--- title: "Asian grocery stores in the United States: Which are searched most?" description: "Compare the Asian supermarket chains and grocery delivery apps people in the US shop at. Share of Search among H Mart, Patel Brothers, Seafood City, 99 Ranch Market, Zion Market, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Lotte Plaza Market, Uwajimaya and Weee!, the Asian grocery stores Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/categories/us-asian-grocery-stores" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Asian grocery stores in the United States: Which are searched most? Compare the Asian supermarket chains and grocery delivery apps people in the US shop at. Share of Search among H Mart, Patel Brothers, Seafood City, 99 Ranch Market, Zion Market, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Lotte Plaza Market, Uwajimaya and Weee!, the Asian grocery stores Brandwave compares in the United States, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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 - **Competitive set**: Asian grocery stores - **Market**: United States - **Brands compared**: 9 - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Highest Share of Search**: H Mart, 52.6% ## Which brand is most popular in search among Asian grocery stores in the United States? - In September 2026, H Mart was the most searched among Asian grocery stores in the United States, with an estimated 1.5M branded searches, 52.6% of all searches for the nine we track. - Patel Brothers is in 2nd place, 23.7 percentage points behind at 28.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, H Mart’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States decreased from 56.4% to 52.6%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Patel Brothers’ share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States increased from 25.3% to 28.9%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seafood City’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States increased from 4.2% to 5.8%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mitsuwa Marketplace’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States decreased from 2.3% to 1.7%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uwajimaya’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States decreased from 2.3% to 1.4%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, H Mart’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 63.5% in March 2026 and was lowest at 50.5% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Patel Brothers’ share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 29.1% in May 2026 and was lowest at 18.8% in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seafood City’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 8.3% in August 2026 and was lowest at 3.6% in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zion Market’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 4% in April 2026 and was lowest at 2.9% in December 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lotte Plaza Market’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 3.6% in February 2026 and was lowest at 1.4% in November 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uwajimaya’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States peaked at 2.4% in December 2025 and was lowest at 1.4% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Seafood City rose from 4th to 3rd among Asian grocery stores in the United States. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, 99 Ranch Market fell from 3rd to 4th among Asian grocery stores in the United States. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lotte Plaza Market rose from 8th to 7th among Asian grocery stores in the United States. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uwajimaya fell from 7th to 8th among Asian grocery stores in the United States. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zion Market and Weee! held steady: their share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States each moved less than 0.5 percentage points. ## Top Asian grocery stores in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions, H Mart, Mitsuwa Marketplace and Weee! were mentioned most often, in two of the three answers. Mitsuwa Marketplace was recommended most often, coming first in one out of three answers. H Mart and Weee! tied for second. Zion Market, which ranked fifth in searches, was not mentioned at all. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | H Mart | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Weee! | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | 99 Ranch Market | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Seafood City | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Patel Brothers | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Zion Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Lotte Plaza Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Uwajimaya | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Asian grocery stores - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Asian supermarket chain in the US?": 1. H Mart, 2. 99 Ranch Market, 3. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 4. Seafood City, 5. Patel Brothers - Asked ChatGPT "Where's the best place to buy Korean and Japanese groceries?": 1. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 2. Weee! - Asked ChatGPT "Is there a good Asian grocery delivery service?": 1. Weee!, 2. H Mart Not named in any answer: Zion Market, Lotte Plaza Market and Uwajimaya. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026. ## Compare search popularity between leading brands - [H Mart vs Patel Brothers: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/h-mart-vs-patel-brothers): 52.6% against 28.9% Share of Search. - [H Mart vs Seafood City: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/h-mart-vs-seafood-city): 52.6% against 5.8% Share of Search. - [H Mart vs 99 Ranch Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/99-ranch-market-vs-h-mart): 52.6% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [H Mart vs Zion Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/h-mart-vs-zion-market): 52.6% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [Patel Brothers vs Seafood City: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/patel-brothers-vs-seafood-city): 28.9% against 5.8% Share of Search. - [Patel Brothers vs 99 Ranch Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/99-ranch-market-vs-patel-brothers): 28.9% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [Patel Brothers vs Zion Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/patel-brothers-vs-zion-market): 28.9% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [Seafood City vs 99 Ranch Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/99-ranch-market-vs-seafood-city): 5.8% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [Seafood City vs Zion Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/seafood-city-vs-zion-market): 5.8% against 3.9% Share of Search. - [99 Ranch Market vs Zion Market: compare search popularity](/demand/us/compare/99-ranch-market-vs-zion-market): 3.9% Share of Search each. ## How did search popularity change for United States Asian grocery stores in September 2026? - In September 2026, H Mart gained share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States, from 50.5% to 52.6%. - In September 2026, Patel Brothers gained share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States, from 27.7% to 28.9%. - In September 2026, Seafood City lost share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States, from 8.3% to 5.8%. - In September 2026, 99 Ranch Market lost share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States, from 4.5% to 3.