--- title: "Soundcore vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Soundcore or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/soundcore-vs-ultimate-ears" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Soundcore vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Soundcore or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Speaker 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**: Soundcore and Ultimate Ears - **Competitive set**: Speaker brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Soundcore Share of Search**: 3.7% - **Ultimate Ears Share of Search**: 2.2% ## Is Soundcore or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? - In September 2026, Soundcore had more branded searches than Ultimate Ears among speaker brands in the United Kingdom. Soundcore had about 8,100 branded searches, while Ultimate Ears had 4,800. Soundcore made up 3.7% of all speaker brand searches we track, and Ultimate Ears accounted for 2.2%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Ultimate Ears took it in November 2025, Soundcore took it in December 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Soundcore’s share of searches among speaker brands in the United Kingdom moved from 2.7% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ultimate Ears’ share of searches among speaker brands in the United Kingdom moved from 2.4% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.8K to 4.8K. ## Top speaker brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Soundcore was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Ultimate Ears was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Soundcore and Ultimate Ears were each listed first in two of the four answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | JBL | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sony | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | KEF | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Soundcore | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bose | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bowers & Wilkins | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bang & Olufsen | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Sonos | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ultimate Ears | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Edifier | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Q Acoustics | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Marshall | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ruark Audio | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about speaker brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which Bluetooth speaker should I buy in the UK?": 1. JBL, 2. Soundcore, 3. Bose - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best speaker brands?": 1. KEF, 2. Bowers & Wilkins, 3. JBL, 4. Sonos, 5. Bose, 6. Edifier, 7. Q Acoustics, 8. Sony, 9. Ultimate Ears - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best portable speaker?": 1. JBL, 2. Ultimate Ears - Searched Google, AI Overview "bluetooth speaker": 1. JBL, 2. Bang & Olufsen, 3. Sony, 4. Soundcore - Searched Google, AI Overview "speakers": 1. Sony, 2. JBL Not named in any answer: Marshall and Ruark Audio. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom speaker brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Soundcore overtook Ruark Audio to rank 7th among speaker brands in the United Kingdom, with 3.7% of the searches. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ultimate Ears in the United Kingdom fell 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 5.8K to 4.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Soundcore estimated searches | Soundcore Share of Search | Soundcore rank | Ultimate Ears estimated searches | Ultimate Ears Share of Search | Ultimate Ears rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 2.7% | 8 | 5.8K | 2.4% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 2.2% | 10 | 7.2K | 2.4% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 8 | 6.5K | 2% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 2.9% | 8 | 4.8K | 2.1% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 2.9% | 8 | 4.3K | 2.3% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 2.6% | 8 | 4.8K | 2.3% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 2.1% | 8 | 5.3K | 2.1% | 9 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 2.6% | 7 | 6.5K | 2.6% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 2.7% | 8 | 5.8K | 2.4% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 3% | 7 | 5.8K | 2.6% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 2.8% | 8 | 5.8K | 2.4% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 3.7% | 7 | 4.8K | 2.2% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Soundcore’s and Ultimate Ears’ 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. - **Soundcore**: Measured on the search term “anker soundcore”. - **Ultimate Ears**: Measured on the search terms “ue boom” and “ultimate ears”, summed into one figure. - [Soundcore profile](/demand/uk/brands/soundcore) - [Ultimate Ears profile](/demand/uk/brands/ultimate-ears) - [All speaker brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-speaker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Soundcore or Ultimate Ears more popular in search? In September 2026, Soundcore had more branded searches than Ultimate Ears among speaker brands in the United Kingdom. Soundcore had about 8,100 branded searches, while Ultimate Ears had 4,800. Soundcore made up 3.7% of all speaker brand searches we track, and Ultimate Ears accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Soundcore vs Ultimate Ears: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/soundcore-vs-ultimate-ears This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/soundcore-vs-ultimate-ears. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.