--- title: "Hollywood Bowl vs Namco Funscape: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Hollywood Bowl or Namco Funscape more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bowling 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/hollywood-bowl-vs-namco-funscape" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hollywood Bowl vs Namco Funscape: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Hollywood Bowl or Namco Funscape more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bowling 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**: Hollywood Bowl and Namco Funscape - **Competitive set**: Bowling chains - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hollywood Bowl Share of Search**: 49.1% - **Namco Funscape Share of Search**: 0.71% ## Is Hollywood Bowl or Namco Funscape more popular in search? - In September 2026, Hollywood Bowl had more branded searches than Namco Funscape among bowling chains in the United Kingdom. Hollywood Bowl had about 165,000 branded searches, while Namco Funscape had 2,400. Hollywood Bowl made up 49.1% of all bowling chain searches we track, and Namco Funscape accounted for 0.71%. - Hollywood Bowl was ahead of Namco Funscape in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hollywood Bowl’s share of searches among bowling chains in the United Kingdom moved from 41.5% to 49.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 165K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Namco Funscape’s share of searches among bowling chains in the United Kingdom moved from 2.5% to 0.71%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 2.4K. ## Top bowling chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Hollywood Bowl appeared in all three answers. Namco Funscape 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hollywood Bowl | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Lane7 | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Tenpin | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | All Star Lanes | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Namco Funscape | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Superbowl UK | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about bowling chains - Asked ChatGPT "Which bowling chain is the best in the UK?": 1. Hollywood Bowl, 2. Tenpin, 3. Lane7 - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ten-pin bowling places in the UK?": 1. Lane7, 2. Hollywood Bowl, 3. Tenpin - Asked ChatGPT "Which bowling chain in the UK is best for a group night out?": 1. Hollywood Bowl, 2. Lane7, 3. Tenpin Not named in any answer: All Star Lanes, Namco Funscape and Superbowl UK. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom bowling chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Hollywood Bowl lost share of searches among bowling chains in the United Kingdom, from 52.9% to 49.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Namco Funscape in the United Kingdom fell 80.2% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hollywood Bowl estimated searches | Hollywood Bowl Share of Search | Hollywood Bowl rank | Namco Funscape estimated searches | Namco Funscape Share of Search | Namco Funscape rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 201K | 41.5% | 1 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 165K | 41.5% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.91% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 201K | 43% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.77% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 48% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.86% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 47.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.85% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 201K | 49% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.71% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 52.1% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.75% | 5 | | May 2026 | 165K | 48% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.84% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 135K | 47.2% | 1 | 2.4K | 0.84% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 165K | 50% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.88% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 52.9% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.77% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 165K | 49.1% | 1 | 2.4K | 0.71% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hollywood Bowl’s and Namco Funscape’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. - **Hollywood Bowl**: Measured on the search term “hollywood bowl”. - **Namco Funscape**: Measured on the search term “namco funscape”. - [Hollywood Bowl profile](/demand/uk/brands/hollywood-bowl) - [Namco Funscape profile](/demand/uk/brands/namco-funscape) - [All bowling chains in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-bowling-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 Hollywood Bowl or Namco Funscape more popular in search? In September 2026, Hollywood Bowl had more branded searches than Namco Funscape among bowling chains in the United Kingdom. Hollywood Bowl had about 165,000 branded searches, while Namco Funscape had 2,400. Hollywood Bowl made up 49.1% of all bowling chain searches we track, and Namco Funscape accounted for 0.71%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hollywood Bowl vs Namco Funscape: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/hollywood-bowl-vs-namco-funscape This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/hollywood-bowl-vs-namco-funscape. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.