--- title: "Bird & Blend: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "Bird & Blend sells loose leaf tea blends in its shops and online. 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/uk/brands/bird-and-blend" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bird & Blend: search popularity in the United Kingdom Bird & Blend sells loose leaf tea blends in its shops and online. 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 - **Brand**: Bird & Blend - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among tea shops**: 26.4% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tea shops | 2 | 26.4% | 27.1K | - [Tea shops](/demand/uk/categories/uk-tea-shops) ## Top tea shops in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Bird & Blend was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Bird & Blend is the second most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Whittard | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bird & Blend | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Brew Tea Co | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Teapigs | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Postcard Teas | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | The Tea Makers of London | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Rare Tea Company | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Jeeves & Jericho | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about tea shops - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best place to buy loose leaf tea in the UK?": 1. Whittard, 2. Brew Tea Co, 3. Bird & Blend, 4. The Tea Makers of London - Asked ChatGPT "Which UK tea shops do good tea gift sets?": 1. Whittard, 2. Bird & Blend, 3. Teapigs, 4. Postcard Teas - Asked ChatGPT "Where can I buy high quality green tea online in the UK?": 1. The Tea Makers of London - Searched Google, AI Overview "tea gifts": 1. The Tea Makers of London Not named in any answer: Rare Tea Company and Jeeves & Jericho. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 28, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Bird & Blend changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bird & Blend in the United Kingdom fell from 33.1K to 27.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bird & Blend’s share of searches among tea shops in the United Kingdom increased from 22.2% to 26.4%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bird & Blend’s share of searches among tea shops in the United Kingdom peaked at 26.9% in February 2026 and was lowest at 19.4% in November 2025. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom tea shops in September 2026? - In September 2026, Teapigs gained share of searches among tea shops in the United Kingdom, from 5.3% to 6.4%. - In September 2026, Whittard lost share of searches among tea shops in the United Kingdom, from 48.8% to 48.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Postcard Teas in the United Kingdom rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 12.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Jeeves & Jericho in the United Kingdom fell 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 390 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bird & Blend in the United Kingdom fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Tea Makers of London in the United Kingdom fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Tea shops | 33.1K | 22.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Tea shops | 40.5K | 19.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Tea shops | 49.5K | 20% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Tea shops | 27.1K | 23.6% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Tea shops | 27.1K | 26.9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Tea shops | 27.1K | 26% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Tea shops | 22.2K | 25.3% | 2 | | May 2026 | Tea shops | 22.2K | 25.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Tea shops | 22.2K | 25.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Tea shops | 22.2K | 25.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Tea shops | 27.1K | 26.7% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Tea shops | 27.1K | 26.4% | 2 | ## How are Bird & Blend’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bird & Blend’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “bird and blend” ## Which tea shops compete with Bird & Blend? - [Whittard](/demand/uk/brands/whittard): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bird-and-blend-vs-whittard - [Postcard Teas](/demand/uk/brands/postcard-teas): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bird-and-blend-vs-postcard-teas - [Teapigs](/demand/uk/brands/teapigs): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bird-and-blend-vs-teapigs - [Brew Tea Co](/demand/uk/brands/brew-tea-co): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bird-and-blend-vs-brew-tea-co - [The Tea Makers of London](/demand/uk/brands/the-tea-makers-of-london): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/bird-and-blend-vs-the-tea-makers-of-london - [Rare Tea Company](/demand/uk/brands/rare-tea-company) - [Jeeves & Jericho](/demand/uk/brands/jeeves-and-jericho) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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