--- title: "A&W Root Beer: search popularity in the United States" description: "A&W Root Beer is a root beer brand from Keurig Dr Pepper. 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/us/brands/a-and-w-root-beer" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # A&W Root Beer: search popularity in the United States A&W Root Beer is a root beer brand from Keurig Dr Pepper. 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 - **Brand**: A&W Root Beer - **Owned by**: Keurig Dr Pepper - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among root beer brands**: 23.2% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Root beer brands | 2 | 23.2% | 40.5K | - [Root beer brands](/demand/us/categories/us-root-beer-brands) ## Top root beer brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, A&W Root Beer was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. A&W Root Beer is the second most recommended of the ten. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Barq's | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | A&W Root Beer | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mug Root Beer | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sprecher | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Stewart's | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | IBC Root Beer | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Dad's Root Beer | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Virgil's | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | OLIPOP | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Zevia | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about root beer brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which root beer should I buy?": 1. Sprecher, 2. Mug Root Beer, 3. IBC Root Beer, 4. A&W Root Beer - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best root beer brands?": 1. A&W Root Beer, 2. Barq's, 3. Mug Root Beer, 4. Virgil's, 5. Sprecher - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best craft root beer?": 1. Sprecher - Searched Google, AI Overview "root beer brands": 1. A&W Root Beer, 2. Barq's, 3. Mug Root Beer, 4. Dad's Root Beer, 5. Stewart's, 6. IBC Root Beer, 7. Sprecher, 8. Virgil's, 9. OLIPOP, 10. Zevia - Searched Google, AI Overview "best root beer": 1. Stewart's, 2. Barq's, 3. IBC Root Beer Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 25, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for A&W Root Beer changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for A&W Root Beer in the United States held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, A&W Root Beer’s share of searches among root beer brands in the United States decreased from 26.7% to 23.2%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, A&W Root Beer’s share of searches among root beer brands in the United States peaked at 45.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 23.2% in September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, A&W Root Beer fell from 1st to 2nd among root beer brands in the United States. ## How did search popularity change for United States root beer brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Barq's overtook A&W Root Beer to become the leader among root beer brands in the United States, with 28.3% of the searches. - In September 2026, Mug Root Beer gained share of searches among root beer brands in the United States, from 14.1% to 15.5%. - In September 2026, IBC Root Beer gained share of searches among root beer brands in the United States, from 7.7% to 8.5%. - In September 2026, A&W Root Beer lost share of searches among root beer brands in the United States, from 25.7% to 23.2%. - In September 2026, Sprecher lost share of searches among root beer brands in the United States, from 11.5% to 10.4%. - In September 2026, Dad's Root Beer lost share of searches among root beer brands in the United States, from 5.1% to 4.6%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Root beer brands | 40.5K | 26.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Root beer brands | 40.5K | 26.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Root beer brands | 40.5K | 25.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Root beer brands | 49.5K | 30.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Root beer brands | 60.5K | 34.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Root beer brands | 110K | 45.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Root beer brands | 60.5K | 30.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | Root beer brands | 60.5K | 28.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Root beer brands | 60.5K | 27.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Root beer brands | 49.5K | 25.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Root beer brands | 49.5K | 25.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Root beer brands | 40.5K | 23.2% | 2 | ## How are A&W Root Beer’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using A&W Root Beer’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “a&w root beer” ## Which root beer brands compete with A&W Root Beer? - [Barq's](/demand/us/brands/barqs): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-barqs - [Mug Root Beer](/demand/us/brands/mug-root-beer): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-mug-root-beer - [Sprecher](/demand/us/brands/sprecher): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-sprecher - [IBC Root Beer](/demand/us/brands/ibc-root-beer): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-ibc-root-beer - [Dad's Root Beer](/demand/us/brands/dads-root-beer): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-dads-root-beer - [Stewart's](/demand/us/brands/stewarts-fountain-classics) - [Virgil's](/demand/us/brands/virgils) - [OLIPOP](/demand/us/brands/olipop) - [Zevia](/demand/us/brands/zevia) ## Who owns A&W Root Beer? A&W Root Beer is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. Brandwave also tracks IBC Root Beer and Stewart's, owned by the same company, in the United States. - [Keurig Dr Pepper](/demand/us/companies/keurig-dr-pepper): Owns 8 tracked 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 ### Who owns A&W Root Beer? A&W Root Beer is owned by Keurig Dr Pepper. Brandwave also tracks IBC Root Beer and Stewart's, owned by the same company, in the United States. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "A&W Root Beer: search popularity in the United States". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/a-and-w-root-beer This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/a-and-w-root-beer. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.