--- title: "Maui Jim vs Pit Viper: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Maui Jim or Pit Viper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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/maui-jim-vs-pit-viper" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Maui Jim vs Pit Viper: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Maui Jim or Pit Viper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sunglasses 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**: Maui Jim and Pit Viper - **Competitive set**: Sunglasses brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Maui Jim Share of Search**: 6.5% - **Pit Viper Share of Search**: 2.4% ## Is Maui Jim or Pit Viper more popular in search? - In September 2026, Maui Jim had more branded searches than Pit Viper among sunglasses brands in the United States. Maui Jim had about 90,500 branded searches, while Pit Viper had 33,100. Maui Jim made up 6.5% of all sunglasses brand searches we track, and Pit Viper accounted for 2.4%. - Maui Jim was ahead of Pit Viper in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maui Jim’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in the United States moved from 5.7% to 6.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 90.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pit Viper’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in the United States moved from 2.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K. ## Top sunglasses brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Maui Jim was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Pit Viper 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oakley | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Costa | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Ray-Ban | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Maui Jim | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Persol | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Oliver Peoples | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Goodr | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Warby Parker | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Smith | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Prada | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Quay | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Gucci | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pit Viper | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Knockaround | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Le Specs | Not ranked | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sunglasses brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which sunglasses should I buy?": 1. Ray-Ban, 2. Oakley, 3. Le Specs - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sunglasses brands?": 1. Ray-Ban, 2. Persol, 3. Maui Jim, 4. Oliver Peoples, 5. Oakley, 6. Costa, 7. Warby Parker, 8. Goodr, 9. Prada - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best polarized sunglasses?": 1. Maui Jim, 2. Oakley, 3. Costa, 4. Goodr, 5. Smith - Searched Google, AI Overview "sunglasses": 1. Oakley, 2. Ray-Ban - Searched Google, AI Overview "polarized sunglasses": 1. Costa, 2. Ray-Ban Not named in any answer: Quay, Gucci, Pit Viper and Knockaround. 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 sunglasses brands in September 2026? - Pit Viper’s share of searches among sunglasses brands in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4% to 2.4% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Maui Jim in the United States rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 90.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Maui Jim estimated searches | Maui Jim Share of Search | Maui Jim rank | Pit Viper estimated searches | Pit Viper Share of Search | Pit Viper rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 5.7% | 5 | 33.1K | 2.5% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 5.3% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 5.4% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.6% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 6.1% | 5 | 22.2K | 1.8% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 5.8% | 5 | 27.1K | 2.1% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 6.4% | 5 | 40.5K | 2.4% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 110K | 6.3% | 5 | 49.5K | 2.8% | 10 | | May 2026 | 135K | 6.4% | 5 | 60.5K | 2.9% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 135K | 6% | 7 | 90.5K | 4% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 135K | 7% | 5 | 49.5K | 2.6% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 110K | 6.6% | 5 | 40.5K | 2.4% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 6.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 2.4% | 10 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Maui Jim’s and Pit Viper’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. - **Maui Jim**: Measured on the search term “maui jim”. - **Pit Viper**: Measured on the search term “pit viper sunglasses”. - [Maui Jim profile](/demand/us/brands/maui-jim) - [Pit Viper profile](/demand/us/brands/pit-viper) - [All sunglasses brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-sunglasses-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 Maui Jim or Pit Viper more popular in search? In September 2026, Maui Jim had more branded searches than Pit Viper among sunglasses brands in the United States. Maui Jim had about 90,500 branded searches, while Pit Viper had 33,100. Maui Jim made up 6.5% of all sunglasses brand searches we track, and Pit Viper accounted for 2.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Maui Jim vs Pit Viper: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/maui-jim-vs-pit-viper This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/maui-jim-vs-pit-viper. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.