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

Which is more popular in search, Smirnoff or Stolichnaya? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka 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**: Smirnoff and Stolichnaya
- **Competitive set**: Vodka brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Smirnoff Share of Search**: 8.6%
- **Stolichnaya Share of Search**: 0.52%

## Which is more popular in search, Smirnoff or Stolichnaya?

- In September 2026, Smirnoff had more branded searches than Stolichnaya among vodka brands worldwide. Smirnoff was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Stolichnaya’s 49.5K, and held an 8.6% Share of Search versus Stolichnaya’s 0.52%.
- Smirnoff was ahead of Stolichnaya in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smirnoff’s estimated Share of Search among vodka brands worldwide moved from 8.8% to 8.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stolichnaya’s estimated Share of Search among vodka brands worldwide moved from 0.53% to 0.52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

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

- In September 2026, Smirnoff gained estimated Share of Search among vodka brands worldwide, from 7.2% to 8.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Smirnoff estimated searches | Smirnoff Share of Search | Smirnoff rank | Stolichnaya estimated searches | Stolichnaya Share of Search | Stolichnaya rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 8.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.53% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 7.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.56% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 8.9% | 2 | 74K | 0.66% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 10.4% | 2 | 60.5K | 0.76% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 673K | 8.9% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.53% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 823K | 7.6% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.46% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 7.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.45% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1M | 8.9% | 2 | 49.5K | 0.44% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 7.6% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.31% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 7.5% | 2 | 40.5K | 0.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 7.2% | 3 | 49.5K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 8.6% | 3 | 49.5K | 0.52% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Smirnoff’s and Stolichnaya’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.

- **Smirnoff**: Measured on the search term “smirnoff”.
- **Stolichnaya**: Measured on the search term “stolichnaya”.

- [Smirnoff profile](/demand/global-en/brands/smirnoff)
- [Stolichnaya profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stolichnaya)
- [All vodka brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/vodka-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Smirnoff or Stolichnaya?

In September 2026, Smirnoff had more branded searches than Stolichnaya among vodka brands worldwide. Smirnoff was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Stolichnaya’s 49.5K, and held an 8.6% Share of Search versus Stolichnaya’s 0.52%.

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