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title: "Chewy vs Petco: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chewy or Petco? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet supply retailers 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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# Chewy vs Petco: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Chewy or Petco? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet supply retailers 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**: Chewy and Petco
- **Competitive set**: Pet supply retailers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chewy Share of Search**: 19.2%
- **Petco Share of Search**: 28.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Chewy or Petco?

- In August 2026, Petco had more branded searches than Chewy among pet supply retailers worldwide. Petco was estimated to have 5M branded searches compared to Chewy’s 3.4M, and held a 28.6% Share of Search versus Chewy’s 19.2%.
- Petco was ahead of Chewy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chewy’s estimated Share of Search among pet supply retailers worldwide moved from 18.8% to 19.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Petco’s estimated Share of Search among pet supply retailers worldwide moved from 28.1% to 28.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M.

## How did search popularity change for pet supply retailers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Chewy gained estimated Share of Search among pet supply retailers worldwide, from 16.3% to 19.2%.
- In August 2026, Petco lost estimated Share of Search among pet supply retailers worldwide, from 29.7% to 28.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Chewy estimated searches | Chewy Share of Search | Chewy rank | Petco estimated searches | Petco Share of Search | Petco rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 | 5M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 | 5M | 28% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 | 5M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 | 5M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 22% | 3 | 4.1M | 26.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 18.8% | 3 | 5M | 28.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 20.2% | 3 | 4.1M | 24.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 19.1% | 3 | 5M | 28.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 20.8% | 3 | 5M | 31% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 16.3% | 3 | 5M | 29.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 19.2% | 3 | 5M | 28.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chewy’s and Petco’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.

- **Chewy**: Measured on the search term “chewy”.
- **Petco**: Measured on the search term “petco”.

- [Chewy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chewy)
- [Petco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/petco)
- [All pet supply retailers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pet-supply-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Chewy or Petco?

In August 2026, Petco had more branded searches than Chewy among pet supply retailers worldwide. Petco was estimated to have 5M branded searches compared to Chewy’s 3.4M, and held a 28.6% Share of Search versus Chewy’s 19.2%.

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