--- title: "Pope vs Rain Bird: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Pope or Rain Bird more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Garden watering 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/pope-vs-rain-bird" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pope vs Rain Bird: Which is searched more? Is Pope or Rain Bird more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Garden watering 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**: Pope and Rain Bird - **Competitive set**: Garden watering brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pope Share of Search**: 0.14% - **Rain Bird Share of Search**: 12.2% ## Is Pope or Rain Bird more popular in search? - In September 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Pope among garden watering brands worldwide. Rain Bird had about 33,100 branded searches, while Pope had 390. Rain Bird made up 12.2% of all garden watering brand searches we track, and Pope accounted for 0.14%. - Rain Bird was ahead of Pope in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pope’s share of searches among garden watering brands worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 390. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rain Bird’s share of searches among garden watering brands worldwide moved from 14.4% to 12.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K. ## Top garden watering brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rain Bird was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Pope 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Gardena | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Rain Bird | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Orbit | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Dramm | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Hozelock | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Nylex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Holman | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pope | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about garden watering brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which garden watering brand should I buy?": 1. Orbit, 2. Gardena, 3. Dramm - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best garden watering brands?": 1. Gardena, 2. Dramm, 3. Rain Bird, 4. Orbit - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best garden watering brand for watering beds?": 1. Rain Bird, 2. Gardena - Searched Google, AI Overview "drip irrigation kit": 1. Rain Bird - Searched Google, AI Overview "watering system for garden": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Hozelock, Nylex, Holman and Pope. 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 garden watering brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Rain Bird lost share of searches among garden watering brands worldwide, from 14.1% to 12.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pope worldwide fell 33.9% over 12 measured months, from 590 to 390 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pope estimated searches | Pope Share of Search | Pope rank | Rain Bird estimated searches | Rain Bird Share of Search | Rain Bird rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 590 | 0.26% | 8 | 33.1K | 14.4% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 0.22% | 8 | 27.1K | 12.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.33% | 8 | 22.2K | 12.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.32% | 8 | 22.2K | 12.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 320 | 0.15% | 8 | 22.2K | 10.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 320 | 0.08% | 8 | 40.5K | 9.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 260 | 0.05% | 8 | 60.5K | 12% | 2 | | May 2026 | 210 | 0.03% | 8 | 74K | 12% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 170 | 0.03% | 8 | 60.5K | 11.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 210 | 0.05% | 8 | 49.5K | 11.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 320 | 0.09% | 8 | 49.5K | 14.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 390 | 0.14% | 8 | 33.1K | 12.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pope’s and Rain Bird’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. - **Pope**: Measured on the search term “pope hose”. - **Rain Bird**: Measured on the search term “rain bird”. - [Pope profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pope) - [Rain Bird profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rain-bird) - [All garden watering brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/garden-watering-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 Pope or Rain Bird more popular in search? In September 2026, Rain Bird had more branded searches than Pope among garden watering brands worldwide. Rain Bird had about 33,100 branded searches, while Pope had 390. Rain Bird made up 12.2% of all garden watering brand searches we track, and Pope accounted for 0.14%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pope vs Rain Bird: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pope-vs-rain-bird This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/pope-vs-rain-bird. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.