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title: "Fresh Step vs World's Best Cat Litter: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Fresh Step or World's Best Cat Litter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat litter 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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# Fresh Step vs World's Best Cat Litter: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Fresh Step or World's Best Cat Litter more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat litter 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**: Fresh Step and World's Best Cat Litter
- **Competitive set**: Cat litter brands
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Fresh Step Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **World's Best Cat Litter Share of Search**: 24.3%

## Is Fresh Step or World's Best Cat Litter more popular in search?

- In September 2026, World's Best Cat Litter had more branded searches than Fresh Step among cat litter brands in the United States. World's Best Cat Litter had about 33,100 branded searches, while Fresh Step had 4,400. World's Best Cat Litter made up 24.3% of all cat litter brand searches we track, and Fresh Step accounted for 3.2%.
- World's Best Cat Litter was ahead of Fresh Step in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fresh Step’s share of searches among cat litter brands in the United States moved from 2.8% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, World's Best Cat Litter’s share of searches among cat litter brands in the United States moved from 25.4% to 24.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.

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

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, World's Best Cat Litter was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Fresh Step was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. World's Best Cat Litter was listed before Fresh Step in two out of three answers that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arm & Hammer | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Dr. Elsey's | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Tidy Cats | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Boxiecat | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| World's Best Cat Litter | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Fresh Step | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Okocat | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| PrettyLitter | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sustainably Yours | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Scoop Away | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cat litter brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cat litter?": 1. Dr. Elsey's, 2. Arm & Hammer, 3. Okocat, 4. World's Best Cat Litter
- Asked ChatGPT "Which cat litter controls odor best?": 1. Tidy Cats, 2. Dr. Elsey's
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best natural cat litter?": 1. Okocat
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cat litter": 1. Arm & Hammer, 2. Fresh Step
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best cat litter": 1. Boxiecat, 2. World's Best Cat Litter, 3. Arm & Hammer

Not named in any answer: PrettyLitter, Sustainably Yours and Scoop Away.

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 litter brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, World's Best Cat Litter gained share of searches among cat litter brands in the United States, from 23.2% to 24.3%.
- In September 2026, Fresh Step lost share of searches among cat litter brands in the United States, from 3.8% to 3.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Fresh Step estimated searches | Fresh Step Share of Search | Fresh Step rank | World's Best Cat Litter estimated searches | World's Best Cat Litter Share of Search | World's Best Cat Litter rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 6 | 40.5K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 2.9% | 6 | 33.1K | 21.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 2.8% | 6 | 40.5K | 25.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 3.4% | 6 | 40.5K | 25.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 3.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 28.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 3.9% | 5 | 33.1K | 24% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 27.1K | 23.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 3.2% | 6 | 33.1K | 24.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 3.3% | 6 | 33.1K | 25% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 3.1% | 7 | 40.5K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 3.8% | 6 | 33.1K | 23.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.4K | 3.2% | 6 | 33.1K | 24.3% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fresh Step’s and World's Best Cat Litter’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.

- **Fresh Step**: Measured on the search term “fresh step”.
- **World's Best Cat Litter**: Measured on the search term “world's best cat litter”.

- [Fresh Step profile](/demand/us/brands/fresh-step)
- [World's Best Cat Litter profile](/demand/us/brands/world-s-best-cat-litter)
- [All cat litter brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-cat-litter-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Fresh Step or World's Best Cat Litter more popular in search?

In September 2026, World's Best Cat Litter had more branded searches than Fresh Step among cat litter brands in the United States. World's Best Cat Litter had about 33,100 branded searches, while Fresh Step had 4,400. World's Best Cat Litter made up 24.3% of all cat litter brand searches we track, and Fresh Step accounted for 3.2%.

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