--- title: "Vintage Inns vs Wetherspoons: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Vintage Inns or Wetherspoons more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pub 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/vintage-inns-vs-wetherspoons" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Vintage Inns vs Wetherspoons: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Vintage Inns or Wetherspoons more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pub 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**: Vintage Inns and Wetherspoons - **Competitive set**: Pub chains - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Vintage Inns Share of Search**: 2.2% - **Wetherspoons Share of Search**: 80.1% ## Is Vintage Inns or Wetherspoons more popular in search? - In September 2026, Wetherspoons had more branded searches than Vintage Inns among pub chains in the United Kingdom. Wetherspoons had about 673,000 branded searches, while Vintage Inns had 18,100. Wetherspoons made up 80.1% of all pub chain searches we track, and Vintage Inns accounted for 2.2%. - Wetherspoons was ahead of Vintage Inns in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vintage Inns’ share of searches among pub chains in the United Kingdom moved from 1.7% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Wetherspoons’ share of searches among pub chains in the United Kingdom moved from 78.8% to 80.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K. ## Top pub chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Wetherspoons was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Vintage Inns did not appear in any of the four 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Wetherspoons | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Greene King | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Young's | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Hungry Horse | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Fuller's | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Vintage Inns | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Marston's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Sizzling Pubs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Chef & Brewer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Ember Inns | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Nicholson’s | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about pub chains - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pub chain in the UK?": 1. Wetherspoons, 2. Young's, 3. Greene King, 4. Fuller's - Asked ChatGPT "Which pub chain is best for a cheap meal and a pint?": 1. Wetherspoons, 2. Hungry Horse, 3. Greene King - Asked ChatGPT "What's a good pub near me for Sunday lunch?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "pubs near me": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Vintage Inns, Marston's, Sizzling Pubs, Chef & Brewer, Ember Inns and Nicholson’s. 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 pub chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Vintage Inns rose from 6th to 4th among pub chains in the United Kingdom. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Wetherspoons in the United Kingdom fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 823K to 673K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Vintage Inns estimated searches | Vintage Inns Share of Search | Vintage Inns rank | Wetherspoons estimated searches | Wetherspoons Share of Search | Wetherspoons rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 823K | 78.8% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 823K | 79.8% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 4 | 823K | 81.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 2.6% | 4 | 823K | 78.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 6 | 823K | 79.2% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 1.7% | 5 | 823K | 78.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 5 | 673K | 77.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 5 | 673K | 77.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 1.8% | 5 | 673K | 80.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 1.7% | 5 | 673K | 77.9% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 1.8% | 6 | 823K | 79.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 4 | 673K | 80.1% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Vintage Inns’ and Wetherspoons’ 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. - **Vintage Inns**: Measured on the search term “vintage inns”. - **Wetherspoons**: Measured on the search term “wetherspoons”. - [Vintage Inns profile](/demand/uk/brands/vintage-inns) - [Wetherspoons profile](/demand/uk/brands/wetherspoons) - [All pub chains in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-pub-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Vintage Inns or Wetherspoons more popular in search? In September 2026, Wetherspoons had more branded searches than Vintage Inns among pub chains in the United Kingdom. Wetherspoons had about 673,000 branded searches, while Vintage Inns had 18,100. Wetherspoons made up 80.1% of all pub chain searches we track, and Vintage Inns accounted for 2.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Vintage Inns vs Wetherspoons: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/vintage-inns-vs-wetherspoons This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/vintage-inns-vs-wetherspoons. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.