--- title: "EDF vs Yü Energy: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is EDF or Yü Energy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business energy suppliers 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/edf-energy-vs-yu-energy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # EDF vs Yü Energy: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is EDF or Yü Energy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business energy suppliers 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**: EDF and Yü Energy - **Competitive set**: Business energy suppliers - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **EDF Share of Search**: 6% - **Yü Energy Share of Search**: 37% ## Is EDF or Yü Energy more popular in search? - In September 2026, Yü Energy had more branded searches than EDF among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom. Yü Energy had about 14,800 branded searches, while EDF had 2,400. Yü Energy made up 37% of all business energy supplier searches we track, and EDF accounted for 6%. - Yü Energy was ahead of EDF in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, EDF’s share of searches among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom moved from 7.1% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yü Energy’s share of searches among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom moved from 36% to 37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K. ## Top business energy suppliers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, EDF was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Yü Energy was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. EDF was listed before Yü Energy in three out of four answers that named either. 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 did search popularity change for United Kingdom business energy suppliers 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. ## Month by month | Month | EDF estimated searches | EDF Share of Search | EDF rank | Yü Energy estimated searches | Yü Energy Share of Search | Yü Energy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 7.1% | 4 | 14.8K | 36% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 7% | 4 | 12.1K | 35.2% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 6.3% | 4 | 9.9K | 32.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 5.9% | 5 | 14.8K | 36.1% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 4.8% | 5 | 14.8K | 37.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 6.6% | 4 | 18.1K | 41% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 5.6% | 4 | 18.1K | 42.3% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 5.2% | 5 | 14.8K | 40.8% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 6.1% | 4 | 14.8K | 37.8% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 5% | 5 | 14.8K | 38.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 5.8% | 5 | 12.1K | 37.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 6% | 5 | 14.8K | 37% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using EDF’s and Yü Energy’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. - **EDF**: Measured on the search term “edf business”. - **Yü Energy**: Measured on the search term “yu energy”. - [EDF profile](/demand/uk/brands/edf-energy) - [Yü Energy profile](/demand/uk/brands/yu-energy) - [All business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-business-energy-suppliers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 EDF or Yü Energy more popular in search? In September 2026, Yü Energy had more branded searches than EDF among business energy suppliers in the United Kingdom. Yü Energy had about 14,800 branded searches, while EDF had 2,400. Yü Energy made up 37% of all business energy supplier searches we track, and EDF accounted for 6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "EDF vs Yü Energy: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/edf-energy-vs-yu-energy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/edf-energy-vs-yu-energy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.