--- title: "Nishiki vs San Remo: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Nishiki or San Remo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pasta and rice 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/nishiki-vs-san-remo" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Nishiki vs San Remo: Which is searched more? Is Nishiki or San Remo more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pasta and rice 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**: Nishiki and San Remo - **Competitive set**: Pasta and rice brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Nishiki Share of Search**: 1.9% - **San Remo Share of Search**: 32.2% ## Is Nishiki or San Remo more popular in search? - In September 2026, San Remo had more branded searches than Nishiki among pasta and rice brands worldwide. San Remo had about 208,000 branded searches, while Nishiki had 12,100. San Remo made up 32.2% of all pasta and rice brand searches we track, and Nishiki accounted for 1.9%. - San Remo was ahead of Nishiki in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nishiki’s share of searches among pasta and rice brands worldwide moved from 2% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, San Remo’s share of searches among pasta and rice brands worldwide moved from 29.1% to 32.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 173K to 208K. ## Top pasta and rice brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nishiki was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. San Remo did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Barilla | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | De Cecco | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Lundberg | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Rummo | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nishiki | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mahatma | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | San Remo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | SunRice | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about pasta and rice brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which pasta or rice brand should I buy?": 1. Barilla, 2. De Cecco, 3. Lundberg - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pasta and rice brands?": 1. Rummo, 2. De Cecco, 3. Barilla, 4. Lundberg, 5. Nishiki, 6. Mahatma - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pasta or rice brand for everyday cooking?": 1. Barilla, 2. De Cecco, 3. Mahatma, 4. Lundberg, 5. Nishiki - Searched Google, AI Overview "best pasta brand": 1. Barilla, 2. De Cecco, 3. Rummo - Searched Google, AI Overview "best rice brand": 1. Lundberg, 2. Nishiki Not named in any answer: San Remo and SunRice. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for pasta and rice brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, San Remo lost share of searches among pasta and rice brands worldwide, from 38.3% to 32.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Nishiki estimated searches | Nishiki Share of Search | Nishiki rank | San Remo estimated searches | San Remo Share of Search | San Remo rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 2% | 6 | 173K | 29.1% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 6 | 172K | 29.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 12.1K | 2.4% | 6 | 172K | 34.3% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 2.4% | 6 | 211K | 34.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 2% | 6 | 376K | 50.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 2.1% | 6 | 309K | 43.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 7 | 254K | 37.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 6 | 254K | 38.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 6 | 253K | 40.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 7 | 253K | 39.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 8 | 254K | 38.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 8 | 208K | 32.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nishiki’s and San Remo’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. - **Nishiki**: Measured on the search term “nishiki rice”. - **San Remo**: Measured on the search terms “san remo” and “san remo pasta”, summed into one figure. - [Nishiki profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nishiki) - [San Remo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/san-remo) - [All pasta and rice brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pasta-and-rice-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Nishiki or San Remo more popular in search? In September 2026, San Remo had more branded searches than Nishiki among pasta and rice brands worldwide. San Remo had about 208,000 branded searches, while Nishiki had 12,100. San Remo made up 32.2% of all pasta and rice brand searches we track, and Nishiki accounted for 1.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Nishiki vs San Remo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nishiki-vs-san-remo This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/nishiki-vs-san-remo. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.