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title: "Coca-Cola vs Sprite: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Coca-Cola or Sprite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soft drink 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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# Coca-Cola vs Sprite: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Coca-Cola or Sprite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soft drink 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**: Coca-Cola and Sprite
- **Competitive set**: Soft drink brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Coca-Cola Share of Search**: 16.4%
- **Sprite Share of Search**: 30%

## Which is more popular in search, Coca-Cola or Sprite?

- In August 2026, Sprite had more branded searches than Coca-Cola among soft drink brands worldwide. Sprite was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Coca-Cola’s 450K, and held a 30% Share of Search versus Coca-Cola’s 16.4%.
- Sprite was ahead of Coca-Cola in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Coca-Cola’s estimated Share of Search among soft drink brands worldwide moved from 17.6% to 16.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sprite’s estimated Share of Search among soft drink brands worldwide moved from 26.3% to 30%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K.

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

- In August 2026, Coca-Cola overtook 7Up to rank 3rd among soft drink brands worldwide, at 16.4%.
- In August 2026, Sprite gained estimated Share of Search among soft drink brands worldwide, from 25.9% to 30%.

## Month by month

| Month | Coca-Cola estimated searches | Coca-Cola Share of Search | Coca-Cola rank | Sprite estimated searches | Sprite Share of Search | Sprite rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 17.6% | 3 | 673K | 26.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 16.2% | 3 | 550K | 24.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 16.4% | 3 | 673K | 30% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 18.2% | 3 | 673K | 27.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 16.2% | 3 | 550K | 24.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 17.6% | 3 | 673K | 26.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 17.3% | 3 | 673K | 25.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 17.3% | 3 | 673K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 16.7% | 3 | 673K | 25% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 14.2% | 4 | 673K | 25.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 16.4% | 3 | 823K | 30% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Coca-Cola’s and Sprite’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.

- **Coca-Cola**: Measured on the search term “coke”.
- **Sprite**: Measured on the search term “sprite”.

- [Coca-Cola profile](/demand/global-en/brands/coca-cola)
- [Sprite profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sprite)
- [All soft drink brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/soft-drink-brands): 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, Coca-Cola or Sprite?

In August 2026, Sprite had more branded searches than Coca-Cola among soft drink brands worldwide. Sprite was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Coca-Cola’s 450K, and held a 30% Share of Search versus Coca-Cola’s 16.4%.

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