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title: "Grind vs Starbucks: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Grind or Starbucks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee pod 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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# Grind vs Starbucks: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Grind or Starbucks? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coffee pod 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**: Grind and Starbucks
- **Competitive set**: Coffee pod brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Grind Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **Starbucks Share of Search**: 86.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Grind or Starbucks?

- In September 2026, Starbucks had more branded searches than Grind among coffee pod brands worldwide. Starbucks was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Grind’s 1.9K, and held an 86.1% Share of Search versus Grind’s <0.01%.
- Starbucks was ahead of Grind in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grind’s estimated Share of Search among coffee pod brands worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Starbucks’ estimated Share of Search among coffee pod brands worldwide moved from 90.1% to 86.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 45.5M to 30.4M.

## How did search popularity change for coffee pod brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Starbucks worldwide fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 45.5M to 30.4M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Grind worldwide fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Grind estimated searches | Grind Share of Search | Grind rank | Starbucks estimated searches | Starbucks Share of Search | Starbucks rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | <0.01% | 7 | 45.5M | 90.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 55.6M | 89% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 55.6M | 90.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 37.2M | 88% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 85.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.6K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 87.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | <0.01% | 7 | 30.4M | 86.1% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grind’s and Starbucks’ 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.

- **Grind**: Measured on the search term “grind coffee pod”.
- **Starbucks**: Measured on the search term “starbucks”.

- [Grind profile](/demand/global-en/brands/grind)
- [Starbucks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/starbucks)
- [All coffee pod brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coffee-pod-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Grind or Starbucks?

In September 2026, Starbucks had more branded searches than Grind among coffee pod brands worldwide. Starbucks was estimated to have 30.4M branded searches compared to Grind’s 1.9K, and held an 86.1% Share of Search versus Grind’s <0.01%.

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