--- title: "Engel vs Pelican: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Engel or Pelican more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cooler brands set in the United States. 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/us/compare/engel-vs-pelican" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Engel vs Pelican: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Engel or Pelican more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cooler brands set in the United States. 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**: Engel and Pelican - **Competitive set**: Cooler brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Engel Share of Search**: 4.7% - **Pelican Share of Search**: 2.6% ## Is Engel or Pelican more popular in search? - In September 2026, Engel had more branded searches than Pelican among cooler brands in the United States. Engel had about 27,100 branded searches, while Pelican had 14,800. Engel made up 4.7% of all cooler brand searches we track, and Pelican accounted for 2.6%. - Engel was ahead of Pelican in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Engel’s share of searches among cooler brands in the United States moved from 4.1% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 27.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pelican’s share of searches among cooler brands in the United States moved from 2.8% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 14.8K. ## Top cooler brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Engel and Pelican were each mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | YETI | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | RTIC | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Coleman | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Igloo | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pelican | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Engel | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dometic | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Orca | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Stanley | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Grizzly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cooler brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which cooler should I buy?": 1. YETI - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cooler brands?": 1. YETI, 2. RTIC, 3. Pelican, 4. Coleman, 5. Igloo, 6. Engel, 7. Orca - Asked ChatGPT "What cooler keeps ice the longest?": 1. YETI, 2. RTIC, 3. Igloo - Searched Google, AI Overview "cooler": 1. Coleman, 2. YETI, 3. RTIC, 4. Igloo - Searched Google, AI Overview "best cooler": 1. YETI, 2. Coleman, 3. RTIC, 4. Dometic Not named in any answer: Stanley and Grizzly. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States cooler brands in September 2026? - Engel’s share of searches among cooler brands in the United States has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.3% to 4.7% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pelican in the United States rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 14.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Engel estimated searches | Engel Share of Search | Engel rank | Pelican estimated searches | Pelican Share of Search | Pelican rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 5 | 12.1K | 2.8% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 3.6% | 4 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 5 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 4.1% | 5 | 8.1K | 2.2% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 4 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 3.9% | 5 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 3.6% | 6 | 14.8K | 2.4% | 8 | | May 2026 | 27.1K | 3.1% | 6 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 3.3% | 6 | 27.1K | 2.7% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 4.4% | 5 | 27.1K | 2.9% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 4.4% | 5 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 4.7% | 4 | 14.8K | 2.6% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Engel’s and Pelican’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. - **Engel**: Measured on the search term “engel cooler”. - **Pelican**: Measured on the search term “pelican cooler”. - [Engel profile](/demand/us/brands/engel) - [Pelican profile](/demand/us/brands/pelican) - [All cooler brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-cooler-brands): 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 Engel or Pelican more popular in search? In September 2026, Engel had more branded searches than Pelican among cooler brands in the United States. Engel had about 27,100 branded searches, while Pelican had 14,800. Engel made up 4.7% of all cooler brand searches we track, and Pelican accounted for 2.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Engel vs Pelican: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/engel-vs-pelican This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/engel-vs-pelican. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.