--- title: "Hint vs Sparkling Ice: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Hint or Sparkling Ice more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sparkling water 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/hint-water-vs-sparkling-ice" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hint vs Sparkling Ice: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Hint or Sparkling Ice more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sparkling water 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**: Hint and Sparkling Ice - **Competitive set**: Sparkling water brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hint Share of Search**: 7.8% - **Sparkling Ice Share of Search**: 7.8% ## Is Hint or Sparkling Ice more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hint and Sparkling Ice were level in searches among sparkling water brands in the United States, with an estimated 40.5K branded searches each, at 7.8% of the total each. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Hint took it in May 2026, Sparkling Ice took it in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hint’s share of searches among sparkling water brands in the United States moved from 5.2% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sparkling Ice’s share of searches among sparkling water brands in the United States held steady at 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. ## Top sparkling water brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sparkling Ice was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Hint did not appear in any of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LaCroix | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Polar | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | San Pellegrino | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bubly | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Perrier | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Spindrift | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Waterloo | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Sparkling Ice | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Liquid Death | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hint | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sparkling water brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which sparkling water should I buy?": 1. Polar, 2. San Pellegrino, 3. Spindrift - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sparkling water brands?": 1. San Pellegrino, 2. LaCroix, 3. Bubly, 4. Perrier, 5. Polar, 6. Waterloo, 7. Spindrift - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best tasting seltzer?": 1. Spindrift - Searched Google, AI Overview "sparkling water": 1. LaCroix, 2. Perrier, 3. San Pellegrino, 4. Bubly, 5. Sparkling Ice - Searched Google, AI Overview "seltzer water": 1. Polar, 2. LaCroix, 3. Bubly Not named in any answer: Liquid Death and Hint. 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 sparkling water brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Hint overtook Waterloo and Sparkling Ice to rank 5th among sparkling water brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Hint estimated searches | Hint Share of Search | Hint rank | Sparkling Ice estimated searches | Sparkling Ice Share of Search | Sparkling Ice rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 5.2% | 7 | 40.5K | 7.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 5.7% | 7 | 40.5K | 8.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 4% | 8 | 40.5K | 5.9% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 6.4% | 6 | 40.5K | 7.8% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 6.2% | 6 | 40.5K | 7.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 7.4% | 5 | 40.5K | 7.4% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 7.3% | 5 | 40.5K | 7.3% | 6 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 8.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 7.2% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 8.6% | 4 | 40.5K | 7% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 8.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 7.2% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 6.6% | 7 | 49.5K | 8% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 7.8% | 5 | 40.5K | 7.8% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hint’s and Sparkling Ice’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. - **Hint**: Measured on the search term “hint water”. - **Sparkling Ice**: Measured on the search term “sparkling ice”. - [Hint profile](/demand/us/brands/hint-water) - [Sparkling Ice profile](/demand/us/brands/sparkling-ice) - [All sparkling water brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-sparkling-water-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 Hint or Sparkling Ice more popular in search? In September 2026, Hint and Sparkling Ice were level in searches among sparkling water brands in the United States, with an estimated 40.5K branded searches each, at 7.8% of the total each. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hint vs Sparkling Ice: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/hint-water-vs-sparkling-ice This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/hint-water-vs-sparkling-ice. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.