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title: "Rare Carat vs Zales: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Rare Carat or Zales more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Jewelry retailers 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."
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# Rare Carat vs Zales: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Rare Carat or Zales more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Jewelry retailers 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**: Rare Carat and Zales
- **Competitive set**: Jewelry retailers
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Rare Carat Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **Zales Share of Search**: 12.8%

## Is Rare Carat or Zales more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Zales had more branded searches than Rare Carat among jewelry retailers in the United States. Zales had about 368,000 branded searches, while Rare Carat had 90,500. Zales made up 12.8% of all jewelry retailer searches we track, and Rare Carat accounted for 3.1%.
- Zales was ahead of Rare Carat in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rare Carat’s share of searches among jewelry retailers in the United States moved from 2.3% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 90.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zales’ share of searches among jewelry retailers in the United States moved from 14.2% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 368K.

## How did search popularity change for United States jewelry retailers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Zales lost share of searches among jewelry retailers in the United States, from 15.2% to 12.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rare Carat in the United States rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 90.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Rare Carat estimated searches | Rare Carat Share of Search | Rare Carat rank | Zales estimated searches | Zales Share of Search | Zales rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 2.3% | 8 | 450K | 14.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 1.9% | 8 | 823K | 17.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 1.5% | 8 | 1M | 16.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 2.4% | 8 | 550K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 2% | 8 | 550K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 2.4% | 8 | 450K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 2.2% | 8 | 550K | 16.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 2% | 8 | 550K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 8 | 450K | 15.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 8 | 450K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 3.1% | 8 | 450K | 15.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 3.1% | 8 | 368K | 12.8% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rare Carat’s and Zales’ 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.

- **Rare Carat**: Measured on the search term “rare carat”.
- **Zales**: Measured on the search term “zales”.

- [Rare Carat profile](/demand/us/brands/rare-carat)
- [Zales profile](/demand/us/brands/zales)
- [All jewelry retailers in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-jewelry-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Rare Carat or Zales more popular in search?

In September 2026, Zales had more branded searches than Rare Carat among jewelry retailers in the United States. Zales had about 368,000 branded searches, while Rare Carat had 90,500. Zales made up 12.8% of all jewelry retailer searches we track, and Rare Carat accounted for 3.1%.

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