--- title: "Huel vs The Man Shake: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is Huel or The Man Shake more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal replacement 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/huel-vs-man-shake" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Huel vs The Man Shake: Which is searched more in Australia? Is Huel or The Man Shake more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal replacement 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**: Huel and The Man Shake - **Competitive set**: Meal replacement brands - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Huel Share of Search**: 3.9% - **The Man Shake Share of Search**: 37.2% ## Is Huel or The Man Shake more popular in search? - In September 2026, The Man Shake had more branded searches than Huel among meal replacement brands in Australia. The Man Shake had about 18,100 branded searches, while Huel had 1,900. The Man Shake made up 37.2% of all meal replacement brand searches we track, and Huel accounted for 3.9%. - The Man Shake was ahead of Huel in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Huel’s share of searches among meal replacement brands in Australia held steady at 3.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Man Shake’s share of searches among meal replacement brands in Australia moved from 35.8% to 37.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K. ## Top meal replacement brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, The Man Shake was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Huel was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. The Man Shake was listed before Huel in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Lady Shake | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | The Man Shake | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OptiSlim | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Optifast | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | IsoWhey | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Huel | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about meal replacement brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which meal replacement shake should I buy in Australia?": 1. The Lady Shake, 2. IsoWhey - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meal replacement shakes in Australia?": 1. The Man Shake, 2. The Lady Shake, 3. Optifast, 4. IsoWhey - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meal replacement shake for weight loss?": 1. The Man Shake, 2. The Lady Shake, 3. Optifast - Searched Google, AI Overview "meal replacement shakes": 1. OptiSlim, 2. Huel - Searched Google, AI Overview "meal replacement": named none of the brands we track 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 meal replacement brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, The Man Shake gained share of searches among meal replacement brands in Australia, from 33.5% to 37.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Huel in Australia fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Huel estimated searches | Huel Share of Search | Huel rank | The Man Shake estimated searches | The Man Shake Share of Search | The Man Shake rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 3.9% | 5 | 22.2K | 35.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 2.5% | 6 | 27.1K | 41.6% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3K | 2.8% | 6 | 18.1K | 38.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 2.9% | 6 | 27.1K | 41.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 3.9% | 5 | 18.1K | 36.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 5.7% | 5 | 18.1K | 35.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 4.1% | 5 | 14.8K | 31.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 4.3% | 5 | 14.8K | 33.7% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 3.7% | 5 | 14.8K | 33.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 3.8% | 5 | 14.8K | 35.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 4.3% | 5 | 14.8K | 33.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 3.9% | 5 | 18.1K | 37.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Huel’s and The Man Shake’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. - **Huel**: Measured on the search term “huel”. - **The Man Shake**: Measured on the search term “man shake”. - [Huel profile](/demand/au/brands/huel) - [The Man Shake profile](/demand/au/brands/man-shake) - [All meal replacement brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-meal-replacement-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Huel or The Man Shake more popular in search? In September 2026, The Man Shake had more branded searches than Huel among meal replacement brands in Australia. The Man Shake had about 18,100 branded searches, while Huel had 1,900. The Man Shake made up 37.2% of all meal replacement brand searches we track, and Huel accounted for 3.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Huel vs The Man Shake: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/huel-vs-man-shake This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/huel-vs-man-shake. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.