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title: "Oakley vs Smith: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Smith? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski goggle 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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# Oakley vs Smith: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Smith? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ski goggle 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**: Oakley and Smith
- **Competitive set**: Ski goggle brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Oakley Share of Search**: 89.5%
- **Smith Share of Search**: 3.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Smith?

- In September 2026, Oakley had more branded searches than Smith among ski goggle brands worldwide. Oakley was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Smith’s 66.1K, and held an 89.5% Share of Search versus Smith’s 3.9%.
- Oakley was ahead of Smith in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Oakley’s estimated Share of Search among ski goggle brands worldwide moved from 88.6% to 89.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smith’s estimated Share of Search among ski goggle brands worldwide moved from 3.4% to 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 57.9K to 66.1K.

## How did search popularity change for ski goggle brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Oakley’s estimated Share of Search among ski goggle brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 90.8% to 89.5% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Smith worldwide rose 14.2% over 12 measured months, from 57.9K to 66.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Oakley estimated searches | Oakley Share of Search | Oakley rank | Smith estimated searches | Smith Share of Search | Smith rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 88.6% | 1 | 57.9K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 89.5% | 1 | 80K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 89.5% | 1 | 79.9K | 3.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8M | 88.4% | 1 | 76.1K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 87.9% | 1 | 70.9K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 89.7% | 1 | 75.9K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 89.9% | 1 | 70.1K | 3.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 90.3% | 1 | 85.7K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 90.8% | 1 | 76.2K | 3.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 90.4% | 1 | 83.9K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 89.8% | 1 | 73.4K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5M | 89.5% | 1 | 66.1K | 3.9% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Oakley’s and Smith’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.

- **Oakley**: Measured on the search term “oakley”.
- **Smith**: Measured on the search terms “cycling sunglasses smith”, “eyewear smith”, “smith eyewear”, “smith sports sunglasses”, “smith sunglasses” and “smithoptics”, summed into one figure.

- [Oakley profile](/demand/global-en/brands/oakley)
- [Smith profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smith-optics)
- [All ski goggle brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ski-goggles-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Oakley or Smith?

In September 2026, Oakley had more branded searches than Smith among ski goggle brands worldwide. Oakley was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Smith’s 66.1K, and held an 89.5% Share of Search versus Smith’s 3.9%.

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