--- title: "Banana Tree vs wagamama: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Banana Tree or wagamama more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian restaurant chains set in the United Kingdom. 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/compare/banana-tree-vs-wagamama" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Banana Tree vs wagamama: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Banana Tree or wagamama more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian restaurant chains set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Banana Tree and wagamama - **Competitive set**: Asian restaurant chains - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Banana Tree Share of Search**: 0.52% - **wagamama Share of Search**: 65% ## Is Banana Tree or wagamama more popular in search? - In September 2026, wagamama had more branded searches than Banana Tree among Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom. wagamama had about 301,000 branded searches, while Banana Tree had 2,400. wagamama made up 65% of all Asian restaurant chain searches we track, and Banana Tree accounted for 0.52%. - wagamama was ahead of Banana Tree in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Banana Tree’s share of searches among Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom moved from 0.36% to 0.52%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, wagamama’s share of searches among Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom moved from 68% to 65%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 301K. ## Top Asian restaurant chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, wagamama was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Banana Tree did not appear in any of the three 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | itsu | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | wagamama | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | YO! Sushi | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Wasabi | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Tampopo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Banana Tree | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Asian restaurant chains - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Asian restaurant chain in the UK?": 1. wagamama, 2. itsu - Asked ChatGPT "Which UK chain has the best sushi?": 1. itsu, 2. YO! Sushi - Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular noodle and sushi chains in the UK?": 1. wagamama, 2. itsu, 3. YO! Sushi, 4. Wasabi Not named in any answer: Tampopo and Banana Tree. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom Asian restaurant chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, wagamama lost share of searches among Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom, from 66.8% to 65%. ## Month by month | Month | Banana Tree estimated searches | Banana Tree Share of Search | Banana Tree rank | wagamama estimated searches | wagamama Share of Search | wagamama rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 0.36% | 6 | 450K | 68% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 2.9K | 0.51% | 6 | 368K | 64.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 0.43% | 6 | 368K | 66.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.5% | 6 | 368K | 63.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.43% | 6 | 368K | 66% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.4% | 6 | 301K | 63.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.43% | 6 | 301K | 68.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.63% | 6 | 246K | 64.1% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 0.51% | 6 | 246K | 65.7% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 0.63% | 6 | 246K | 64.2% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.64% | 6 | 301K | 66.8% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 0.52% | 6 | 301K | 65% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Banana Tree’s and wagamama’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. - **Banana Tree**: Measured on the search term “banana tree restaurant”. - **wagamama**: Measured on the search term “wagamama”. - [Banana Tree profile](/demand/uk/brands/banana-tree) - [wagamama profile](/demand/uk/brands/wagamama) - [All Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-asian-restaurant-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Banana Tree or wagamama more popular in search? In September 2026, wagamama had more branded searches than Banana Tree among Asian restaurant chains in the United Kingdom. wagamama had about 301,000 branded searches, while Banana Tree had 2,400. wagamama made up 65% of all Asian restaurant chain searches we track, and Banana Tree accounted for 0.52%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Banana Tree vs wagamama: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/banana-tree-vs-wagamama This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/banana-tree-vs-wagamama. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.