6.3K | 0.17% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 0.08% | 7 | 6.3K | 0.14% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 2.7K | 0.07% | 7 | 5.5K | 0.15% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mares’ and Shearwater’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. - **Mares**: Measured on the search terms “mares dive”, “mares dive computer”, “mares mask”, “mares scuba” and “mares scuba mask”, summed into one figure. - **Shearwater**: Measured on the search terms “shearwater dive computer” and “shearwater perdix”, summed into one figure. - [Mares profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mares) - [Shearwater profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shearwater) - [All dive computer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dive-computer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Mares or Shearwater more popular in search? In September 2026, Shearwater had more branded searches than Mares among dive computer brands worldwide. Shearwater had about 5,500 branded searches, while Mares had 2,720. Shearwater made up 0.15% of all dive computer brand searches we track, and Mares accounted for 0.07%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mares vs Shearwater: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mares-vs-shearwater This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mares-vs-shearwater. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.