--- title: "OLIPOP vs Zevia: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is OLIPOP or Zevia more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Root beer 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/olipop-vs-zevia" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # OLIPOP vs Zevia: Which is searched more in the United States? Is OLIPOP or Zevia more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Root beer 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**: OLIPOP and Zevia - **Competitive set**: Root beer brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **OLIPOP Share of Search**: 1.7% - **Zevia Share of Search**: 0.74% ## Is OLIPOP or Zevia more popular in search? - In September 2026, OLIPOP had more branded searches than Zevia among root beer brands in the United States. OLIPOP had about 2,900 branded searches, while Zevia had 1,300. OLIPOP made up 1.7% of all root beer brand searches we track, and Zevia accounted for 0.74%. - OLIPOP was ahead of Zevia in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OLIPOP’s share of searches among root beer brands in the United States moved from 1.9% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zevia’s share of searches among root beer brands in the United States moved from 0.66% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.3K. ## Top root beer brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, OLIPOP and Zevia were each mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Barq's | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | A&W Root Beer | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mug Root Beer | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sprecher | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stewart's | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | IBC Root Beer | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Dad's Root Beer | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Virgil's | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OLIPOP | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Zevia | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about root beer brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which root beer should I buy?": 1. Sprecher, 2. Mug Root Beer, 3. IBC Root Beer, 4. A&W Root Beer - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best root beer brands?": 1. A&W Root Beer, 2. Barq's, 3. Mug Root Beer, 4. Virgil's, 5. Sprecher - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best craft root beer?": 1. Sprecher - Searched Google, AI Overview "root beer brands": 1. A&W Root Beer, 2. Barq's, 3. Mug Root Beer, 4. Dad's Root Beer, 5. Stewart's, 6. IBC Root Beer, 7. Sprecher, 8. Virgil's, 9. OLIPOP, 10. Zevia - Searched Google, AI Overview "best root beer": 1. Stewart's, 2. Barq's, 3. IBC Root Beer Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 25, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States root beer brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Zevia in the United States rose 30% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 1.3K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | OLIPOP estimated searches | OLIPOP Share of Search | OLIPOP rank | Zevia estimated searches | Zevia Share of Search | Zevia rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 9 | 1K | 0.66% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 1.9% | 9 | 1K | 0.66% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 1.8% | 9 | 1K | 0.64% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.8% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 2.1% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.74% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.54% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.66% | 10 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.62% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.59% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.67% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.68% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 1.7% | 9 | 1.3K | 0.74% | 10 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OLIPOP’s and Zevia’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. - **OLIPOP**: Measured on the search term “olipop root beer”. - **Zevia**: Measured on the search term “zevia root beer”. - [OLIPOP profile](/demand/us/brands/olipop) - [Zevia profile](/demand/us/brands/zevia) - [All root beer brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-root-beer-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 OLIPOP or Zevia more popular in search? In September 2026, OLIPOP had more branded searches than Zevia among root beer brands in the United States. OLIPOP had about 2,900 branded searches, while Zevia had 1,300. OLIPOP made up 1.7% of all root beer brand searches we track, and Zevia accounted for 0.74%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "OLIPOP vs Zevia: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/olipop-vs-zevia This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/olipop-vs-zevia. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.