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title: "HelloFresh vs Home Chef: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, HelloFresh or Home Chef? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal kit services 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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# HelloFresh vs Home Chef: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, HelloFresh or Home Chef? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meal kit services 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**: HelloFresh and Home Chef
- **Competitive set**: Meal kit services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **HelloFresh Share of Search**: 44.6%
- **Home Chef Share of Search**: 29.8%

## Which is more popular in search, HelloFresh or Home Chef?

- In September 2026, HelloFresh had more branded searches than Home Chef among meal kit services worldwide. HelloFresh was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Home Chef’s 368K, and held a 44.6% Share of Search versus Home Chef’s 29.8%.
- HelloFresh was ahead of Home Chef in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HelloFresh’s estimated Share of Search among meal kit services worldwide moved from 58.9% to 44.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Home Chef’s estimated Share of Search among meal kit services worldwide moved from 14.4% to 29.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 368K.

## How did search popularity change for meal kit services worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Home Chef gained estimated Share of Search among meal kit services worldwide, from 24.8% to 29.8%.
- In September 2026, HelloFresh lost estimated Share of Search among meal kit services worldwide, from 45.5% to 44.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | HelloFresh estimated searches | HelloFresh Share of Search | HelloFresh rank | Home Chef estimated searches | Home Chef Share of Search | Home Chef rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 58.9% | 1 | 201K | 14.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 66.5% | 1 | 135K | 10.9% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 61.9% | 1 | 165K | 15.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1M | 56.6% | 1 | 246K | 13.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 673K | 57.6% | 1 | 165K | 14.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 56.6% | 1 | 201K | 16.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 51.5% | 1 | 165K | 18.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 47.3% | 1 | 165K | 21.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 47.5% | 1 | 165K | 21.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 45.2% | 1 | 165K | 24.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 45.5% | 1 | 246K | 24.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 44.6% | 1 | 368K | 29.8% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using HelloFresh’s and Home Chef’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.

- **HelloFresh**: Measured on the search term “hellofresh”.
- **Home Chef**: Measured on the search term “home chef”.

- [HelloFresh profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hellofresh)
- [Home Chef profile](/demand/global-en/brands/home-chef)
- [All meal kit services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/meal-kit-services): 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, HelloFresh or Home Chef?

In September 2026, HelloFresh had more branded searches than Home Chef among meal kit services worldwide. HelloFresh was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Home Chef’s 368K, and held a 44.6% Share of Search versus Home Chef’s 29.8%.

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