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title: "Pringles vs Walkers: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Pringles or Walkers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Crisp 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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# Pringles vs Walkers: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Pringles or Walkers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Crisp 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**: Pringles and Walkers
- **Competitive set**: Crisp brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Pringles Share of Search**: 32.6%
- **Walkers Share of Search**: 14.6%

## Is Pringles or Walkers more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Pringles had more branded searches than Walkers among crisp brands in the United Kingdom. Pringles had about 49,500 branded searches, while Walkers had 22,200. Pringles made up 32.6% of all crisp brand searches we track, and Walkers accounted for 14.6%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Walkers took it in January 2026, Pringles took it in March 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pringles’ share of searches among crisp brands in the United Kingdom moved from 24.9% to 32.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Walkers’ share of searches among crisp brands in the United Kingdom moved from 16.7% to 14.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K.

## Top crisp brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Walkers appeared in all four answers. Pringles was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Walkers was listed before Pringles 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walkers | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| McCoy's | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Tyrrells | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Monster Munch | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Kettle | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Pringles | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Golden Wonder | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Doritos | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about crisp brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best crisp brand in the UK?": 1. Tyrrells, 2. Kettle, 3. Walkers
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular crisp brands in the UK?": 1. Walkers, 2. Pringles, 3. McCoy's, 4. Monster Munch, 5. Doritos, 6. Kettle, 7. Tyrrells, 8. Golden Wonder
- Asked ChatGPT "Which crisp brand in the UK makes the best salt and vinegar crisps?": 1. McCoy's, 2. Walkers, 3. Golden Wonder, 4. Tyrrells
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best crisps": 1. Walkers, 2. McCoy's, 3. Monster Munch, 4. Tyrrells

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 crisp brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Pringles gained share of searches among crisp brands in the United Kingdom, from 24.7% to 32.6%.
- In September 2026, Walkers lost share of searches among crisp brands in the United Kingdom, from 16.6% to 14.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Pringles estimated searches | Pringles Share of Search | Pringles rank | Walkers estimated searches | Walkers Share of Search | Walkers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 24.9% | 1 | 27.1K | 16.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 29.2% | 1 | 22.2K | 16% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 34.2% | 1 | 18.1K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 22.7% | 2 | 60.5K | 33.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 17% | 3 | 74K | 38% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 25.4% | 1 | 27.1K | 17% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 27.8% | 1 | 22.2K | 15.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 26.7% | 1 | 22.2K | 14.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 22.8% | 2 | 27.1K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 24.3% | 2 | 22.2K | 16.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 24.7% | 1 | 22.2K | 16.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 32.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 14.6% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pringles’ and Walkers’ 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.

- **Pringles**: Measured on the search term “pringles”.
- **Walkers**: Measured on the search term “walkers crisps”.

- [Pringles profile](/demand/uk/brands/pringles)
- [Walkers profile](/demand/uk/brands/walkers-crisps)
- [All crisp brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-crisp-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 Pringles or Walkers more popular in search?

In September 2026, Pringles had more branded searches than Walkers among crisp brands in the United Kingdom. Pringles had about 49,500 branded searches, while Walkers had 22,200. Pringles made up 32.6% of all crisp brand searches we track, and Walkers accounted for 14.6%.

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