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Cantu vs Uncle Funky's Daughter:Which is more popular?

In October 2026, Cantu had more branded searches than Uncle Funky's Daughter among curly hair product brands worldwide. Cantu had about 110,000 branded searches, while Uncle Funky's Daughter had 6,600. Cantu made up 30.5% of all curly hair product brand searches we track, and Uncle Funky's Daughter accounted for 1.8%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about curly hair product brands, neither Cantu nor Uncle Funky's Daughter appeared in any of the four answers.

Among curly hair product brands worldwide in October 2026

Who do people search for more?

Cantu, about 17 searches for every 1 for Uncle Funky's Daughter

Cantu 110K searchesUncle Funky's Daughter 6.6K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 0 of 4 answers.

Cantu in 0 of 4Uncle Funky's Daughter in 0 of 4

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Top curly hair product brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, neither Cantu nor Uncle Funky's Daughter showed up in any of the four answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Ouidad1st
  2. Not Your Mother's2nd
  3. Curlsmith3rd
  4. Mielle4th
  5. Briogeo5th
  6. Cantu–
  7. Bounce Curl–
  8. PATTERN Beauty–
  9. DevaCurl–
  10. +1 more
  11. Uncle Funky's Daughter–
  12. +1 more

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Curlsmith3 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Ouidad3 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Not Your Mother's2 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Briogeo2 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Mielle2 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Kinky-Curly1 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 1 Google answers
  • Cantu0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Bounce Curl0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • PATTERN Beauty0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Uncle Funky's Daughter0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers

+2 more

See every answer about curly hair product brands

4 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 25, 2026.

Is Cantu or Uncle Funky's Daughter more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Cantu and Uncle Funky's Daughter by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 12 curly hair product brands we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Cantu and Uncle Funky's Daughter among curly hair product brands worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Cantu, Uncle Funky's Daughter. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthCantuBounce CurlCurlsmithOuidadNot Your Mother'sPATTERN BeautyDevaCurlKinky-CurlyUncle Funky's DaughterBriogeoJessicurlMielle
Nov 202524.4%16.4%16.4%11%6%11%7.3%2.2%1.8%1.8%1.2%0.42%
Dec 202526%17.5%17.5%9.6%6.4%7.8%7.8%2.3%1.6%1.9%1%0.45%
Jan 202628.7%15.8%15.8%10.6%7.1%7.1%7.1%2.6%1.7%2.1%1.1%0.5%
Feb 202629.5%16.2%16.2%10.9%6%7.3%7.3%2.2%1.4%1.4%1.2%0.51%
Mar 202626.4%17.8%14.5%11.9%6.5%7.9%7.9%2.4%1.6%1.6%1.1%0.46%
Apr 202628.8%15.8%15.8%10.6%7.1%7.1%7.1%2.6%1.7%1.7%1.2%0.5%
May 202634.5%12.7%15.5%10.4%6.9%5.7%6.9%2.5%1.7%1.7%1.1%0.49%
Jun 202630%13.5%16.5%11.1%7.4%6.1%7.4%2.7%1.8%1.8%1.2%0.52%
Jul 202628.5%12.8%15.7%10.5%7%10.5%7%2.6%1.7%1.7%1.4%0.49%
Aug 202628.7%12.9%15.8%10.6%8.6%8.6%7.1%2.6%1.7%1.4%1.4%0.63%
Sep 202631.1%14%14%11.4%7.7%7.7%6.3%2.8%1.9%1.5%1.2%0.54%
Oct 202630.5%13.7%13.7%11.2%9.2%7.5%6.2%2.7%1.8%1.5%1.2%0.53%

How has branded search for Cantu and Uncle Funky's Daughter changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for curly hair product brands worldwide in October 2026?

2 changes

  1. In October 2026, Cantu lost share of searches among curly hair product brands worldwide, from 31.1% to 30.5%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Uncle Funky's Daughter worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in October 2026.

How are Cantu’s and Uncle Funky's Daughter’s branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cantu’s and Uncle Funky's Daughter’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.

Cantu

1 branded search term

  • cantu

Uncle Funky's Daughter

1 branded search term

  • uncle funkys daughter

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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