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Banfield Pet Hospital vs VCA Animal Hospitals:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Banfield Pet Hospital had more branded searches than VCA Animal Hospitals among veterinary hospital chains in the United States. Banfield Pet Hospital had about 796,000 branded searches, while VCA Animal Hospitals had 90,500. Banfield Pet Hospital made up 60.6% of all veterinary hospital chain searches we track, and VCA Animal Hospitals accounted for 6.9%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about veterinary hospital chains, both Banfield Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals appeared in all three answers. VCA Animal Hospitals was mentioned before Banfield Pet Hospital in two out of three answers.

Among veterinary hospital chains in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Banfield Pet Hospital, about 9 searches for every 1 for VCA Animal Hospitals

Banfield Pet Hospital 796K searchesVCA Animal Hospitals 90.5K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both are mentioned in every answer we collected.

Banfield Pet Hospital in 3 of 3VCA Animal Hospitals in 3 of 3

Who does AI recommend more?

VCA Animal Hospitals, named ahead of Banfield Pet Hospital in 2 of 3 answers

VCA Animal Hospitals first in 2Banfield Pet Hospital first in 1

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Top veterinary hospital chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, both Banfield Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals showed up in all three answers. VCA Animal Hospitals was listed before Banfield Pet Hospital in two of them.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. VCA Animal Hospitals1st
  2. Banfield Pet Hospital2nd
  3. BluePearl Pet Hospital3rd
  4. Veterinary Emergency Group4th
  5. Vetco Total Care5th

Mentioned by AI

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

See every answer about veterinary hospital chains

3 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 22, 2026.

Is Banfield Pet Hospital or VCA Animal Hospitals more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Banfield Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all five veterinary hospital chains we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Banfield Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals among veterinary hospital chains in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Banfield Pet Hospital, VCA Animal Hospitals. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthBanfield Pet HospitalBluePearl Pet HospitalVetco Total CareVCA Animal HospitalsVeterinary Emergency Group
Oct 202559.4%15.7%7%6.3%11.5%
Nov 202559%14.5%7.6%6.7%12.2%
Dec 202560.5%14.9%7.5%6.9%10.3%
Jan 202660.1%13.9%8.9%6.8%10.2%
Feb 202659.8%15.9%8.5%6.4%9.5%
Mar 202663%14.6%9.4%5.9%7.2%
Apr 202662.7%14.5%9.7%5.8%7.1%
May 202658.7%16.6%12.6%6.7%5.5%
Jun 202658.7%16.6%12.6%6.7%5.5%
Jul 202658.7%16.6%12.6%6.7%5.5%
Aug 202659.3%16.8%12.7%6.7%4.5%
Sep 202660.6%17.2%11.5%6.9%3.8%

How has the Banfield Pet Hospital and VCA Animal Hospitals comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States veterinary hospital chains in September 2026?

1 change

  1. In September 2026, Banfield Pet Hospital gained share of searches among veterinary hospital chains in the United States, from 59.3% to 60.6%.

How are branded searches counted?

3 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Banfield Pet Hospital’s and VCA Animal Hospitals’ 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.

Banfield Pet Hospital

2 branded search terms

  • banfield
  • banfield pet hospital

VCA Animal Hospitals

1 branded search term

  • vca animal hospital

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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