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title: "Cape Cod vs Kettle: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Cape Cod or Kettle more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Potato chip 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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# Cape Cod vs Kettle: Which is more popular?

Is Cape Cod or Kettle more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Potato chip 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**: Cape Cod and Kettle
- **Competitive set**: Potato chip brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Cape Cod Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Kettle Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Is Cape Cod or Kettle more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Kettle had more branded searches than Cape Cod among potato chip brands worldwide. Kettle had about 90,500 branded searches, while Cape Cod had 27,100. Kettle made up 5.9% of all potato chip brand searches we track, and Cape Cod accounted for 1.8%.
- Kettle was ahead of Cape Cod in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Cape Cod’s share of searches among potato chip brands worldwide moved from 1.6% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Kettle’s share of searches among potato chip brands worldwide moved from 5.4% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 90.5K.

## Top potato chip brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kettle appeared in all five answers. Cape Cod was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Kettle was listed before Cape Cod in four out of 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kettle | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Miss Vickie's | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Lay's | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Ruffles | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Cape Cod | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Pringles | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Boulder Canyon | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Utz | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Herr's | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Walkers | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tyrrells | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about potato chip brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which potato chips should I buy?": 1. Miss Vickie's, 2. Kettle, 3. Ruffles, 4. Lay's
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best potato chip brands?": 1. Miss Vickie's, 2. Kettle, 3. Lay's, 4. Cape Cod, 5. Ruffles, 6. Utz, 7. Pringles
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best kettle-cooked chips?": 1. Cape Cod, 2. Miss Vickie's, 3. Kettle, 4. Boulder Canyon
- Searched Google, AI Overview "potato chips": 1. Kettle, 2. Lay's, 3. Ruffles
- Searched Google, AI Overview "potato chip brands": 1. Lay's, 2. Ruffles, 3. Pringles, 4. Kettle, 5. Cape Cod, 6. Miss Vickie's, 7. Boulder Canyon, 8. Utz, 9. Herr's

Not named in any answer: Walkers and Tyrrells.

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 potato chip brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Kettle gained share of searches among potato chip brands worldwide, from 5.1% to 5.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cape Cod worldwide rose 22.1% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 27.1K in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Cape Cod and Kettle changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Cape Cod estimated searches | Cape Cod Share of Search | Cape Cod rank | Kettle estimated searches | Kettle Share of Search | Kettle rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 8 | 74K | 5.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 8 | 74K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 74K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 2.1% | 8 | 74K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 2.1% | 9 | 74K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 2.3% | 8 | 74K | 5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 74K | 5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 74K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 74K | 5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 2.2% | 8 | 90.5K | 6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 1.9% | 8 | 74K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Oct 2026 | 27.1K | 1.8% | 8 | 90.5K | 5.9% | 3 |

## How are Cape Cod’s and Kettle’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cape Cod’s and Kettle’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.

- **Cape Cod**: Measured on the search term “cape cod chips”.
- **Kettle**: Measured on the search term “kettle chips”.

- [Cape Cod profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cape-cod-chips)
- [Kettle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kettle-chips)
- [All potato chip brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/potato-chip-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Cape Cod or Kettle more popular in search?

In October 2026, Kettle had more branded searches than Cape Cod among potato chip brands worldwide. Kettle had about 90,500 branded searches, while Cape Cod had 27,100. Kettle made up 5.9% of all potato chip brand searches we track, and Cape Cod accounted for 1.8%.

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