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title: "Popeyes vs Subway: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Popeyes or Subway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fast food chains 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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# Popeyes vs Subway: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Popeyes or Subway? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fast food chains 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**: Popeyes and Subway
- **Competitive set**: Fast food chains
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Popeyes Share of Search**: 2.9%
- **Subway Share of Search**: 9.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Popeyes or Subway?

- In September 2026, Subway had more branded searches than Popeyes among fast food chains worldwide. Subway was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Popeyes’ 6.1M, and held a 9.6% Share of Search versus Popeyes’ 2.9%.
- Subway was ahead of Popeyes in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Popeyes’ estimated Share of Search among fast food chains worldwide moved from 3.5% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.5M to 6.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Subway’s estimated Share of Search among fast food chains worldwide moved from 9.4% to 9.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.4M.

## How did search popularity change for fast food chains worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Subway gained estimated Share of Search among fast food chains worldwide, from 8.4% to 9.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Popeyes worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 7.5M to 6.1M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Popeyes estimated searches | Popeyes Share of Search | Popeyes rank | Subway estimated searches | Subway Share of Search | Subway rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.5M | 3.5% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 7.5M | 3.6% | 7 | 16.6M | 8.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.5M | 3.1% | 7 | 16.6M | 6.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 7.5M | 3.6% | 7 | 16.6M | 7.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1M | 3.4% | 7 | 16.6M | 9.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.5M | 3.5% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 3.5% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1M | 2.6% | 7 | 20.4M | 8.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1M | 2.5% | 7 | 20.4M | 8.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 6.1M | 2.9% | 7 | 20.4M | 9.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Popeyes’ and Subway’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.

- **Popeyes**: Measured on the search term “popeyes”.
- **Subway**: Measured on the search term “subway”.

- [Popeyes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/popeyes)
- [Subway profile](/demand/global-en/brands/subway)
- [All fast food chains worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fast-food-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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, Popeyes or Subway?

In September 2026, Subway had more branded searches than Popeyes among fast food chains worldwide. Subway was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Popeyes’ 6.1M, and held a 9.6% Share of Search versus Popeyes’ 2.9%.

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