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title: "Fancy Feast vs Weruva: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Fancy Feast or Weruva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food 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."
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# Fancy Feast vs Weruva: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Fancy Feast or Weruva more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat food 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**: Fancy Feast and Weruva
- **Competitive set**: Cat food brands
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Fancy Feast Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **Weruva Share of Search**: 2.3%

## Is Fancy Feast or Weruva more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Fancy Feast had more branded searches than Weruva among cat food brands in the United States. Fancy Feast had about 22,200 branded searches, while Weruva had 6,600. Fancy Feast made up 7.8% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Weruva accounted for 2.3%.
- Fancy Feast was ahead of Weruva in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fancy Feast’s share of searches among cat food brands in the United States moved from 6.4% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Weruva’s share of searches among cat food brands in the United States held steady at 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.

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

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fancy Feast and Weruva were each mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews.

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

- 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, Weruva fell from 13th to 14th among cat food brands in the United States.

## Month by month

| Month | Fancy Feast estimated searches | Fancy Feast Share of Search | Fancy Feast rank | Weruva estimated searches | Weruva Share of Search | Weruva rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 6.4% | 6 | 8.1K | 2.3% | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 9 | 8.1K | 2.4% | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 5.7% | 8 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 13 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 5.9% | 6 | 9.9K | 2.6% | 12 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 6% | 7 | 6.6K | 2.2% | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 5.3% | 8 | 6.6K | 1.9% | 14 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 5.7% | 6 | 8.1K | 2.5% | 13 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 5.4% | 8 | 8.1K | 2.4% | 13 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 6.2% | 9 | 6.6K | 2.2% | 14 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 6% | 9 | 8.1K | 2.7% | 13 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 7.2% | 5 | 8.1K | 2.6% | 13 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 7.8% | 3 | 6.6K | 2.3% | 14 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fancy Feast’s and Weruva’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.

- **Fancy Feast**: Measured on the search term “fancy feast”.
- **Weruva**: Measured on the search term “weruva”.

- [Fancy Feast profile](/demand/us/brands/fancy-feast)
- [Weruva profile](/demand/us/brands/weruva)
- [All cat food brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-cat-food-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 Fancy Feast or Weruva more popular in search?

In September 2026, Fancy Feast had more branded searches than Weruva among cat food brands in the United States. Fancy Feast had about 22,200 branded searches, while Weruva had 6,600. Fancy Feast made up 7.8% of all cat food brand searches we track, and Weruva accounted for 2.3%.

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