--- title: "A&W Root Beer vs Dr Pepper: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is A&W Root Beer or Dr Pepper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soda brands set in the United States. 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/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-dr-pepper" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # A&W Root Beer vs Dr Pepper: Which is searched more in the United States? Is A&W Root Beer or Dr Pepper more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Soda brands set in the United States. 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**: A&W Root Beer and Dr Pepper - **Competitive set**: Soda brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **A&W Root Beer Share of Search**: 2.3% - **Dr Pepper Share of Search**: 20.5% ## Is A&W Root Beer or Dr Pepper more popular in search? - In September 2026, Dr Pepper had more branded searches than A&W Root Beer among soda brands in the United States. Dr Pepper had about 368,000 branded searches, while A&W Root Beer had 40,500. Dr Pepper made up 20.5% of all soda brand searches we track, and A&W Root Beer accounted for 2.3%. - Dr Pepper was ahead of A&W Root Beer in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, A&W Root Beer’s share of searches among soda brands in the United States moved from 2.1% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dr Pepper’s share of searches among soda brands in the United States moved from 23.2% to 20.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 368K. ## Top soda brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dr Pepper was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. A&W Root Beer 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Coca-Cola | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Dr Pepper | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Pepsi | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OLIPOP | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sprite | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Poppi | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mountain Dew | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Zevia | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fanta | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Crush | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Canada Dry | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | 7Up | 12th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Barq's | 13th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | A&W Root Beer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about soda brands - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best soda brand?": 1. Coca-Cola, 2. Dr Pepper, 3. Sprite, 4. Mountain Dew, 5. Pepsi, 6. Fanta, 7. Crush, 8. Barq's - Asked ChatGPT "Which healthy sodas actually taste good?": 1. OLIPOP, 2. Poppi, 3. Zevia, 4. Pepsi, 5. Dr Pepper, 6. Sprite, 7. 7Up - Asked ChatGPT "What's the most popular soda in the US?": 1. Coca-Cola, 2. Dr Pepper, 3. Pepsi - Searched Google, AI Overview "healthy soda": 1. OLIPOP, 2. Poppi, 3. Zevia - Searched Google, AI Overview "soda brands": 1. Coca-Cola, 2. Pepsi, 3. Dr Pepper, 4. Sprite, 5. Mountain Dew, 6. Fanta, 7. Canada Dry, 8. Crush, 9. Poppi, 10. OLIPOP Not named in any answer: A&W Root Beer. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 27, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States soda brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Dr Pepper gained share of searches among soda brands in the United States, from 18.8% to 20.5%. - A&W Root Beer’s share of searches among soda brands in the United States has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.7% to 2.3% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | A&W Root Beer estimated searches | A&W Root Beer Share of Search | A&W Root Beer rank | Dr Pepper estimated searches | Dr Pepper Share of Search | Dr Pepper rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 2.1% | 9 | 450K | 23.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 2.1% | 10 | 450K | 23.3% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 9 | 368K | 20.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 2.5% | 9 | 368K | 18.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 3.4% | 8 | 368K | 20.5% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 110K | 5.6% | 8 | 368K | 18.8% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 3.2% | 8 | 450K | 23.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 2.9% | 9 | 450K | 21.3% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 3.7% | 8 | 246K | 15.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 8 | 201K | 13.4% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 2.5% | 10 | 368K | 18.8% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 2.3% | 11 | 368K | 20.5% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using A&W Root Beer’s and Dr Pepper’s 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. - **A&W Root Beer**: Measured on the search term “a&w root beer”. - **Dr Pepper**: Measured on the search term “dr pepper”. - [A&W Root Beer profile](/demand/us/brands/a-and-w-root-beer) - [Dr Pepper profile](/demand/us/brands/dr-pepper) - [All soda brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-soda-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 14 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 A&W Root Beer or Dr Pepper more popular in search? In September 2026, Dr Pepper had more branded searches than A&W Root Beer among soda brands in the United States. Dr Pepper had about 368,000 branded searches, while A&W Root Beer had 40,500. Dr Pepper made up 20.5% of all soda brand searches we track, and A&W Root Beer accounted for 2.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "A&W Root Beer vs Dr Pepper: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-dr-pepper This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/a-and-w-root-beer-vs-dr-pepper. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.