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title: "Belvedere vs Smirnoff: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Belvedere or Smirnoff more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka brands set in the United Kingdom. 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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# Belvedere vs Smirnoff: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Belvedere or Smirnoff more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Vodka brands set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Belvedere and Smirnoff
- **Competitive set**: Vodka brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Belvedere Share of Search**: 8.9%
- **Smirnoff Share of Search**: 8.9%

## Is Belvedere or Smirnoff more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Belvedere and Smirnoff were level in searches among vodka brands in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches each, at 8.9% of the total each.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Belvedere took it in December 2025, Smirnoff took it in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Belvedere’s share of searches among vodka brands in the United Kingdom moved from 7.2% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Smirnoff’s share of searches among vodka brands in the United Kingdom moved from 10.8% to 8.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 12.1K.

## Top vodka brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Belvedere appeared in all five answers. Smirnoff was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Belvedere was listed before Smirnoff in three out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belvedere | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Grey Goose | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Absolut | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Smirnoff | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| AU Vodka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Cîroc | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Glen's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Russian Standard | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about vodka brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best vodka in the UK?": 1. Belvedere, 2. Grey Goose, 3. Absolut
- Asked ChatGPT "Which vodka is smoothest for mixing?": 1. Absolut, 2. Grey Goose, 3. Smirnoff, 4. Belvedere
- Asked ChatGPT "What's a good premium vodka to give as a gift?": 1. Belvedere, 2. Grey Goose
- Searched Google, AI Overview "vodka brands": 1. Smirnoff, 2. Absolut, 3. Grey Goose, 4. Belvedere
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best vodka": 1. Belvedere, 2. Grey Goose, 3. Absolut, 4. Smirnoff

Not named in any answer: AU Vodka, Cîroc, Glen's and Russian Standard.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 27, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, Belvedere overtook Smirnoff to rank 4th among vodka brands in the United Kingdom, with 8.9% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Smirnoff gained share of searches among vodka brands in the United Kingdom, from 7.8% to 8.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Belvedere estimated searches | Belvedere Share of Search | Belvedere rank | Smirnoff estimated searches | Smirnoff Share of Search | Smirnoff rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 7.2% | 5 | 18.1K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 6.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 6.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 9.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 6.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 9.6% | 4 | 12.1K | 9.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 9.5% | 4 | 9.9K | 9.5% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 8.3% | 5 | 12.1K | 10.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 8.3% | 5 | 12.1K | 10.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 6.8% | 5 | 14.8K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 8% | 5 | 18.1K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 8.7% | 5 | 14.8K | 10.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 6.4% | 5 | 14.8K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 8.9% | 4 | 12.1K | 8.9% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Belvedere**: Measured on the search term “belvedere vodka”.
- **Smirnoff**: Measured on the search term “smirnoff”.

- [Belvedere profile](/demand/uk/brands/belvedere)
- [Smirnoff profile](/demand/uk/brands/smirnoff)
- [All vodka brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-vodka-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 Belvedere or Smirnoff more popular in search?

In September 2026, Belvedere and Smirnoff were level in searches among vodka brands in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 12.1K branded searches each, at 8.9% of the total each.

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