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title: "Carl's Jr. vs Wendy's: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Carl's Jr. or Wendy's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fast food chains 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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# Carl's Jr. vs Wendy's: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Carl's Jr. or Wendy's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fast food chains 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**: Carl's Jr. and Wendy's
- **Competitive set**: Fast food chains
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Carl's Jr. Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Wendy's Share of Search**: 5.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Carl's Jr. or Wendy's?

- In September 2026, Wendy's had more branded searches than Carl's Jr. among fast food chains worldwide. Wendy's was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to Carl's Jr.’s 2.2M, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Carl's Jr.’s 1.1%.
- Wendy's was ahead of Carl's Jr. in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Carl's Jr.’s estimated Share of Search among fast food chains worldwide moved from 1% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wendy's’ estimated Share of Search among fast food chains worldwide moved from 6.3% to 5.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.6M to 11.1M.

## How did search popularity change for fast food chains worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Wendy's worldwide fell 18.4% over 12 measured months, from 13.6M to 11.1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Carl's Jr. estimated searches | Carl's Jr. Share of Search | Carl's Jr. rank | Wendy's estimated searches | Wendy's Share of Search | Wendy's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 1% | 8 | 13.6M | 6.3% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.7M | 1.3% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.4% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.7M | 1.1% | 8 | 11.1M | 4.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 1.1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.3% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.2M | 1.2% | 8 | 9.1M | 5.1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.2% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 2.2M | 1.1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2M | 1.1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.2M | 0.94% | 8 | 13.6M | 5.7% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.2M | 0.92% | 8 | 13.6M | 5.6% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 1.1% | 8 | 11.1M | 5.2% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carl's Jr.’s and Wendy'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.

- **Carl's Jr.**: Measured on the search term “carls jr”.
- **Wendy's**: Measured on the search term “wendys”.

- [Carl's Jr. profile](/demand/global-en/brands/carls-jr)
- [Wendy's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wendys)
- [All fast food chains worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fast-food-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Carl's Jr. or Wendy's?

In September 2026, Wendy's had more branded searches than Carl's Jr. among fast food chains worldwide. Wendy's was estimated to have 11.1M branded searches compared to Carl's Jr.’s 2.2M, and held a 5.2% Share of Search versus Carl's Jr.’s 1.1%.

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