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title: "Better Than Bouillon vs Maggi: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Better Than Bouillon or Maggi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soup and stock 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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# Better Than Bouillon vs Maggi: Which is searched more?

Is Better Than Bouillon or Maggi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soup and stock 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**: Better Than Bouillon and Maggi
- **Competitive set**: Soup and stock brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Better Than Bouillon Share of Search**: 7.3%
- **Maggi Share of Search**: 44.4%

## Is Better Than Bouillon or Maggi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Maggi had more branded searches than Better Than Bouillon among soup and stock brands worldwide. Maggi had about 450,000 branded searches, while Better Than Bouillon had 74,000. Maggi made up 44.4% of all soup and stock brand searches we track, and Better Than Bouillon accounted for 7.3%.
- Maggi was ahead of Better Than Bouillon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Better Than Bouillon’s share of searches among soup and stock brands worldwide moved from 8.8% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 74K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maggi’s share of searches among soup and stock brands worldwide moved from 35.7% to 44.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 450K.

## Top soup and stock brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Better Than Bouillon was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Maggi did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kitchen Basics | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Swanson | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Rao's | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Pacific Foods | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Campbell's | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Better Than Bouillon | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Maggi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Continental | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about soup and stock brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which soup or stock brand should I buy?": 1. Kitchen Basics, 2. Swanson, 3. Pacific Foods
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best soup and stock brands?": 1. Rao's, 2. Swanson, 3. Better Than Bouillon, 4. Kitchen Basics, 5. Pacific Foods, 6. Campbell's
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best soup or stock brand for easy cooking?": 1. Kitchen Basics, 2. Swanson, 3. Pacific Foods, 4. Better Than Bouillon, 5. Campbell's
- Searched Google, AI Overview "soup brands": 1. Campbell's, 2. Rao's, 3. Pacific Foods
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best soup mix": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Maggi and Continental.

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 soup and stock brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Better Than Bouillon gained share of searches among soup and stock brands worldwide, from 6.1% to 7.3%.
- In September 2026, Maggi lost share of searches among soup and stock brands worldwide, from 45.2% to 44.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Better Than Bouillon estimated searches | Better Than Bouillon Share of Search | Better Than Bouillon rank | Maggi estimated searches | Maggi Share of Search | Maggi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 8.8% | 4 | 368K | 35.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 6.2% | 4 | 368K | 20.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 9.3% | 4 | 368K | 31.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 9.8% | 4 | 450K | 40.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 7.8% | 4 | 368K | 39% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 7.2% | 4 | 450K | 44% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 6.7% | 4 | 368K | 40.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 5.1% | 4 | 450K | 46.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 368K | 42.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 5.7% | 4 | 368K | 42.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 6.1% | 4 | 450K | 45.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 74K | 7.3% | 4 | 450K | 44.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Better Than Bouillon’s and Maggi’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.

- **Better Than Bouillon**: Measured on the search term “better than bouillon”.
- **Maggi**: Measured on the search term “maggi”.

- [Better Than Bouillon profile](/demand/global-en/brands/better-than-bouillon)
- [Maggi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maggi)
- [All soup and stock brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/soup-and-stock-brands): 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 Better Than Bouillon or Maggi more popular in search?

In September 2026, Maggi had more branded searches than Better Than Bouillon among soup and stock brands worldwide. Maggi had about 450,000 branded searches, while Better Than Bouillon had 74,000. Maggi made up 44.4% of all soup and stock brand searches we track, and Better Than Bouillon accounted for 7.3%.

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