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title: "Chi-Chi's vs Old El Paso: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chi-Chi's or Old El Paso? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salsa 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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# Chi-Chi's vs Old El Paso: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Chi-Chi's or Old El Paso? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Salsa 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**: Chi-Chi's and Old El Paso
- **Competitive set**: Salsa brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chi-Chi's Share of Search**: 5.6%
- **Old El Paso Share of Search**: 3.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Chi-Chi's or Old El Paso?

- In August 2026, Chi-Chi's had more branded searches than Old El Paso among salsa brands worldwide. Chi-Chi's was estimated to have 125K branded searches compared to Old El Paso’s 81K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Old El Paso’s 3.6%.
- Chi-Chi's was ahead of Old El Paso in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chi-Chi's’ estimated Share of Search among salsa brands worldwide moved from 9.3% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 211K to 125K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Old El Paso’s estimated Share of Search among salsa brands worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 99K to 81K.

## How did search popularity change for salsa brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Chi-Chi's worldwide fell 40.6% over 11 measured months, from 211K to 125K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Old El Paso worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 99K to 81K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Chi-Chi's estimated searches | Chi-Chi's Share of Search | Chi-Chi's rank | Old El Paso estimated searches | Old El Paso Share of Search | Old El Paso rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 211K | 9.3% | 4 | 99K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 149K | 7.1% | 4 | 81K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 149K | 7.1% | 4 | 81K | 3.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 150K | 6.8% | 4 | 99K | 4.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 122K | 6.4% | 4 | 99K | 5.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 136K | 6.4% | 4 | 99K | 4.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 136K | 6.5% | 4 | 81K | 3.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 136K | 6.5% | 4 | 81K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 136K | 6.7% | 4 | 81K | 4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 125K | 6% | 4 | 81K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 125K | 5.6% | 4 | 81K | 3.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chi-Chi's’ and Old El Paso’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.

- **Chi-Chi's**: Measured on the search terms “chi chi s”, “chi chis salsa” and “chichis”, summed into one figure.
- **Old El Paso**: Measured on the search terms “old el paso” and “oldelpaso”, summed into one figure.

- [Chi-Chi's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chi-chis)
- [Old El Paso profile](/demand/global-en/brands/old-el-paso)
- [All salsa brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/salsa-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Chi-Chi's or Old El Paso?

In August 2026, Chi-Chi's had more branded searches than Old El Paso among salsa brands worldwide. Chi-Chi's was estimated to have 125K branded searches compared to Old El Paso’s 81K, and held a 5.6% Share of Search versus Old El Paso’s 3.6%.

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