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

Is Tortilla or Wahaca more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mexican 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**: Tortilla and Wahaca
- **Competitive set**: Mexican restaurant chains
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Tortilla Share of Search**: 0.96%
- **Wahaca Share of Search**: 4.7%

## Is Tortilla or Wahaca more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Wahaca had more branded searches than Tortilla among Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom. Wahaca had about 22,200 branded searches, while Tortilla had 4,500. Wahaca made up 4.7% of all Mexican restaurant chain searches we track, and Tortilla accounted for 0.96%.
- Wahaca was ahead of Tortilla in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tortilla’s share of searches among Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom moved from 0.76% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.8K to 4.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wahaca’s share of searches among Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom moved from 6.4% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 22.2K.

## Top Mexican restaurant chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Tortilla appeared in all three answers. Wahaca was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Tortilla was listed before Wahaca 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 | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tortilla | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Barburrito | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Chipotle Mexican Grill | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Wahaca | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Taco Bell | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Chiquito | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about Mexican restaurant chains

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Mexican restaurant chain in the UK?": 1. Tortilla, 2. Wahaca, 3. Barburrito
- Asked ChatGPT "Which UK chain does the best burritos?": 1. Tortilla, 2. Barburrito, 3. Chipotle Mexican Grill
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most popular Mexican chains in the UK?": 1. Tortilla, 2. Taco Bell, 3. Chipotle Mexican Grill, 4. Barburrito, 5. Wahaca

Not named in any answer: Chiquito.

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 Mexican restaurant chains in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Wahaca gained share of searches among Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom, from 3.6% to 4.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Tortilla estimated searches | Tortilla Share of Search | Tortilla rank | Wahaca estimated searches | Wahaca Share of Search | Wahaca rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.8K | 0.76% | 6 | 40.5K | 6.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.5K | 0.74% | 6 | 40.5K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.7K | 0.61% | 6 | 33.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.5K | 0.63% | 6 | 33.1K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 4K | 0.66% | 6 | 33.1K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.5K | 0.74% | 6 | 33.1K | 5.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.5K | 0.71% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 4.2K | 0.69% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.7K | 0.59% | 6 | 27.1K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.7K | 0.51% | 6 | 27.1K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.8K | 0.63% | 6 | 27.1K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.5K | 0.96% | 6 | 22.2K | 4.7% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Tortilla’s and Wahaca’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.

- **Tortilla**: Measured on the search terms “tortilla burrito” and “tortilla restaurant”, summed into one figure.
- **Wahaca**: Measured on the search term “wahaca”.

- [Tortilla profile](/demand/uk/brands/tortilla-uk)
- [Wahaca profile](/demand/uk/brands/wahaca)
- [All Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-mexican-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 Tortilla or Wahaca more popular in search?

In September 2026, Wahaca had more branded searches than Tortilla among Mexican restaurant chains in the United Kingdom. Wahaca had about 22,200 branded searches, while Tortilla had 4,500. Wahaca made up 4.7% of all Mexican restaurant chain searches we track, and Tortilla accounted for 0.96%.

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