--- title: "Beyond Meat vs MorningStar Farms: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Beyond Meat or MorningStar Farms more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Veggie burger 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beyond-meat-vs-morningstar-farms" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beyond Meat vs MorningStar Farms: Which is searched more? Is Beyond Meat or MorningStar Farms more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Veggie burger 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**: Beyond Meat and MorningStar Farms - **Competitive set**: Veggie burger brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Beyond Meat Share of Search**: 9.8% - **MorningStar Farms Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Beyond Meat or MorningStar Farms more popular in search? - In September 2026, Beyond Meat had more branded searches than MorningStar Farms among veggie burger brands worldwide. Beyond Meat had about 74,000 branded searches, while MorningStar Farms had 8,100. Beyond Meat made up 9.8% of all veggie burger brand searches we track, and MorningStar Farms accounted for 1.1%. - Beyond Meat was ahead of MorningStar Farms in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beyond Meat’s share of searches among veggie burger brands worldwide moved from 49% to 9.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 74K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MorningStar Farms’ share of searches among veggie burger brands worldwide moved from 0.59% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 8.1K. ## Top veggie burger brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, MorningStar Farms appeared in all four answers. Beyond Meat was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Beyond Meat and MorningStar Farms were each listed first in two of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dr. Praeger's | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Beyond Meat | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | MorningStar Farms | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Impossible Foods | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Vivera | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Linda McCartney | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Birds Eye | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Richmond | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Quorn | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about veggie burger brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which veggie burger brand should I buy?": 1. Dr. Praeger's, 2. MorningStar Farms - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best veggie burger brands?": 1. Impossible Foods, 2. Beyond Meat, 3. Dr. Praeger's, 4. MorningStar Farms - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best veggie burger brand for quick weeknight meals?": 1. MorningStar Farms, 2. Dr. Praeger's, 3. Beyond Meat - Searched Google, AI Overview "plant based burgers": 1. Beyond Meat, 2. Impossible Foods, 3. Dr. Praeger's, 4. MorningStar Farms Not named in any answer: Vivera, Linda McCartney, Birds Eye, Richmond and Quorn. 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 veggie burger brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Beyond Meat lost share of searches among veggie burger brands worldwide, from 14% to 9.8%. - MorningStar Farms’ share of searches among veggie burger brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.6% to 1.1% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Beyond Meat estimated searches | Beyond Meat Share of Search | Beyond Meat rank | MorningStar Farms estimated searches | MorningStar Farms Share of Search | MorningStar Farms rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 673K | 49% | 1 | 8.1K | 0.59% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 201K | 24.1% | 2 | 6.6K | 0.79% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 135K | 18.1% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.88% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 110K | 14.9% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 135K | 16.6% | 3 | 8.1K | 1% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 13.1% | 3 | 9.9K | 0.96% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 135K | 16.2% | 3 | 8.1K | 0.97% | 8 | | May 2026 | 110K | 12.3% | 3 | 8.1K | 0.91% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 10.8% | 3 | 18.1K | 2.6% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 11.6% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.5% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 110K | 14% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.3% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 74K | 9.8% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beyond Meat’s and MorningStar Farms’ 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. - **Beyond Meat**: Measured on the search term “beyond meat”. - **MorningStar Farms**: Measured on the search term “morningstar farms”. - [Beyond Meat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beyond-meat) - [MorningStar Farms profile](/demand/global-en/brands/morningstar-farms) - [All veggie burger brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/veggie-burger-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Beyond Meat or MorningStar Farms more popular in search? In September 2026, Beyond Meat had more branded searches than MorningStar Farms among veggie burger brands worldwide. Beyond Meat had about 74,000 branded searches, while MorningStar Farms had 8,100. Beyond Meat made up 9.8% of all veggie burger brand searches we track, and MorningStar Farms accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beyond Meat vs MorningStar Farms: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beyond-meat-vs-morningstar-farms This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beyond-meat-vs-morningstar-farms. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.