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title: "Lotus Biscoff vs McVitie's: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Lotus Biscoff or McVitie's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Biscuit 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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# Lotus Biscoff vs McVitie's: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Lotus Biscoff or McVitie's more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Biscuit 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**: Lotus Biscoff and McVitie's
- **Competitive set**: Biscuit brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Lotus Biscoff Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **McVitie's Share of Search**: 1.7%

## Is Lotus Biscoff or McVitie's more popular in search?

- In September 2026, McVitie's had more branded searches than Lotus Biscoff among biscuit brands in Australia. McVitie's had about 1,900 branded searches, while Lotus Biscoff had 1,600. McVitie's made up 1.7% of all biscuit brand searches we track, and Lotus Biscoff accounted for 1.5%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: McVitie's took it in July 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lotus Biscoff’s share of searches among biscuit brands in Australia moved from 1.3% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.9K to 1.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, McVitie's’ share of searches among biscuit brands in Australia moved from 1.1% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K.

## Top biscuit brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Lotus Biscoff nor McVitie's showed up in any of the four answers.

Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted.

| Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tim Tam | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Arnott's | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Oreo | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Byron Bay Cookies | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| McVitie's | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Lotus Biscoff | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Kez's Kitchen | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about biscuit brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular biscuits in Australia?": 1. Tim Tam, 2. Arnott's
- Asked ChatGPT "Which biscuit brand is the best in Australia?": 1. Arnott's, 2. Tim Tam
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best Australian cookies?": 1. Tim Tam
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cookies": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Oreo, Byron Bay Cookies, McVitie's, Lotus Biscoff and Kez's Kitchen.

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 biscuit brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for McVitie's in Australia rose 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lotus Biscoff in Australia fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Lotus Biscoff estimated searches | Lotus Biscoff Share of Search | Lotus Biscoff rank | McVitie's estimated searches | McVitie's Share of Search | McVitie's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.1% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.1% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 1.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 2.3% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.3K | 1.2% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 5 | 1.9K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 1.6K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 6 | 2.4K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 1.2% | 6 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.6K | 1.5% | 6 | 1.9K | 1.7% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lotus Biscoff’s and McVitie'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.

- **Lotus Biscoff**: Measured on the search term “lotus biscoff”.
- **McVitie's**: Measured on the search term “mcvities”.

- [Lotus Biscoff profile](/demand/au/brands/lotus-biscoff)
- [McVitie's profile](/demand/au/brands/mcvities)
- [All biscuit brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-biscuit-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Lotus Biscoff or McVitie's more popular in search?

In September 2026, McVitie's had more branded searches than Lotus Biscoff among biscuit brands in Australia. McVitie's had about 1,900 branded searches, while Lotus Biscoff had 1,600. McVitie's made up 1.7% of all biscuit brand searches we track, and Lotus Biscoff accounted for 1.5%.

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