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title: "Grinders vs Nescafé: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Grinders or Nescafé more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee 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."
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# Grinders vs Nescafé: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Grinders or Nescafé more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee 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**: Grinders and Nescafé
- **Competitive set**: Coffee brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Grinders Share of Search**: 4%
- **Nescafé Share of Search**: 18.3%

## Is Grinders or Nescafé more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Nescafé had more branded searches than Grinders among coffee brands in Australia. Nescafé had about 16,500 branded searches, while Grinders had 3,600. Nescafé made up 18.3% of all coffee brand searches we track, and Grinders accounted for 4%.
- Nescafé was ahead of Grinders in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grinders’ share of searches among coffee brands in Australia moved from 3.9% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nescafé’s share of searches among coffee brands in Australia moved from 14.6% to 18.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.5K to 16.5K.

## Top coffee brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Grinders and Nescafé were each mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lavazza | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Nescafé | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Moccona | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Vittoria Coffee | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Toby's Estate | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Grinders | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Campos Coffee | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| International Roast | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Robert Timms | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Di Mattina | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Merlo Coffee | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Republica | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about coffee brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best coffee brand in Australia?": 1. Campos Coffee
- Asked ChatGPT "Which coffee beans in Australian supermarkets are best?": 1. Lavazza
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular coffee brands in Australia?": 1. Nescafé, 2. Moccona, 3. Vittoria Coffee, 4. Lavazza, 5. Grinders, 6. Campos Coffee, 7. International Roast, 8. Robert Timms
- Searched Google, AI Overview "coffee beans": 1. Lavazza, 2. Toby's Estate

Not named in any answer: Di Mattina, Merlo Coffee and Republica.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 23, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia coffee brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Nescafé overtook Campos Coffee to become the leader among coffee brands in Australia, with 18.3% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Grinders lost share of searches among coffee brands in Australia, from 4.6% to 4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Grinders estimated searches | Grinders Share of Search | Grinders rank | Nescafé estimated searches | Nescafé Share of Search | Nescafé rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 3.9% | 9 | 13.5K | 14.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 3.9% | 9 | 12.5K | 13.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 9 | 12.5K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 9 | 12.5K | 14.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 4.5% | 8 | 11.7K | 14.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 4.1% | 9 | 12.5K | 14.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 4.2% | 8 | 13.5K | 15.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 3.8% | 9 | 17.5K | 18.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 4% | 9 | 15.3K | 16.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 4% | 9 | 16.5K | 18.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 4.6% | 8 | 16.5K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 4% | 9 | 16.5K | 18.3% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grinders’ and Nescafé’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.

- **Grinders**: Measured on the search term “grinders coffee”.
- **Nescafé**: Measured on the search terms “nescafe” and “nescafe gold”, summed into one figure.

- [Grinders profile](/demand/au/brands/grinders-coffee)
- [Nescafé profile](/demand/au/brands/nescafe)
- [All coffee brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-coffee-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 Grinders or Nescafé more popular in search?

In September 2026, Nescafé had more branded searches than Grinders among coffee brands in Australia. Nescafé had about 16,500 branded searches, while Grinders had 3,600. Nescafé made up 18.3% of all coffee brand searches we track, and Grinders accounted for 4%.

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