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title: "Uniqlo vs Zara: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Uniqlo or Zara more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online fashion retailers 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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# Uniqlo vs Zara: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Uniqlo or Zara more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online fashion retailers 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**: Uniqlo and Zara
- **Competitive set**: Online fashion retailers
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Uniqlo Share of Search**: 7.1%
- **Zara Share of Search**: 12.9%

## Is Uniqlo or Zara more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Zara had more branded searches than Uniqlo among online fashion retailers in the United Kingdom. Zara had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Uniqlo had 1 million. Zara made up 12.9% of all online fashion retailer searches we track, and Uniqlo accounted for 7.1%.
- Zara was ahead of Uniqlo in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uniqlo’s share of searches among online fashion retailers in the United Kingdom moved from 9.3% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zara’s share of searches among online fashion retailers in the United Kingdom moved from 13.8% to 12.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 1.8M.

## Top online fashion retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Uniqlo was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Zara was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Zara was listed before Uniqlo in two out of three 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| H&M | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Next | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Zara | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| New Look | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Uniqlo | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| River Island | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Boohoo | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Shein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| PrettyLittleThing | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about online fashion retailers

- Asked ChatGPT "Where should I shop for clothes online in the UK?": 1. ASOS, 2. H&M, 3. Zara, 4. Uniqlo, 5. Next, 6. New Look
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online fashion stores in the UK?": 1. ASOS, 2. Zara, 3. Next, 4. H&M, 5. Uniqlo, 6. River Island, 7. New Look
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best UK online store for affordable women's clothes?": 1. New Look, 2. H&M, 3. Uniqlo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "womens clothes": 1. ASOS, 2. River Island, 3. Next
- Searched Google, AI Overview "online clothes shopping": 1. ASOS, 2. Next, 3. Boohoo

Not named in any answer: Shein and PrettyLittleThing.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom online fashion retailers in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Uniqlo in the United Kingdom fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 1.5M to 1M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zara in the United Kingdom fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 1.8M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Uniqlo estimated searches | Uniqlo Share of Search | Uniqlo rank | Zara estimated searches | Zara Share of Search | Zara rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 9.3% | 8 | 2.2M | 13.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 8.4% | 8 | 2.7M | 15.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 7.4% | 8 | 2.7M | 16.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 9% | 8 | 1.8M | 13.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 7% | 8 | 1.5M | 12.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 7.4% | 8 | 1.8M | 13.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 7% | 8 | 1.8M | 12.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 1M | 6.3% | 8 | 2.2M | 14.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 6.6% | 8 | 2.2M | 14.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 5.6% | 8 | 1.8M | 12.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 7% | 8 | 1.8M | 12.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 7.1% | 8 | 1.8M | 12.9% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Uniqlo’s and Zara’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.

- **Uniqlo**: Measured on the search term “uniqlo”.
- **Zara**: Measured on the search term “zara”.

- [Uniqlo profile](/demand/uk/brands/uniqlo)
- [Zara profile](/demand/uk/brands/zara)
- [All online fashion retailers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-online-fashion-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Uniqlo or Zara more popular in search?

In September 2026, Zara had more branded searches than Uniqlo among online fashion retailers in the United Kingdom. Zara had about 1.8 million branded searches, while Uniqlo had 1 million. Zara made up 12.9% of all online fashion retailer searches we track, and Uniqlo accounted for 7.1%.

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