--- title: "British Gas Business: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "British Gas Business supplies gas and electricity to businesses. 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/british-gas-business" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # British Gas Business: search popularity in the United Kingdom British Gas Business supplies gas and electricity to businesses. 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**: British Gas Business - **Owned by**: Centrica - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among business energy suppliers**: 37% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Business energy suppliers | 1 | 37% | 14.8K | - [Business energy suppliers in the UK](/demand/uk/categories/uk-business-energy-suppliers) ## Top business energy suppliers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, British Gas Business appeared in all five answers. British Gas Business is the most recommended of the seven. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | British Gas Business | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Octopus Energy | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | E.ON Next | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | EDF | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Crown Gas & Power | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Opus Energy | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Yü Energy | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about business energy suppliers - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best business energy supplier in the UK?": 1. Octopus Energy, 2. E.ON Next, 3. Crown Gas & Power, 4. EDF, 5. British Gas Business - Asked ChatGPT "Which UK business electricity supplier has the cheapest rates?": 1. British Gas Business, 2. E.ON Next - Asked ChatGPT "Who are the main business gas and electricity suppliers in the UK?": 1. British Gas Business, 2. EDF, 3. E.ON Next, 4. Opus Energy, 5. Crown Gas & Power, 6. Yü Energy, 7. Octopus Energy - Searched Google, AI Overview "business energy": 1. Octopus Energy, 2. British Gas Business, 3. E.ON Next, 4. Yü Energy - Searched Google, AI Overview "business electricity": 1. Octopus Energy, 2. EDF, 3. British Gas Business, 4. E.ON Next Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for British Gas Business changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for British Gas Business in the United Kingdom held steady at 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, British Gas Business’ share of searches among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom increased from 36% to 37%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, British Gas Business’ share of searches among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom peaked at 40% in December 2025 and was lowest at 33.4% in May 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom business energy suppliers in September 2026? - Opus Energy’s share of searches among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.6% to 3.3% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for EDF in the United Kingdom fell 17.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 36% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Business energy suppliers | 12.1K | 35.2% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Business energy suppliers | 12.1K | 40% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 36.1% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 37.7% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 33.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 34.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 12.1K | 33.4% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 37.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 38.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 12.1K | 37.1% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Business energy suppliers | 14.8K | 37% | 1 | ## How are British Gas Business’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using British Gas Business’ 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. - “british gas business” ## Which business energy suppliers compete with British Gas Business? - [Yü Energy](/demand/uk/brands/yu-energy): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-gas-business-vs-yu-energy - [Crown Gas & Power](/demand/uk/brands/crown-gas-and-power): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-gas-business-vs-crown-gas-and-power - [Octopus Energy](/demand/uk/brands/octopus-energy): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-gas-business-vs-octopus-energy - [EDF](/demand/uk/brands/edf-energy): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-gas-business-vs-edf-energy - [Opus Energy](/demand/uk/brands/opus-energy): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-gas-business-vs-opus-energy - [E.ON Next](/demand/uk/brands/eon-next) ## Who owns British Gas Business? British Gas Business is owned by Centrica. Brandwave also tracks British Gas and Hive, owned by the same company, in the United Kingdom. - [Centrica](/demand/uk/companies/centrica): Owns 3 tracked 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 ### Who owns British Gas Business? British Gas Business is owned by Centrica. Brandwave also tracks British Gas and Hive, owned by the same company, in the United Kingdom. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "British Gas Business: search popularity in the United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/british-gas-business This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/british-gas-business. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.