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title: "Burns vs Royal Canin: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Burns or Royal Canin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dog food brands 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."
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# Burns vs Royal Canin: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Burns or Royal Canin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dog food brands 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**: Burns and Royal Canin
- **Competitive set**: Dog food brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Burns Share of Search**: 4.2%
- **Royal Canin Share of Search**: 28%

## Is Burns or Royal Canin more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Royal Canin had more branded searches than Burns among dog food brands in the United Kingdom. Royal Canin had about 36,200 branded searches, while Burns had 5,400. Royal Canin made up 28% of all dog food brand searches we track, and Burns accounted for 4.2%.
- Royal Canin was ahead of Burns in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Burns’ share of searches among dog food brands in the United Kingdom moved from 3.6% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Royal Canin’s share of searches among dog food brands in the United Kingdom moved from 27% to 28%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.3K to 36.2K.

## Top dog food brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Royal Canin appeared in all five answers. Burns was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Royal Canin was listed before Burns in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hill's | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Royal Canin | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Harringtons | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Pedigree | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Purina | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| James Wellbeloved | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Burns | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lily's Kitchen | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about dog food brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best dog food brand in the UK?": 1. Royal Canin, 2. Hill's, 3. Purina, 4. James Wellbeloved, 5. Harringtons
- Asked ChatGPT "Which UK dog food brand is healthiest?": 1. Hill's, 2. Royal Canin, 3. Purina, 4. Burns
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular dog food brands in the UK?": 1. Pedigree, 2. Harringtons, 3. Royal Canin, 4. Hill's, 5. James Wellbeloved, 6. Lily's Kitchen
- Searched Google, AI Overview "dog food": 1. Harringtons, 2. Pedigree, 3. Royal Canin, 4. Hill's, 5. James Wellbeloved
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best dog food": 1. Harringtons, 2. Hill's, 3. Royal Canin

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 dog food brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Burns rose from 8th to 6th among dog food brands in the United Kingdom.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Royal Canin in the United Kingdom fell 10.2% over 12 measured months, from 40.3K to 36.2K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Burns estimated searches | Burns Share of Search | Burns rank | Royal Canin estimated searches | Royal Canin Share of Search | Royal Canin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 3.6% | 8 | 40.3K | 27% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 3.7% | 8 | 37K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 3.3% | 8 | 37K | 28% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 8 | 40.3K | 26.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 3.5% | 8 | 32.9K | 26% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 4% | 8 | 40.3K | 30% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 3.4% | 8 | 32.9K | 25.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 8 | 32.9K | 28.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 8 | 32.9K | 28.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 3.9% | 8 | 32.9K | 28.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 4.1% | 8 | 36.2K | 27.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 4.2% | 6 | 36.2K | 28% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Burns’ and Royal Canin’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.

- **Burns**: Measured on the search term “burns dog food”.
- **Royal Canin**: Measured on the search terms “royal canin” and “royal canin dog food”, summed into one figure.

- [Burns profile](/demand/uk/brands/burns-pet)
- [Royal Canin profile](/demand/uk/brands/royal-canin)
- [All dog food brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-dog-food-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Burns or Royal Canin more popular in search?

In September 2026, Royal Canin had more branded searches than Burns among dog food brands in the United Kingdom. Royal Canin had about 36,200 branded searches, while Burns had 5,400. Royal Canin made up 28% of all dog food brand searches we track, and Burns accounted for 4.2%.

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