--- title: "Fantastic vs Nissin: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Fantastic or Nissin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Instant noodle 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/fantastic-noodles-vs-nissin" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fantastic vs Nissin: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Fantastic or Nissin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Instant noodle 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**: Fantastic and Nissin - **Competitive set**: Instant noodle brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fantastic Share of Search**: 2.2% - **Nissin Share of Search**: 3% ## Is Fantastic or Nissin more popular in search? - In September 2026, Nissin had more branded searches than Fantastic among instant noodle brands in Australia. Nissin had about 2,180 branded searches, while Fantastic had 1,600. Nissin made up 3% of all instant noodle brand searches we track, and Fantastic accounted for 2.2%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Nissin took it in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fantastic’s share of searches among instant noodle brands in Australia moved from 2.5% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nissin’s share of searches among instant noodle brands in Australia moved from 2.5% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 2.2K. ## Top instant noodle brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Nissin was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Fantastic did not appear in any of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nongshim | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Indomie | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Samyang | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | MAMA | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Nissin | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Maggi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Fantastic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Suimin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Koka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about instant noodle brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which instant noodles should I buy in Australia?": 1. Indomie, 2. Nongshim, 3. Samyang, 4. MAMA - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best instant noodle brands?": 1. Nongshim, 2. Samyang, 3. Indomie, 4. Nissin, 5. MAMA - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best spicy instant noodles?": 1. Samyang, 2. Nongshim, 3. Indomie - Searched Google, AI Overview "instant noodles": 1. Indomie, 2. Nongshim, 3. Samyang Not named in any answer: Maggi, Fantastic, Suimin and Koka. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia instant noodle brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, MAMA overtook Nissin and Fantastic to rank 5th among instant noodle brands in Australia, with 3.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Nissin lost share of searches among instant noodle brands in Australia, from 3.7% to 3%. - Fantastic’s share of searches among instant noodle brands in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.8% to 2.2% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Fantastic estimated searches | Fantastic Share of Search | Fantastic rank | Nissin estimated searches | Nissin Share of Search | Nissin rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 2.5% | 5 | 1.6K | 2.5% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 1.6K | 2.6% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 2.9% | 5 | 1.6K | 2.9% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 2.6% | 6 | 1.8K | 2.9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 2.7% | 6 | 1.9K | 3.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 6 | 2.5K | 3.6% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 2.7% | 6 | 2.3K | 3.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 2.6% | 6 | 2.8K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 6 | 3.3K | 4.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 2.8% | 6 | 3.9K | 5.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 2.5% | 6 | 2.8K | 3.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 2.2% | 7 | 2.2K | 3% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fantastic’s and Nissin’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. - **Fantastic**: Measured on the search term “fantastic noodles”. - **Nissin**: Measured on the search terms “nissin cup noodles” and “nissin noodles”, summed into one figure. - [Fantastic profile](/demand/au/brands/fantastic-noodles) - [Nissin profile](/demand/au/brands/nissin) - [All instant noodle brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-instant-noodle-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Fantastic or Nissin more popular in search? In September 2026, Nissin had more branded searches than Fantastic among instant noodle brands in Australia. Nissin had about 2,180 branded searches, while Fantastic had 1,600. Nissin made up 3% of all instant noodle brand searches we track, and Fantastic accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fantastic vs Nissin: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/fantastic-noodles-vs-nissin This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/fantastic-noodles-vs-nissin. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.