--- title: "Fancy Feast vs Royal Canin: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Fancy Feast or Royal Canin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food brands set in Australia. 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/au/compare/fancy-feast-vs-royal-canin" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fancy Feast vs Royal Canin: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Fancy Feast or Royal Canin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food brands set in Australia. 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**: Fancy Feast and Royal Canin - **Competitive set**: Cat food brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fancy Feast Share of Search**: 9.5% - **Royal Canin Share of Search**: 14.3% ## Is Fancy Feast or Royal Canin more popular in search? - In September 2026, Royal Canin had more branded searches than Fancy Feast among cat food brands in Australia. Royal Canin had about 8,100 branded searches, while Fancy Feast had 5,400. Royal Canin made up 14.3% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Fancy Feast accounted for 9.5%. - Royal Canin was ahead of Fancy Feast in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fancy Feast’s share of searches among cat food brands in Australia moved from 8.1% to 9.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Royal Canin’s share of searches among cat food brands in Australia moved from 14.9% to 14.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 8.1K. ## Top cat food brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Royal Canin appeared in all five answers. Fancy Feast was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Royal Canin was listed before Fancy Feast in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Royal Canin | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Hill's | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fancy Feast | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Feline Natural | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Black Hawk | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Whiskas | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Advance | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ZIWI Peak | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Felix | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dine | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Applaws | 11th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Optimum | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about cat food brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cat food in Australia?": 1. Hill's, 2. Royal Canin, 3. Advance, 4. Feline Natural, 5. Black Hawk - Asked ChatGPT "Which cat food is best for an indoor cat?": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Hill's, 3. Advance - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good wet food for a fussy cat?": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Fancy Feast, 3. Applaws - Searched Google, AI Overview "cat food": 1. Whiskas, 2. Black Hawk, 3. Royal Canin, 4. Felix, 5. Fancy Feast, 6. Dine, 7. Feline Natural, 8. ZIWI Peak, 9. Hill's - Searched Google, AI Overview "best cat food": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Hill's, 3. ZIWI Peak, 4. Feline Natural, 5. Fancy Feast Not named in any answer: Optimum. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia cat food brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Fancy Feast gained share of searches among cat food brands in Australia, from 8.4% to 9.5%. - In September 2026, Royal Canin lost share of searches among cat food brands in Australia, from 15.6% to 14.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Fancy Feast estimated searches | Fancy Feast Share of Search | Fancy Feast rank | Royal Canin estimated searches | Royal Canin Share of Search | Royal Canin rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 8.1% | 6 | 6.6K | 14.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 8% | 6 | 6.6K | 14.6% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 8.1% | 6 | 6.6K | 14.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 8.6% | 6 | 8.1K | 15.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 8.1% | 6 | 8.1K | 18.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 8.3% | 6 | 8.1K | 15.3% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 7.3% | 6 | 8.1K | 16.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 4.4K | 8.6% | 6 | 8.1K | 15.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 7.7% | 6 | 8.1K | 14.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 8.3% | 6 | 8.1K | 15.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 6 | 8.1K | 15.6% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 9.5% | 6 | 8.1K | 14.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fancy Feast’s and Royal Canin’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. - **Fancy Feast**: Measured on the search term “fancy feast”. - **Royal Canin**: Measured on the search term “royal canin cat food”. - [Fancy Feast profile](/demand/au/brands/fancy-feast) - [Royal Canin profile](/demand/au/brands/royal-canin) - [All cat food brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-cat-food-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Fancy Feast or Royal Canin more popular in search? In September 2026, Royal Canin had more branded searches than Fancy Feast among cat food brands in Australia. Royal Canin had about 8,100 branded searches, while Fancy Feast had 5,400. Royal Canin made up 14.3% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Fancy Feast accounted for 9.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fancy Feast vs Royal Canin: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/fancy-feast-vs-royal-canin This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/fancy-feast-vs-royal-canin. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.