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title: "Muffin Break vs The Coffee Club: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Muffin Break or The Coffee Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee chains 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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# Muffin Break vs The Coffee Club: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Muffin Break or The Coffee Club more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee chains 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**: Muffin Break and The Coffee Club
- **Competitive set**: Coffee chains
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Muffin Break Share of Search**: 6%
- **The Coffee Club Share of Search**: 10.9%

## Is Muffin Break or The Coffee Club more popular in search?

- In September 2026, The Coffee Club had more branded searches than Muffin Break among coffee chains in Australia. The Coffee Club had about 33,100 branded searches, while Muffin Break had 18,100. The Coffee Club made up 10.9% of all coffee chain searches we track, and Muffin Break accounted for 6%.
- The Coffee Club was ahead of Muffin Break in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Muffin Break’s share of searches among coffee chains in Australia moved from 4.5% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Coffee Club’s share of searches among coffee chains in Australia moved from 8.2% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.

## Top coffee chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, The Coffee Club was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Muffin Break was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Muffin Break and The Coffee Club were each listed first in one of the two 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Campos Coffee | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Merlo Coffee | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Muffin Break | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Dôme Café | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| The Coffee Club | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Zarraffa's Coffee | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Gloria Jean's | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Starbucks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about coffee chains

- Asked ChatGPT "Which coffee chain has the best coffee in Australia?": 1. Campos Coffee, 2. Merlo Coffee, 3. Dôme Café
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best coffee chains in Australia?": 1. Campos Coffee, 2. Merlo Coffee, 3. Dôme Café, 4. Zarraffa's Coffee, 5. The Coffee Club, 6. Gloria Jean's
- Asked ChatGPT "Which café chain in Australia is best for a quick coffee and snack?": 1. Muffin Break, 2. The Coffee Club
- Searched Google, AI Overview "coffee shops": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Starbucks.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, The Coffee Club gained share of searches among coffee chains in Australia, from 10.3% to 10.9%.
- In September 2026, Muffin Break rose from 6th to 4th among coffee chains in Australia.

## Month by month

| Month | Muffin Break estimated searches | Muffin Break Share of Search | Muffin Break rank | The Coffee Club estimated searches | The Coffee Club Share of Search | The Coffee Club rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 4.5% | 6 | 33.1K | 8.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 4% | 6 | 33.1K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 3.8% | 6 | 33.1K | 7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 4.4% | 6 | 33.1K | 8.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 6 | 33.1K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 4.6% | 6 | 33.1K | 8.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 4.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 11.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 5.3% | 5 | 33.1K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 4.9% | 6 | 33.1K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 5.9% | 4 | 33.1K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 5.6% | 6 | 33.1K | 10.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 6% | 4 | 33.1K | 10.9% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Muffin Break’s and The Coffee Club’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.

- **Muffin Break**: Measured on the search term “muffin break”.
- **The Coffee Club**: Measured on the search term “the coffee club”.

- [Muffin Break profile](/demand/au/brands/muffin-break)
- [The Coffee Club profile](/demand/au/brands/the-coffee-club)
- [All coffee chains in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-coffee-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Muffin Break or The Coffee Club more popular in search?

In September 2026, The Coffee Club had more branded searches than Muffin Break among coffee chains in Australia. The Coffee Club had about 33,100 branded searches, while Muffin Break had 18,100. The Coffee Club made up 10.9% of all coffee chain searches we track, and Muffin Break accounted for 6%.

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