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title: "Act II vs Pop Secret: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Act II or Pop Secret? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Popcorn 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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# Act II vs Pop Secret: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Act II or Pop Secret? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Popcorn 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**: Act II and Pop Secret
- **Competitive set**: Popcorn brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Act II Share of Search**: 19.3%
- **Pop Secret Share of Search**: 13.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Act II or Pop Secret?

- In August 2026, Act II had more branded searches than Pop Secret among popcorn brands worldwide. Act II was estimated to have 18.7K branded searches compared to Pop Secret’s 13.5K, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Pop Secret’s 13.9%.
- Act II was ahead of Pop Secret in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Act II’s estimated Share of Search among popcorn brands worldwide moved from 16.5% to 19.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 15.3K to 18.7K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pop Secret’s estimated Share of Search among popcorn brands worldwide moved from 14.6% to 13.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Act II overtook SkinnyPop to rank 3rd among popcorn brands worldwide, at 19.3%.
- In August 2026, Pop Secret gained estimated Share of Search among popcorn brands worldwide, from 12.9% to 13.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Act II estimated searches | Act II Share of Search | Act II rank | Pop Secret estimated searches | Pop Secret Share of Search | Pop Secret rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 15.3K | 16.5% | 3 | 13.5K | 14.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 15.3K | 18.1% | 2 | 12K | 14.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.3K | 16.7% | 2 | 13.5K | 14.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.7K | 18.2% | 2 | 13.5K | 13.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.3K | 16.6% | 3 | 12K | 13% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 17.5K | 18.2% | 3 | 12K | 12.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 17.5K | 18.2% | 3 | 12K | 12.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 21.4K | 20.7% | 2 | 12K | 11.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 21.4K | 21.1% | 3 | 12K | 11.8% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.7K | 17.9% | 4 | 13.5K | 12.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.7K | 19.3% | 3 | 13.5K | 13.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Act II’s and Pop Secret’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.

- **Act II**: Measured on the search terms “act ii” and “act ii popcorn”, summed into one figure.
- **Pop Secret**: Measured on the search terms “pop secret” and “pop secret popcorn”, summed into one figure.

- [Act II profile](/demand/global-en/brands/act-ii)
- [Pop Secret profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pop-secret)
- [All popcorn brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/popcorn-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, Act II or Pop Secret?

In August 2026, Act II had more branded searches than Pop Secret among popcorn brands worldwide. Act II was estimated to have 18.7K branded searches compared to Pop Secret’s 13.5K, and held a 19.3% Share of Search versus Pop Secret’s 13.9%.

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