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title: "General Mills vs Quaker Oats: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, General Mills or Quaker Oats? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Breakfast cereals 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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# General Mills vs Quaker Oats: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, General Mills or Quaker Oats? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Breakfast cereals 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**: General Mills and Quaker Oats
- **Competitive set**: Breakfast cereals
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **General Mills Share of Search**: 2.7%
- **Quaker Oats Share of Search**: 24.5%

## Which is more popular in search, General Mills or Quaker Oats?

- In August 2026, Quaker Oats had more branded searches than General Mills among breakfast cereals worldwide. Quaker Oats was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to General Mills’ 27.1K, and held a 24.5% Share of Search versus General Mills’ 2.7%.
- Quaker Oats was ahead of General Mills in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, General Mills’ estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide moved from 2.8% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Quaker Oats’ estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide moved from 20.7% to 24.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.

## How did search popularity change for breakfast cereals worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Quaker Oats gained estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 23.5% to 24.5%.
- In August 2026, General Mills lost estimated Share of Search among breakfast cereals worldwide, from 3.9% to 2.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | General Mills estimated searches | General Mills Share of Search | General Mills rank | Quaker Oats estimated searches | Quaker Oats Share of Search | Quaker Oats rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 2.8% | 6 | 201K | 20.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 2.4% | 6 | 165K | 17.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 3.5% | 6 | 165K | 17.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 2.6% | 6 | 201K | 13% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 3.2% | 6 | 201K | 19.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 3.4% | 6 | 201K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 5.3% | 5 | 201K | 21.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 3.6% | 6 | 201K | 22% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 3.2% | 6 | 201K | 23.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 3.9% | 6 | 201K | 23.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 2.7% | 6 | 246K | 24.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using General Mills’ and Quaker Oats’ 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.

- **General Mills**: Measured on the search term “general mills cereal”.
- **Quaker Oats**: Measured on the search term “quaker oats”.

- [General Mills profile](/demand/global-en/brands/general-mills)
- [Quaker Oats profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quaker-oats)
- [All breakfast cereals worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/breakfast-cereals): 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, General Mills or Quaker Oats?

In August 2026, Quaker Oats had more branded searches than General Mills among breakfast cereals worldwide. Quaker Oats was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to General Mills’ 27.1K, and held a 24.5% Share of Search versus General Mills’ 2.7%.

## Cite this page

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