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Flintstones vs L'il Critters:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Flintstones had more branded searches than L'il Critters among kids' vitamin brands in the United States. Flintstones had about 49,500 branded searches, while L'il Critters had 18,100. Flintstones made up 24.4% of all kids' vitamin brand searches we track, and L'il Critters accounted for 8.9%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about kids' vitamin brands, Flintstones and L'il Critters each appeared in one of the five answers. Flintstones and L'il Critters were each mentioned first in one of the two answers that named either.

Among kids' vitamin brands in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Flintstones, about 3 searches for every 1 for L'il Critters

Flintstones 49.5K searchesL'il Critters 18.1K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 1 of 5 answers.

Flintstones in 1 of 5L'il Critters in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Each is named first in 1 of 2 answers.

Flintstones first in 1L'il Critters first in 1

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Top kids' vitamin brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Flintstones and L'il Critters were each mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Flintstones and L'il Critters were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

Most recommended by AI

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

  1. SmartyPants1st
  2. Hiya2nd
  3. Renzo's3rd
  4. L'il Critters4th
  5. Flintstones5th
  6. MaryRuth's6th
  7. Zarbee's–
  8. Llama Naturals–

Mentioned by AI

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

  • Hiya4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Renzo's4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • SmartyPants4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • MaryRuth's1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Flintstones1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • L'il Critters1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Zarbee's0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Llama Naturals0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

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

Is Flintstones or L'il Critters more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Flintstones and L'il Critters by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all eight kids' vitamin brands we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Flintstones and L'il Critters among kids' vitamin brands in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Flintstones, L'il Critters. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthMaryRuth'sFlintstonesHiyaZarbee'sL'il CrittersLlama NaturalsRenzo'sSmartyPants
Oct 202536.5%20%16.3%13.3%10.9%1.2%1.2%0.64%
Nov 202540%17.9%14.6%14.6%9.8%1.3%1.1%0.58%
Dec 202541.5%15.2%15.2%15.2%10.2%1.1%1.1%0.6%
Jan 202641.4%18.6%15.2%12.5%8.4%1.7%1.4%0.9%
Feb 202646.6%17.2%14%11.5%7.7%1.2%1.2%0.55%
Mar 202642%18.8%15.4%10.3%10.3%1.3%1.3%0.6%
Apr 202637.4%20.4%16.7%11.2%11.2%1.2%1.2%0.66%
May 202639.4%21.5%14.4%9.6%11.8%1.3%1.3%0.69%
Jun 202638%20.8%17%9.3%11.4%1.5%1.2%0.82%
Jul 202634.7%23.2%19%6.9%12.7%1.4%1.1%0.92%
Aug 202630.5%25%20.4%9.1%11.2%1.5%1.5%0.81%
Sep 202629.8%24.4%20%13.4%8.9%1.4%1.4%0.64%

How has the Flintstones and L'il Critters comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States kids' vitamin brands in September 2026?

3 changes
  1. In September 2026, Zarbee's overtook L'il Critters to rank 4th among kids' vitamin brands in the United States, with 13.4% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, L'il Critters lost share of searches among kids' vitamin brands in the United States, from 11.2% to 8.9%.

  3. In September 2026, Flintstones lost share of searches among kids' vitamin brands in the United States, from 25% to 24.4%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flintstones’ and L'il Critters’ 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.

Flintstones

1 branded search term

  • flintstones vitamins

L'il Critters

1 branded search term

  • lil critters

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