--- title: "Garden of Life vs Muscle Milk: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Garden of Life or Muscle Milk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein powder 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/garden-of-life-vs-muscle-milk" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Garden of Life vs Muscle Milk: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Garden of Life or Muscle Milk more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein powder 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**: Garden of Life and Muscle Milk - **Competitive set**: Protein powder brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Garden of Life Share of Search**: 0.79% - **Muscle Milk Share of Search**: 2.7% ## Is Garden of Life or Muscle Milk more popular in search? - In September 2026, Muscle Milk had more branded searches than Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States. Muscle Milk had about 9,900 branded searches, while Garden of Life had 2,900. Muscle Milk made up 2.7% of all protein powder brand searches we track, and Garden of Life accounted for 0.79%. - Muscle Milk was ahead of Garden of Life in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Garden of Life’s share of searches among protein powder brands in the United States moved from 2.1% to 0.79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Muscle Milk’s share of searches among protein powder brands in the United States moved from 2.1% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 9.9K. ## Top protein powder brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Garden of Life nor Muscle Milk showed up 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Optimum Nutrition | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dymatize | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Transparent Labs | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Vega | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Naked Nutrition | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Orgain | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Isopure | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ghost | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Momentous | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Clean Simple Eats | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Myprotein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ryse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Premier Protein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Muscle Milk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Garden of Life | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about protein powder brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which protein powder should I buy?": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Transparent Labs, 3. Vega - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best protein powder brands?": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Dymatize, 3. Transparent Labs, 4. Isopure, 5. Naked Nutrition, 6. Orgain, 7. Momentous - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best tasting protein powder?": 1. Dymatize, 2. Optimum Nutrition, 3. Ghost, 4. Transparent Labs - Searched Google, AI Overview "protein powder": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Vega, 3. Orgain - Searched Google, AI Overview "best protein powder": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Dymatize, 3. Naked Nutrition Not named in any answer: Clean Simple Eats, Myprotein, Ryse, Premier Protein, Muscle Milk and Garden of Life. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States protein powder brands in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Muscle Milk in the United States rose 22.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Garden of Life in the United States fell 64.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 2.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Garden of Life estimated searches | Garden of Life Share of Search | Garden of Life rank | Muscle Milk estimated searches | Muscle Milk Share of Search | Muscle Milk rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 13 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 14 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 13 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 6.6K | 2% | 13 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 1.4% | 14 | 9.9K | 2% | 13 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 8.1K | 2% | 13 | | Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 1.5% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.2% | 13 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 14 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 13 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 14 | 8.1K | 1.8% | 13 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.5% | 13 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 0.97% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.2% | 13 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 1% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 13 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 0.79% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.7% | 13 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Garden of Life’s and Muscle Milk’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. - **Garden of Life**: Measured on the search term “garden of life protein”. - **Muscle Milk**: Measured on the search term “muscle milk protein powder”. - [Garden of Life profile](/demand/us/brands/garden-of-life) - [Muscle Milk profile](/demand/us/brands/muscle-milk) - [All protein powder brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-protein-powder-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 Garden of Life or Muscle Milk more popular in search? In September 2026, Muscle Milk had more branded searches than Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States. Muscle Milk had about 9,900 branded searches, while Garden of Life had 2,900. Muscle Milk made up 2.7% of all protein powder brand searches we track, and Garden of Life accounted for 0.79%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Garden of Life vs Muscle Milk: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/garden-of-life-vs-muscle-milk This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/garden-of-life-vs-muscle-milk. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.