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title: "Merchant Gourmet vs Sainsbury's: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Merchant Gourmet or Sainsbury's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Couscous brands set worldwide. 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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# Merchant Gourmet vs Sainsbury's: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Merchant Gourmet or Sainsbury's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Couscous brands set worldwide. 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**: Merchant Gourmet and Sainsbury's
- **Competitive set**: Couscous brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Merchant Gourmet Share of Search**: 0.06%
- **Sainsbury's Share of Search**: 76.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Merchant Gourmet or Sainsbury's?

- In August 2026, Sainsbury's had more branded searches than Merchant Gourmet among couscous brands worldwide. Sainsbury's was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Merchant Gourmet’s 6.6K, and held a 76.3% Share of Search versus Merchant Gourmet’s 0.06%.
- Sainsbury's was ahead of Merchant Gourmet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merchant Gourmet’s estimated Share of Search among couscous brands worldwide held steady at 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sainsbury's’ estimated Share of Search among couscous brands worldwide moved from 93.5% to 76.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.1M.

## How did search popularity change for couscous brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sainsbury's lost estimated Share of Search among couscous brands worldwide, from 79.7% to 76.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Merchant Gourmet worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Merchant Gourmet estimated searches | Merchant Gourmet Share of Search | Merchant Gourmet rank | Sainsbury's estimated searches | Sainsbury's Share of Search | Sainsbury's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.06% | 4 | 9.1M | 93.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.06% | 4 | 9.1M | 93.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 0.04% | 4 | 11.1M | 94.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 0.08% | 4 | 9.1M | 92.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.07% | 4 | 7.5M | 90.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.07% | 4 | 9.1M | 90.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 0.06% | 4 | 9.1M | 87.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.05% | 4 | 9.1M | 85.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 0.05% | 4 | 9.1M | 82.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.05% | 4 | 9.1M | 79.7% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 0.06% | 4 | 9.1M | 76.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Merchant Gourmet’s and Sainsbury'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.

- **Merchant Gourmet**: Measured on the search term “merchant gourmet”.
- **Sainsbury's**: Measured on the search term “sainsburys”.

- [Merchant Gourmet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/merchant-gourmet)
- [Sainsbury's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sainsbury-s)
- [All couscous brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/couscous-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Merchant Gourmet or Sainsbury's?

In August 2026, Sainsbury's had more branded searches than Merchant Gourmet among couscous brands worldwide. Sainsbury's was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Merchant Gourmet’s 6.6K, and held a 76.3% Share of Search versus Merchant Gourmet’s 0.06%.

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