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title: "Bruce Cost vs Fever-Tree: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Bruce Cost or Fever-Tree more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ginger ale 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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# Bruce Cost vs Fever-Tree: Which is more popular?

Is Bruce Cost or Fever-Tree more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ginger ale 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**: Bruce Cost and Fever-Tree
- **Competitive set**: Ginger ale brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Bruce Cost Share of Search**: 0.82%
- **Fever-Tree Share of Search**: 7.6%

## Is Bruce Cost or Fever-Tree more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Fever-Tree had more branded searches than Bruce Cost among ginger ale brands worldwide. Fever-Tree had about 12,100 branded searches, while Bruce Cost had 1,300. Fever-Tree made up 7.6% of all ginger ale brand searches we track, and Bruce Cost accounted for 0.82%.
- Fever-Tree was ahead of Bruce Cost in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Bruce Cost’s share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide moved from 1.6% to 0.82%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Fever-Tree’s share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide moved from 6.7% to 7.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 12.1K.

## Top ginger ale brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fever-Tree was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bruce Cost was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Fever-Tree was listed before Bruce Cost in every answer 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canada Dry | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Schweppes | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Fever-Tree | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Reed's | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Vernors | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Seagram's Ginger Ale | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Boylan Bottling | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bruce Cost | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Zevia | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Blenheim | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about ginger ale brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which ginger ale should I buy?": 1. Canada Dry, 2. Schweppes, 3. Reed's
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ginger ale brands?": 1. Reed's, 2. Schweppes, 3. Fever-Tree, 4. Canada Dry, 5. Vernors
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ginger ale for cocktails?": 1. Fever-Tree, 2. Canada Dry, 3. Schweppes
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ginger ale": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "ginger ale brands": 1. Canada Dry, 2. Schweppes, 3. Seagram's Ginger Ale, 4. Vernors, 5. Reed's, 6. Fever-Tree, 7. Boylan Bottling, 8. Bruce Cost, 9. Zevia

Not named in any answer: Blenheim.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 25, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for ginger ale brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Fever-Tree gained share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide, from 6.2% to 7.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bruce Cost worldwide fell 45.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.3K in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Bruce Cost and Fever-Tree changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Bruce Cost estimated searches | Bruce Cost Share of Search | Bruce Cost rank | Fever-Tree estimated searches | Fever-Tree Share of Search | Fever-Tree rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 1.6% | 7 | 9.9K | 6.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 7 | 14.8K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 7 | 12.1K | 5.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.91% | 10 | 9.9K | 5.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.83% | 10 | 9.9K | 5.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.91% | 10 | 9.9K | 5.6% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1.6K | 0.78% | 10 | 12.1K | 5.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 0.86% | 10 | 9.9K | 5.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | 0.95% | 10 | 12.1K | 7.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.93% | 10 | 12.1K | 7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 0.81% | 10 | 9.9K | 6.2% | 5 |
| Oct 2026 | 1.3K | 0.82% | 10 | 12.1K | 7.6% | 5 |

## How are Bruce Cost’s and Fever-Tree’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bruce Cost’s and Fever-Tree’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.

- **Bruce Cost**: Measured on the search term “bruce cost ginger ale”.
- **Fever-Tree**: Measured on the search term “fever tree ginger ale”.

- [Bruce Cost profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bruce-cost)
- [Fever-Tree profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fever-tree)
- [All ginger ale brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ginger-ale-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Bruce Cost or Fever-Tree more popular in search?

In October 2026, Fever-Tree had more branded searches than Bruce Cost among ginger ale brands worldwide. Fever-Tree had about 12,100 branded searches, while Bruce Cost had 1,300. Fever-Tree made up 7.6% of all ginger ale brand searches we track, and Bruce Cost accounted for 0.82%.

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