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title: "Tiki Cat: search popularity in the United States"
description: "Tiki Cat makes wet and dry cat food. 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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# Tiki Cat: search popularity in the United States

Tiki Cat makes wet and dry cat food. 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**: Tiki Cat
- **Market**: United States
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among cat food brands**: 5.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cat food brands | 11 | 5.2% | 14.8K |

- [Cat food brands](/demand/us/categories/us-cat-food-brands)

## Top cat food brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Tiki Cat did not appear in any of the five 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hill's | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Purina Pro Plan | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Royal Canin | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Smalls | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fancy Feast | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Purina ONE | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Weruva | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Blue Buffalo | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Iams | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Meow Mix | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Friskies | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sheba | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tiki Cat | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Wellness | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| 9Lives | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cat food brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cat food?": 1. Purina Pro Plan, 2. Hill's, 3. Royal Canin
- Asked ChatGPT "Which cat food do vets recommend?": 1. Hill's, 2. Purina Pro Plan, 3. Royal Canin, 4. Iams
- Asked ChatGPT "Is fresh cat food better than kibble?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cat food": 1. Fancy Feast, 2. Weruva, 3. Purina ONE, 4. Hill's, 5. Royal Canin, 6. Blue Buffalo, 7. Meow Mix, 8. Purina Pro Plan
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best cat food": 1. Smalls, 2. Royal Canin, 3. Hill's, 4. Purina Pro Plan, 5. Purina ONE

Not named in any answer: Friskies, Sheba, Tiki Cat, Wellness and 9Lives.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 27, 2026.

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

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Tiki Cat in the United States rose from 12.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tiki Cat’s share of searches among cat food brands in the United States increased from 3.5% to 5.2%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tiki Cat’s share of searches among cat food brands in the United States peaked at 5.2% in September 2026 and was lowest at 3.3% in February 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United States cat food brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Friskies overtook Purina Pro Plan to rank 2nd among cat food brands in the United States, with 9.5% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Fancy Feast overtook Purina Pro Plan and Purina ONE to rank 3rd among cat food brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Iams overtook Purina Pro Plan and Purina ONE to rank 4th among cat food brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Meow Mix overtook Purina Pro Plan and Purina ONE to rank 5th among cat food brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Royal Canin overtook Purina Pro Plan to rank 7th among cat food brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Sheba overtook Purina Pro Plan to rank 8th among cat food brands in the United States, with 7.8% of the searches.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.5% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.7% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.8% | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | Cat food brands | 14.8K | 3.9% | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | Cat food brands | 9.9K | 3.3% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.6% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.8% | 11 |
| May 2026 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 3.6% | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 4.1% | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | Cat food brands | 12.1K | 4% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | Cat food brands | 14.8K | 4.8% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | Cat food brands | 14.8K | 5.2% | 11 |

## How are Tiki Cat’s branded searches counted?

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

- “tiki cat”

## Which cat food brands compete with Tiki Cat?

- [Smalls](/demand/us/brands/smalls-cat-food)
- [Friskies](/demand/us/brands/friskies)
- [Fancy Feast](/demand/us/brands/fancy-feast)
- [Iams](/demand/us/brands/iams)
- [Meow Mix](/demand/us/brands/meow-mix)
- [Purina ONE](/demand/us/brands/purina-one)
- [Royal Canin](/demand/us/brands/royal-canin)
- [Sheba](/demand/us/brands/sheba): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/sheba-vs-tiki-cat
- [Blue Buffalo](/demand/us/brands/blue-buffalo): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/blue-buffalo-vs-tiki-cat
- [Purina Pro Plan](/demand/us/brands/purina-pro-plan): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/purina-pro-plan-vs-tiki-cat
- [Hill's](/demand/us/brands/hills): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/hills-vs-tiki-cat
- [Wellness](/demand/us/brands/wellness-pet): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/tiki-cat-vs-wellness-pet
- [Weruva](/demand/us/brands/weruva)
- [9Lives](/demand/us/brands/9lives)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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