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title: "AnyList vs NYT Cooking: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is AnyList or NYT Cooking more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recipe apps 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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# AnyList vs NYT Cooking: Which is searched more?

Is AnyList or NYT Cooking more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recipe apps 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**: AnyList and NYT Cooking
- **Competitive set**: Recipe apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **AnyList Share of Search**: 5.1%
- **NYT Cooking Share of Search**: 85.4%

## Is AnyList or NYT Cooking more popular in search?

- In September 2026, NYT Cooking had more branded searches than AnyList among recipe apps worldwide. NYT Cooking had about 246,000 branded searches, while AnyList had 14,800. NYT Cooking made up 85.4% of all recipe app searches we track, and AnyList accounted for 5.1%.
- NYT Cooking was ahead of AnyList in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AnyList’s share of searches among recipe apps worldwide moved from 3.6% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, NYT Cooking’s share of searches among recipe apps worldwide moved from 59.2% to 85.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.

## Top recipe apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, NYT Cooking was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. AnyList was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. NYT Cooking was listed before AnyList in two out of three 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paprika | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Samsung Food | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| NYT Cooking | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| AnyList | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Mealime | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Yummly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| BigOven | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Whisk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about recipe apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which recipe app should I use?": 1. Paprika, 2. Samsung Food, 3. NYT Cooking
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best recipe apps?": 1. Paprika, 2. NYT Cooking, 3. Samsung Food, 4. AnyList
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best recipe app for home cooking?": 1. Paprika, 2. AnyList, 3. NYT Cooking, 4. Samsung Food
- Searched Google, AI Overview "recipe apps": 1. Paprika, 2. Samsung Food
- Searched Google, AI Overview "save recipes app": 1. Paprika

Not named in any answer: Mealime, Yummly, BigOven and Whisk.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for recipe apps worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, NYT Cooking lost share of searches among recipe apps worldwide, from 86.3% to 85.4%.
- AnyList’s share of searches among recipe apps worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 6.2% to 5.1% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | AnyList estimated searches | AnyList Share of Search | AnyList rank | NYT Cooking estimated searches | NYT Cooking Share of Search | NYT Cooking rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 3.6% | 3 | 246K | 59.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 3% | 3 | 301K | 60% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 3.5% | 3 | 301K | 70.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 3.5% | 3 | 301K | 58.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 3 | 246K | 42.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 3.8% | 3 | 246K | 41.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 6% | 2 | 246K | 82.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 6.1% | 2 | 201K | 83.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 6.2% | 2 | 201K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 6.2% | 2 | 201K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 5.2% | 2 | 246K | 86.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 5.1% | 2 | 246K | 85.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AnyList’s and NYT Cooking’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.

- **AnyList**: Measured on the search term “anylist”.
- **NYT Cooking**: Measured on the search term “nyt cooking”.

- [AnyList profile](/demand/global-en/brands/anylist)
- [NYT Cooking profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nyt-cooking)
- [All recipe apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/recipe-apps): 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 AnyList or NYT Cooking more popular in search?

In September 2026, NYT Cooking had more branded searches than AnyList among recipe apps worldwide. NYT Cooking had about 246,000 branded searches, while AnyList had 14,800. NYT Cooking made up 85.4% of all recipe app searches we track, and AnyList accounted for 5.1%.

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