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Mountain Valley Spring Water vs San Pellegrino:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, San Pellegrino had more branded searches than Mountain Valley Spring Water among mineral water brands worldwide. San Pellegrino had about 287,000 branded searches, while Mountain Valley Spring Water had 101,000. San Pellegrino made up 40.7% of all mineral water brand searches we track, and Mountain Valley Spring Water accounted for 14.4%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about mineral water brands, both Mountain Valley Spring Water and San Pellegrino appeared in all five answers. San Pellegrino was mentioned before Mountain Valley Spring Water in three out of five answers.

Among mineral water brands worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

San Pellegrino, about 3 searches for every 1 for Mountain Valley Spring Water

San Pellegrino 287K searchesMountain Valley Spring Water 101K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both are mentioned in every answer we collected.

Mountain Valley Spring Water in 5 of 5San Pellegrino in 5 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

San Pellegrino, named ahead of Mountain Valley Spring Water in 3 of 5 answers

San Pellegrino first in 3Mountain Valley Spring Water first in 2

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Top mineral water brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Mountain Valley Spring Water and San Pellegrino showed up in all five answers. San Pellegrino was listed before Mountain Valley Spring Water in three of them.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Gerolsteiner1st
  2. San Pellegrino2nd
  3. Mountain Valley Spring Water3rd
  4. Evian4th
  5. Perrier5th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • San Pellegrino5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Mountain Valley Spring Water5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Gerolsteiner4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Evian3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Perrier3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is Mountain Valley Spring Water or San Pellegrino more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Mountain Valley Spring Water and San Pellegrino by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all five mineral water brands we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Mountain Valley Spring Water and San Pellegrino among mineral water brands worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for San Pellegrino, Mountain Valley Spring Water. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthSan PellegrinoEvianMountain Valley Spring WaterGerolsteinerPerrier
Oct 202537.6%21.7%14.3%11.9%14.5%
Nov 202540.1%18.8%15.2%10.4%15.5%
Dec 202530.2%10.8%8.7%6%44.3%
Jan 202643.7%16.8%16.6%9.2%13.8%
Feb 202642.7%20.6%16.1%9.3%11.3%
Mar 202640.1%18.9%17.9%10.4%12.7%
Apr 202637.5%21.6%17.3%11.8%11.8%
May 202641.5%19.5%15.2%10.7%13%
Jun 202631.7%40.7%9.5%8.2%9.9%
Jul 202641.6%23.1%12.1%12.7%10.4%
Aug 202641.7%19.7%14.7%13.1%10.8%
Sep 202640.7%19.2%14.4%12.9%12.9%

How has the Mountain Valley Spring Water and San Pellegrino comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for mineral water brands worldwide in September 2026?

2 changes
  1. In September 2026, San Pellegrino lost share of searches among mineral water brands worldwide, from 41.7% to 40.7%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Mountain Valley Spring Water worldwide rose 13.9% over 12 measured months, from 88.8K to 101K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

4 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mountain Valley Spring Water’s and San Pellegrino’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.

Mountain Valley Spring Water

2 branded search terms

  • mountain valley spring water
  • mountain valley water

San Pellegrino

2 branded search terms

  • san pellegrino
  • sanpellegrino

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