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title: "General Mills: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "General Mills is food company. 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/global-en/brands/general-mills"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# General Mills: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

General Mills is food company. 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

- **Brand**: General Mills
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among breakfast cereals**: 2.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Breakfast cereals | 6 | 2.7% | 27.1K |

- [Breakfast cereals](/demand/global-en/categories/breakfast-cereals)

## How has branded search demand for General Mills changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for General Mills worldwide held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, General Mills’ estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide peaked at 5.3% in April 2026 and was lowest at 2.4% in November 2025.

## How did search popularity change for breakfast cereals worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kellogg's gained estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 28.7% to 29.9%.
- In August 2026, Weetabix gained estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 28.7% to 29.9%.
- In August 2026, Quaker Oats gained estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 23.5% to 24.5%.
- In August 2026, Weet-Bix lost estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 10.6% to 9%.
- In August 2026, General Mills lost estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 3.9% to 2.7%.
- In August 2026, Nestle lost estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 4.7% to 4%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Breakfast cereals | 27.1K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Breakfast cereals | 22.2K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Breakfast cereals | 33.1K | 3.5% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 40.5K | 2.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 33.1K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 33.1K | 3.4% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 49.5K | 5.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 33.1K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 27.1K | 3.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 33.1K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Breakfast cereals | 27.1K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Breakfast cereals | — | — | — |

## How is General Mills measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using General Mills’ name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “general mills cereal”

## Which breakfast cereals compete with General Mills?

- [Kellogg's](/demand/global-en/brands/kelloggs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/general-mills-vs-kelloggs
- [Weetabix](/demand/global-en/brands/weetabix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/general-mills-vs-weetabix
- [Quaker Oats](/demand/global-en/brands/quaker-oats): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/general-mills-vs-quaker-oats
- [Weet-Bix](/demand/global-en/brands/weet-bix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/general-mills-vs-weet-bix
- [Nestle](/demand/global-en/brands/nestle-confectionery): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/general-mills-vs-nestle-confectionery

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "General Mills: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/general-mills

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