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title: "Chatime vs Gong cha: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chatime or Gong cha? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bubble tea 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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# Chatime vs Gong cha: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Chatime or Gong cha? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bubble tea 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**: Chatime and Gong cha
- **Competitive set**: Bubble tea chains
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Chatime Share of Search**: 25.4%
- **Gong cha Share of Search**: 69%

## Which is more popular in search, Chatime or Gong cha?

- In September 2026, Gong cha had more branded searches than Chatime among bubble tea chains worldwide. Gong cha was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Chatime’s 368K, and held a 69% Share of Search versus Chatime’s 25.4%.
- Gong cha was ahead of Chatime in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chatime’s estimated Share of Search among bubble tea chains worldwide moved from 25.7% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 368K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gong cha’s estimated Share of Search among bubble tea chains worldwide moved from 69.8% to 69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M.

## How did search popularity change for bubble tea chains worldwide in September 2026?

Neither Chatime nor Gong cha moved beyond provider rounding among bubble tea chains in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Chatime estimated searches | Chatime Share of Search | Chatime rank | Gong cha estimated searches | Gong cha Share of Search | Gong cha rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 368K | 25.7% | 2 | 1M | 69.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 22% | 2 | 1M | 73.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 25.6% | 2 | 1M | 69.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 22% | 2 | 1M | 73.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 301K | 22.2% | 2 | 1M | 73.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 368K | 25.5% | 2 | 1M | 69.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 25.5% | 2 | 1M | 69.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 22.1% | 2 | 1.2M | 73.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 25.5% | 2 | 1M | 69.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 25.2% | 2 | 1M | 68.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 25.2% | 2 | 1M | 68.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 368K | 25.4% | 2 | 1M | 69% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chatime’s and Gong cha’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.

- **Chatime**: Measured on the search term “chatime”.
- **Gong cha**: Measured on the search term “gong cha”.

- [Chatime profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chatime)
- [Gong cha profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gong-cha)
- [All bubble tea chains worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bubble-tea-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Chatime or Gong cha?

In September 2026, Gong cha had more branded searches than Chatime among bubble tea chains worldwide. Gong cha was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Chatime’s 368K, and held a 69% Share of Search versus Chatime’s 25.4%.

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