--- title: "Mielle vs Uncle Funky's Daughter: Which is more popular?" description: "Is Mielle or Uncle Funky's Daughter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Curly hair product 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mielle-vs-uncle-funkys-daughter" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mielle vs Uncle Funky's Daughter: Which is more popular? Is Mielle or Uncle Funky's Daughter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Curly hair product 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**: Mielle and Uncle Funky's Daughter - **Competitive set**: Curly hair product brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Mielle Share of Search**: 0.53% - **Uncle Funky's Daughter Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is Mielle or Uncle Funky's Daughter more popular in search? - In October 2026, Uncle Funky's Daughter had more branded searches than Mielle among curly hair product brands worldwide. Uncle Funky's Daughter had about 6,600 branded searches, while Mielle had 1,900. Uncle Funky's Daughter made up 1.8% of all curly hair product brand searches we track, and Mielle accounted for 0.53%. - Uncle Funky's Daughter was ahead of Mielle in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Mielle’s share of searches among curly hair product brands worldwide moved from 0.42% to 0.53%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Uncle Funky's Daughter’s share of searches among curly hair product brands worldwide held steady at 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K. ## Top curly hair product brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Mielle was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Uncle Funky's Daughter did not appear in any of the four answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ouidad | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Not Your Mother's | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Curlsmith | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Mielle | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Briogeo | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Cantu | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Bounce Curl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | PATTERN Beauty | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | DevaCurl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Kinky-Curly | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Uncle Funky's Daughter | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Jessicurl | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about curly hair product brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which curly hair products should I use?": 1. Not Your Mother's, 2. Ouidad - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best curly hair product brands?": 1. Curlsmith, 2. Ouidad, 3. Not Your Mother's, 4. Mielle, 5. Briogeo - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best curl cream for frizzy hair?": 1. Ouidad, 2. Curlsmith - Searched Google, AI Overview "best curly hair products": 1. Briogeo, 2. Curlsmith, 3. Kinky-Curly, 4. Mielle Not named in any answer: Cantu, Bounce Curl, PATTERN Beauty, DevaCurl, Uncle Funky's Daughter and Jessicurl. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 25, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for curly hair product brands worldwide in October 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Uncle Funky's Daughter worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 6.6K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Mielle and Uncle Funky's Daughter changed worldwide over the last 12 months? | Month | Mielle estimated searches | Mielle Share of Search | Mielle rank | Uncle Funky's Daughter estimated searches | Uncle Funky's Daughter Share of Search | Uncle Funky's Daughter rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 0.42% | 12 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 0.45% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 0.5% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 0.51% | 12 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.46% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.5% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 10 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 0.49% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 0.52% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.8% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 0.49% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.63% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 0.54% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.9% | 9 | | Oct 2026 | 1.9K | 0.53% | 12 | 6.6K | 1.8% | 9 | ## How are Mielle’s and Uncle Funky's Daughter’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mielle’s and Uncle Funky's Daughter’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. - **Mielle**: Measured on the search term “mielle curl cream”. - **Uncle Funky's Daughter**: Measured on the search term “uncle funkys daughter”. - [Mielle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mielle) - [Uncle Funky's Daughter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/uncle-funkys-daughter) - [All curly hair product brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/curly-hair-product-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mielle or Uncle Funky's Daughter more popular in search? In October 2026, Uncle Funky's Daughter had more branded searches than Mielle among curly hair product brands worldwide. Uncle Funky's Daughter had about 6,600 branded searches, while Mielle had 1,900. Uncle Funky's Daughter made up 1.8% of all curly hair product brand searches we track, and Mielle accounted for 0.53%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mielle vs Uncle Funky's Daughter: Which is more popular?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mielle-vs-uncle-funkys-daughter This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mielle-vs-uncle-funkys-daughter. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.