--- title: "Petmate vs Ruffwear: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Petmate or Ruffwear more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet accessory 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/petmate-vs-ruffwear" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Petmate vs Ruffwear: Which is searched more? Is Petmate or Ruffwear more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet accessory 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**: Petmate and Ruffwear - **Competitive set**: Pet accessory brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Petmate Share of Search**: 2.7% - **Ruffwear Share of Search**: 24.4% ## Is Petmate or Ruffwear more popular in search? - In September 2026, Ruffwear had more branded searches than Petmate among pet accessory brands worldwide. Ruffwear had about 60,500 branded searches, while Petmate had 6,600. Ruffwear made up 24.4% of all pet accessory brand searches we track, and Petmate accounted for 2.7%. - Ruffwear was ahead of Petmate in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Petmate’s share of searches among pet accessory brands worldwide moved from 2.9% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ruffwear’s share of searches among pet accessory brands worldwide moved from 21.6% to 24.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K. ## Top pet accessory brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Ruffwear was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Petmate 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wild One | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ruffwear | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | KONG | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LupinePet | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tuft + Paw | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Savic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ferplast | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | EzyDog | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Petmate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dogit | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Rogz | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about pet accessory brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which pet accessory brand should I buy?": 1. Ruffwear, 2. Wild One, 3. LupinePet, 4. KONG - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pet accessory brands?": 1. Wild One, 2. Ruffwear, 3. KONG, 4. Tuft + Paw - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pet accessory brand for a dog or cat?": 1. Wild One, 2. Ruffwear, 3. KONG, 4. Tuft + Paw, 5. LupinePet - Searched Google, AI Overview "pet accessory brands": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "best pet accessories": 1. Ruffwear Not named in any answer: Savic, Ferplast, EzyDog, Petmate, Dogit and Rogz. 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 pet accessory brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Ruffwear lost share of searches among pet accessory brands worldwide, from 25.4% to 24.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Petmate worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Petmate estimated searches | Petmate Share of Search | Petmate rank | Ruffwear estimated searches | Ruffwear Share of Search | Ruffwear rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 2.9% | 8 | 60.5K | 21.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 1.9% | 8 | 90.5K | 26.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 2.3% | 8 | 74K | 21.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 2.6% | 8 | 74K | 23.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 3% | 8 | 60.5K | 22.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 2.7% | 8 | 74K | 24.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 2.8% | 8 | 74K | 25.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 8 | 74K | 27.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 2.6% | 8 | 74K | 29.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 8 | 74K | 28% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 2.3% | 8 | 74K | 25.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 2.7% | 8 | 60.5K | 24.4% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Petmate’s and Ruffwear’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. - **Petmate**: Measured on the search term “petmate”. - **Ruffwear**: Measured on the search term “ruffwear”. - [Petmate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/petmate) - [Ruffwear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ruffwear) - [All pet accessory brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pet-accessory-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Petmate or Ruffwear more popular in search? In September 2026, Ruffwear had more branded searches than Petmate among pet accessory brands worldwide. Ruffwear had about 60,500 branded searches, while Petmate had 6,600. Ruffwear made up 24.4% of all pet accessory brand searches we track, and Petmate accounted for 2.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Petmate vs Ruffwear: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/petmate-vs-ruffwear This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/petmate-vs-ruffwear. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.