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title: "Kenco vs Maxwell House: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kenco or Maxwell House? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Instant coffee 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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# Kenco vs Maxwell House: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Kenco or Maxwell House? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Instant coffee 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**: Kenco and Maxwell House
- **Competitive set**: Instant coffee brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kenco Share of Search**: 2.7%
- **Maxwell House Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Kenco or Maxwell House?

- In August 2026, Kenco had more branded searches than Maxwell House among instant coffee brands worldwide. Kenco was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Maxwell House’s 18.1K, and held a 2.7% Share of Search versus Maxwell House’s 1.8%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Kenco took it in January 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kenco’s estimated Share of Search among instant coffee brands worldwide moved from 2.1% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Maxwell House’s estimated Share of Search among instant coffee brands worldwide moved from 4.8% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 18.1K.

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

- In August 2026, Kenco overtook Moccona to rank 4th among instant coffee brands worldwide, at 2.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Maxwell House worldwide fell 63.4% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 18.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kenco estimated searches | Kenco Share of Search | Kenco rank | Maxwell House estimated searches | Maxwell House Share of Search | Maxwell House rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 2.1% | 5 | 49.5K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 5 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 2.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 2.5% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 2.3% | 4 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 1.9% | 5 | 14.8K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 2.7% | 4 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kenco’s and Maxwell House’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.

- **Kenco**: Measured on the search term “kenco”.
- **Maxwell House**: Measured on the search term “maxwell house”.

- [Kenco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kenco)
- [Maxwell House profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maxwell-house)
- [All instant coffee brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/instant-coffee-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, Kenco or Maxwell House?

In August 2026, Kenco had more branded searches than Maxwell House among instant coffee brands worldwide. Kenco was estimated to have 27.1K branded searches compared to Maxwell House’s 18.1K, and held a 2.7% Share of Search versus Maxwell House’s 1.8%.

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