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How popular isCulligan?

In September 2026, people searched for Culligan by name about 4,400 times in the United States, a 45.7% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 4.7% of all United States water delivery service searches, placing Culligan fourth out of seven services. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about water delivery services, Culligan appeared in four of the five answers.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Culligan is the fourth most searched of 7 competitors.

  1. ReadyRefreshShare of searches 64.8%Mentioned in 1 of 5 AI answers
  2. SparklettsShare of searches 11.8%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answers
  3. Primo WaterShare of searches 10.6%Mentioned in 1 of 5 AI answers
  4. CulliganShare of searches 4.7%Mentioned in 4 of 5 AI answers
  5. AlhambraShare of searches 3.9%Mentioned in 0 of 5 AI answers

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Top water delivery services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Culligan was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews.

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Culligan4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • ReadyRefresh1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Primo Water1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Mountain Valley Spring Water1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Sparkletts0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Alhambra0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Crystal Springs0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

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Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 25, 2026.

Which water delivery services compete with Culligan?

Culligan against water delivery services in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for ReadyRefresh, Sparkletts, Primo Water, Culligan, Alhambra, Mountain Valley Spring Water. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthReadyRefreshSparklettsPrimo WaterCulliganAlhambraMountain Valley Spring WaterCrystal Springs
Oct 202571.8%8.2%5.3%5.3%4.1%3.5%1.9%
Nov 202572.5%8.2%6.5%4.3%3.5%3.5%1.5%
Dec 202571.7%8.7%6.4%4.3%3.3%4.3%1.3%
Jan 202667.9%8.8%7.4%5%3.8%5%2.2%
Feb 202667.2%9.3%9%4%3.9%4%2.6%
Mar 202666.8%10.6%7.3%6%3.2%4%2.1%
Apr 202670.6%9.8%7.7%2.8%3.4%4.2%1.5%
May 202668.3%11.1%7.5%3.3%3.4%5%1.4%
Jun 202665.2%14.3%8.7%3.2%3.3%3.9%1.4%
Jul 202664.1%10.1%12.8%3.8%4%3.8%1.4%
Aug 202664.8%12.5%10.6%3.1%4%3.9%1.1%
Sep 202664.8%11.8%10.6%4.7%3.9%3.1%1.1%
  1. Held 1st. 60.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  2. 2.Sparkletts

    11.8%

    Held 2nd. 11K estimated branded searches, -6% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  3. Held 3rd. 9.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Culligan

    4.7%

    Moved from 6th to 4th. 4.4K estimated branded searches, +51.7% vs prior month. Share +1.6 points.

  5. 5.Alhambra

    3.9%

    Moved from 4th to 5th. 3.6K estimated branded searches, -4.2% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  6. Moved from 5th to 6th. 2.9K estimated branded searches, -19.4% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  7. Held 7th. 1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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How has branded search demand for Culligan changed in the United States over the last 12 months?

4 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Culligan in the United States fell from 8.1K to 4.4K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Culligan’s share of searches among water delivery services in the United States decreased from 5.3% to 4.7%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Culligan’s share of searches among water delivery services in the United States peaked at 6% in March 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in April 2026.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Culligan fell from 3rd to 4th among water delivery services in the United States.

How did search popularity change for United States water delivery services in September 2026?

6 changes
  1. In September 2026, Culligan overtook Alhambra and Mountain Valley Spring Water to rank 4th among water delivery services in the United States, with 4.7% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Mountain Valley Spring Water lost share of searches among water delivery services in the United States, from 3.9% to 3.1%.

  3. In September 2026, Sparkletts lost share of searches among water delivery services in the United States, from 12.5% to 11.8%.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Primo Water in the United States rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Crystal Springs in the United States fell 65.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for ReadyRefresh in the United States fell 45% over 12 measured months, from 110K to 60.5K in September 2026.

How are Culligan’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Culligan’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.

  • culligan water delivery

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