--- title: "LARQ vs Thermos: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is LARQ or Thermos more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water bottle 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/larq-vs-thermos" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # LARQ vs Thermos: Which is searched more in the United States? Is LARQ or Thermos more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water bottle 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**: LARQ and Thermos - **Competitive set**: Water bottle brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **LARQ Share of Search**: 0.09% - **Thermos Share of Search**: 0.72% ## Is LARQ or Thermos more popular in search? - In September 2026, Thermos had more branded searches than LARQ among water bottle brands in the United States. Thermos had about 14,800 branded searches, while LARQ had 1,900. Thermos made up 0.72% of all water bottle brand searches we track, and LARQ accounted for 0.09%. - Thermos was ahead of LARQ in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LARQ’s share of searches among water bottle brands in the United States moved from 0.14% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Thermos’ share of searches among water bottle brands in the United States moved from 0.71% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K. ## Top water bottle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither LARQ nor Thermos showed up 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hydro Flask | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Owala | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | YETI | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Nalgene | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stanley | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Klean Kanteen | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | CamelBak | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | BrüMate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Simple Modern | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Contigo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Thermos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Zojirushi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | LARQ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about water bottle brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which water bottle should I buy?": 1. Owala, 2. Hydro Flask, 3. Nalgene - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best water bottle brands?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Stanley, 5. Nalgene, 6. Klean Kanteen, 7. CamelBak - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best insulated water bottle?": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Stanley - Searched Google, AI Overview "water bottle": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Nalgene - Searched Google, AI Overview "best water bottle": 1. Hydro Flask, 2. Owala, 3. YETI, 4. Nalgene, 5. Stanley Not named in any answer: BrüMate, Simple Modern, Contigo, Thermos, Zojirushi and LARQ. 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 water bottle brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for LARQ in the United States fell 34.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | LARQ estimated searches | LARQ Share of Search | LARQ rank | Thermos estimated searches | Thermos Share of Search | Thermos rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.14% | 13 | 14.8K | 0.71% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.1% | 13 | 12.1K | 0.42% | 11 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 0.16% | 13 | 12.1K | 0.45% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.14% | 13 | 12.1K | 0.59% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.17% | 13 | 9.9K | 0.58% | 11 | | Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 13 | 9.9K | 0.49% | 11 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 0.12% | 13 | 9.9K | 0.5% | 11 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 13 | 12.1K | 0.67% | 11 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 0.13% | 13 | 12.1K | 0.66% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 0.1% | 13 | 18.1K | 0.72% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.1% | 13 | 18.1K | 0.74% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 0.09% | 13 | 14.8K | 0.72% | 11 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LARQ’s and Thermos’ 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. - **LARQ**: Measured on the search term “larq bottle”. - **Thermos**: Measured on the search term “thermos water bottle”. - [LARQ profile](/demand/us/brands/larq) - [Thermos profile](/demand/us/brands/thermos) - [All water bottle brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-water-bottle-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 LARQ or Thermos more popular in search? In September 2026, Thermos had more branded searches than LARQ among water bottle brands in the United States. Thermos had about 14,800 branded searches, while LARQ had 1,900. Thermos made up 0.72% of all water bottle brand searches we track, and LARQ accounted for 0.09%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "LARQ vs Thermos: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/larq-vs-thermos This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/larq-vs-thermos. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.