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title: "The Habit Burger Grill vs In-N-Out Burger: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is The Habit Burger Grill or In-N-Out Burger more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Burger chains 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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# The Habit Burger Grill vs In-N-Out Burger: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is The Habit Burger Grill or In-N-Out Burger more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Burger chains 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**: The Habit Burger Grill and In-N-Out Burger
- **Competitive set**: Burger chains
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **The Habit Burger Grill Share of Search**: 0.37%
- **In-N-Out Burger Share of Search**: 1.8%

## Is The Habit Burger Grill or In-N-Out Burger more popular in search?

- In September 2026, In-N-Out Burger had more branded searches than The Habit Burger Grill among burger chains in the United States. In-N-Out Burger had about 1.2 million branded searches, while The Habit Burger Grill had 246,000. In-N-Out Burger made up 1.8% of all burger chain searches we track, and The Habit Burger Grill accounted for 0.37%.
- In-N-Out Burger was ahead of The Habit Burger Grill in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Habit Burger Grill’s share of searches among burger chains in the United States moved from 0.34% to 0.37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, In-N-Out Burger’s share of searches among burger chains in the United States moved from 1.7% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.

## Top burger chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, In-N-Out Burger appeared in all four answers. The Habit Burger Grill was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. In-N-Out Burger was listed before The Habit Burger Grill in every answer.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In-N-Out Burger | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Five Guys | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Culver's | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Shake Shack | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Whataburger | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Wendy's | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| The Habit Burger Grill | 7th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| McDonald's | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Burger King | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Smashburger | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about burger chains

- Asked ChatGPT "Which burger chain has the best burgers in the US?": 1. Five Guys, 2. In-N-Out Burger, 3. Shake Shack, 4. Culver's, 5. The Habit Burger Grill, 6. Burger King
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best fast food burger chains in the US?": 1. In-N-Out Burger, 2. Five Guys, 3. Culver's, 4. Shake Shack, 5. Whataburger, 6. Wendy's, 7. Burger King, 8. McDonald's, 9. The Habit Burger Grill
- Asked ChatGPT "Where can I get the best fast food burger and fries in the US?": 1. In-N-Out Burger, 2. Five Guys, 3. Culver's, 4. Shake Shack, 5. Whataburger, 6. McDonald's, 7. The Habit Burger Grill, 8. Smashburger
- Searched Google, AI Overview "fast food burgers": 1. In-N-Out Burger, 2. Wendy's

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United States burger chains in September 2026?

Neither The Habit Burger Grill nor In-N-Out Burger moved beyond provider rounding among burger chains in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | The Habit Burger Grill estimated searches | The Habit Burger Grill Share of Search | The Habit Burger Grill rank | In-N-Out Burger estimated searches | In-N-Out Burger Share of Search | In-N-Out Burger rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 0.34% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.7% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 0.38% | 10 | 1.5M | 2.3% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 0.33% | 10 | 1.8M | 2.5% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 0.4% | 10 | 1.5M | 2.5% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 246K | 0.41% | 10 | 1.2M | 2% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 0.44% | 10 | 1.5M | 2.2% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 0.38% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.9% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 301K | 0.45% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.8% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 0.47% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.9% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 0.41% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.7% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 301K | 0.41% | 10 | 1.5M | 2% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 246K | 0.37% | 10 | 1.2M | 1.8% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using The Habit Burger Grill’s and In-N-Out Burger’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.

- **The Habit Burger Grill**: Measured on the search term “habit burger”.
- **In-N-Out Burger**: Measured on the search terms “in n out” and “in-n-out”, summed into one figure.

- [The Habit Burger Grill profile](/demand/us/brands/habit-burger)
- [In-N-Out Burger profile](/demand/us/brands/in-n-out)
- [All burger chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-burger-chains): 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 The Habit Burger Grill or In-N-Out Burger more popular in search?

In September 2026, In-N-Out Burger had more branded searches than The Habit Burger Grill among burger chains in the United States. In-N-Out Burger had about 1.2 million branded searches, while The Habit Burger Grill had 246,000. In-N-Out Burger made up 1.8% of all burger chain searches we track, and The Habit Burger Grill accounted for 0.37%.

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