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Uwajimaya in the United States fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mitsuwa Marketplace in the United States fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lotte Plaza Market in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Weee! in the United States fell 16.2% over 12 measured months, from 16.7K to 14K in September 2026. ## Share of Search ranking | Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | H Mart | 52.6% | 1.5M | 0.0% | H Mart | | 2 | Patel Brothers | 28.9% | 823K | 0.0% | Patel Brothers | | 3 | Seafood City | 5.8% | 165K | -32.9% | Seafood City | | 4 | 99 Ranch Market | 3.9% | 110K | -18.5% | 99 Ranch Market | | 5 | Zion Market | 3.9% | 110K | 0.0% | Zion Market | | 6 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 1.7% | 49.5K | -18.2% | Mitsuwa Marketplace | | 7 | Lotte Plaza Market | 1.4% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Lotte Plaza Market | | 8 | Uwajimaya | 1.4% | 40.5K | 0.0% | Uwajimaya | | 9 | Weee! | 0.49% | 14K | -16.2% | Weee! | ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | H Mart | 1.8M | 56.4% | 1 | | Oct 2025 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 25.3% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | 99 Ranch Market | 135K | 4.2% | 3 | | Oct 2025 | Seafood City | 135K | 4.2% | 4 | | Oct 2025 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.4% | 5 | | Oct 2025 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 74K | 2.3% | 6 | | Oct 2025 | Uwajimaya | 74K | 2.3% | 7 | | Oct 2025 | Lotte Plaza Market | 49.5K | 1.5% | 8 | | Oct 2025 | Weee! | 16.7K | 0.51% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | H Mart | 2.2M | 61.2% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 22.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 99 Ranch Market | 135K | 3.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Seafood City | 135K | 3.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Zion Market | 110K | 3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 74K | 2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Uwajimaya | 74K | 2% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Lotte Plaza Market | 49.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | Weee! | 16.7K | 0.46% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | H Mart | 2.2M | 59.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 21.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 99 Ranch Market | 165K | 4.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Seafood City | 165K | 4.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Zion Market | 110K | 2.9% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 90.5K | 2.4% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Uwajimaya | 90.5K | 2.4% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | Lotte Plaza Market | 60.5K | 1.6% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Weee! | 20.5K | 0.54% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | H Mart | 2.2M | 62.5% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Patel Brothers | 673K | 18.8% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 165K | 4.6% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Seafood City | 135K | 3.8% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 90.5K | 2.5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 74K | 2.1% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | Uwajimaya | 74K | 2.1% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Weee! | 24.6K | 0.69% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | H Mart | 1.8M | 59.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Patel Brothers | 673K | 21.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 135K | 4.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 110K | 3.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Seafood City | 110K | 3.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Zion Market | 90.5K | 2.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Uwajimaya | 49.5K | 1.6% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Weee! | 20K | 0.65% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | H Mart | 2.2M | 63.5% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Patel Brothers | 673K | 19.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 135K | 3.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Seafood City | 135K | 3.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 110K | 3.1% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.1% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 1.7% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | Uwajimaya | 49.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Weee! | 16.7K | 0.47% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 54.9% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Patel Brothers | 673K | 24.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Seafood City | 135K | 4.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 110K | 4% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 4% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 90.5K | 3.3% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2.2% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.5% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Weee! | 14K | 0.51% | 9 | | May 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 53% | 1 | | May 2026 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 29.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | Seafood City | 135K | 4.8% | 3 | | May 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 110K | 3.9% | 4 | | May 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | May 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | May 2026 | Weee! | 11.5K | 0.41% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 53% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 29.1% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Seafood City | 135K | 4.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 110K | 3.9% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.9% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Weee! | 11.8K | 0.42% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 52.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 28.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Seafood City | 165K | 5.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 110K | 3.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.8% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Weee! | 14K | 0.49% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 50.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 27.7% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Seafood City | 246K | 8.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 135K | 4.5% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 60.5K | 2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Weee! | 16.7K | 0.56% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | H Mart | 1.5M | 52.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Patel Brothers | 823K | 28.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Seafood City | 165K | 5.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 99 Ranch Market | 110K | 3.9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Zion Market | 110K | 3.9% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 49.5K | 1.7% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Lotte Plaza Market | 40.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | Uwajimaya | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Weee! | 14K | 0.49% | 9 | ## What is being compared - **99 Ranch Market**: Measured on the search term “99 ranch”. - **H Mart**: Measured on the search term “h mart”. - **Lotte Plaza Market**: Measured on the search term “lotte plaza”. - **Mitsuwa Marketplace**: Measured on the search term “mitsuwa”. - **Patel Brothers**: Measured on the search term “patel brothers”. - **Seafood City**: Measured on the search term “seafood city supermarket”. - **Uwajimaya**: Measured on the search term “uwajimaya”. - **Weee!**: Measured on the search terms “weee app” and “weee grocery”, summed into one figure. - **Zion Market**: Measured on the search term “zion market”. - [99 Ranch Market](/demand/us/brands/99-ranch-market) - [H Mart](/demand/us/brands/h-mart) - [Lotte Plaza Market](/demand/us/brands/lotte-plaza) - [Mitsuwa Marketplace](/demand/us/brands/mitsuwa) - [Patel Brothers](/demand/us/brands/patel-brothers) - [Seafood City](/demand/us/brands/seafood-city) - [Uwajimaya](/demand/us/brands/uwajimaya) - [Weee!](/demand/us/brands/weee) - [Zion Market](/demand/us/brands/zion-market) ## 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 ### Which brand is most popular in search among Asian grocery stores in the United States? In September 2026, H Mart was the most searched among Asian grocery stores in the United States, with an estimated 1.5M branded searches, 52.6% of all searches for the nine we track. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Asian grocery stores in the United States: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/categories/us-asian-grocery-stores This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/categories/us-asian-grocery-stores. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.