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title: "Orgain vs Quest Nutrition: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Orgain or Quest Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein shake 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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# Orgain vs Quest Nutrition: Which is more popular?

Is Orgain or Quest Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein shake 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**: Orgain and Quest Nutrition
- **Competitive set**: Protein shake brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Orgain Share of Search**: 4.6%
- **Quest Nutrition Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Is Orgain or Quest Nutrition more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Orgain had more branded searches than Quest Nutrition among protein shake brands worldwide. Orgain had about 40,500 branded searches, while Quest Nutrition had 30,300. Orgain made up 4.6% of all protein shake brand searches we track, and Quest Nutrition accounted for 3.4%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending October 2026: Orgain took it in December 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Orgain’s share of searches among protein shake brands worldwide moved from 3.9% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Quest Nutrition’s share of searches among protein shake brands worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.7K to 30.3K.

## Top protein shake brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Quest Nutrition was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Orgain 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fairlife | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Premier Protein | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| OWYN | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Quest Nutrition | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Koia | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Muscle Milk | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ensure | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Oikos | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Orgain | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Slate Milk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about protein shake brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which protein shake should I buy?": 1. Fairlife, 2. Premier Protein, 3. OWYN
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ready-to-drink protein shakes?": 1. Fairlife, 2. Premier Protein, 3. OWYN, 4. Koia, 5. Muscle Milk
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best protein shake for weight loss?": 1. Fairlife, 2. Quest Nutrition, 3. OWYN
- Searched Google, AI Overview "protein shake": 1. Fairlife, 2. Premier Protein, 3. OWYN, 4. Koia
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best protein shake": 1. Fairlife, 2. Premier Protein, 3. OWYN

Not named in any answer: Ensure, Oikos, Orgain and Slate Milk.

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 protein shake brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Quest Nutrition gained share of searches among protein shake brands worldwide, from 2.8% to 3.4%.
- Orgain’s share of searches among protein shake brands worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.5% to 4.6% in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Orgain and Quest Nutrition changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Orgain estimated searches | Orgain Share of Search | Orgain rank | Quest Nutrition estimated searches | Quest Nutrition Share of Search | Quest Nutrition rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 3.9% | 8 | 24.7K | 4.4% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 7 | 20.2K | 3.6% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 4.5% | 7 | 34.3K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 4.2% | 7 | 28K | 3.5% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 3.6% | 7 | 28K | 3.1% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 4.3% | 7 | 28K | 3.7% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 3.9% | 7 | 28K | 3.3% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 3.4% | 7 | 26.2K | 2.7% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 3.5% | 7 | 28K | 3% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 3.5% | 7 | 26.2K | 2.8% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 4.1% | 7 | 22.9K | 2.8% | 8 |
| Oct 2026 | 40.5K | 4.6% | 7 | 30.3K | 3.4% | 8 |

## How are Orgain’s and Quest Nutrition’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Orgain’s and Quest Nutrition’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.

- **Orgain**: Measured on the search term “orgain protein shake”.
- **Quest Nutrition**: Measured on the search terms “quest nutrition” and “quest protein shake”, summed into one figure.

- [Orgain profile](/demand/global-en/brands/orgain)
- [Quest Nutrition profile](/demand/global-en/brands/quest-nutrition)
- [All protein shake brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/protein-shake-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Orgain or Quest Nutrition more popular in search?

In October 2026, Orgain had more branded searches than Quest Nutrition among protein shake brands worldwide. Orgain had about 40,500 branded searches, while Quest Nutrition had 30,300. Orgain made up 4.6% of all protein shake brand searches we track, and Quest Nutrition accounted for 3.4%.

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