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title: "Canada Dry vs Reed's: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Canada Dry or Reed's 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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# Canada Dry vs Reed's: Which is more popular?

Is Canada Dry or Reed's 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**: Canada Dry and Reed's
- **Competitive set**: Ginger ale brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Canada Dry Share of Search**: 25.4%
- **Reed's Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Is Canada Dry or Reed's more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Canada Dry had more branded searches than Reed's among ginger ale brands worldwide. Canada Dry had about 40,500 branded searches, while Reed's had 5,400. Canada Dry made up 25.4% of all ginger ale brand searches we track, and Reed's accounted for 3.4%.
- Canada Dry was ahead of Reed's in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Canada Dry’s share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide moved from 27.5% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Reed's’ share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide moved from 0.88% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 5.4K.

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

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Canada Dry was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Reed's was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Canada Dry was listed before Reed's in three out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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, Reed's overtook Blenheim to rank 6th among ginger ale brands worldwide, with 3.4% of the searches.
- In October 2026, Canada Dry lost share of searches among ginger ale brands worldwide, from 30.8% to 25.4%.

## How has branded search for Canada Dry and Reed's changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Canada Dry estimated searches | Canada Dry Share of Search | Canada Dry rank | Reed's estimated searches | Reed's Share of Search | Reed's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 27.5% | 1 | 1.3K | 0.88% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 37.5% | 1 | 1.6K | 0.81% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 41.1% | 1 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 42.2% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.5% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 47.1% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 42% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.5% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 44.2% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 39.7% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.4% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 29.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 28.8% | 1 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 30.8% | 1 | 3.6K | 2.2% | 7 |
| Oct 2026 | 40.5K | 25.4% | 1 | 5.4K | 3.4% | 6 |

## How are Canada Dry’s and Reed's’ branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canada Dry’s and Reed'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.

- **Canada Dry**: Measured on the search term “canada dry ginger ale”.
- **Reed's**: Measured on the search term “reeds ginger ale”.

- [Canada Dry profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canada-dry)
- [Reed's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reeds)
- [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 Canada Dry or Reed's more popular in search?

In October 2026, Canada Dry had more branded searches than Reed's among ginger ale brands worldwide. Canada Dry had about 40,500 branded searches, while Reed's had 5,400. Canada Dry made up 25.4% of all ginger ale brand searches we track, and Reed's accounted for 3.4%.

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