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title: "Happy Lemon vs Kung Fu Tea: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Happy Lemon or Kung Fu Tea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bubble tea 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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# Happy Lemon vs Kung Fu Tea: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Happy Lemon or Kung Fu Tea more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bubble tea 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**: Happy Lemon and Kung Fu Tea
- **Competitive set**: Bubble tea chains
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Happy Lemon Share of Search**: 11.8%
- **Kung Fu Tea Share of Search**: 32.4%

## Is Happy Lemon or Kung Fu Tea more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Kung Fu Tea had more branded searches than Happy Lemon among bubble tea chains in the United States. Kung Fu Tea had about 301,000 branded searches, while Happy Lemon had 110,000. Kung Fu Tea made up 32.4% of all bubble tea chain searches we track, and Happy Lemon accounted for 11.8%.
- Kung Fu Tea was ahead of Happy Lemon in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Happy Lemon’s share of searches among bubble tea chains in the United States moved from 11.2% to 11.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 110K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kung Fu Tea’s share of searches among bubble tea chains in the United States moved from 30.5% to 32.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K.

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

- In September 2026, Kung Fu Tea overtook Gong cha to become the leader among bubble tea chains in the United States, with 32.4% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Happy Lemon lost share of searches among bubble tea chains in the United States, from 12.9% to 11.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Happy Lemon estimated searches | Happy Lemon Share of Search | Happy Lemon rank | Kung Fu Tea estimated searches | Kung Fu Tea Share of Search | Kung Fu Tea rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 11.2% | 3 | 368K | 30.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 11.9% | 3 | 368K | 32.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 11.1% | 3 | 450K | 36.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 11.8% | 3 | 368K | 32.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 10.9% | 3 | 301K | 29.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 11% | 3 | 450K | 36.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 11.1% | 3 | 450K | 36.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 14.1% | 3 | 368K | 31.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 12.1% | 3 | 368K | 33% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 12.9% | 3 | 301K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 12.9% | 3 | 301K | 28.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 110K | 11.8% | 3 | 301K | 32.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Happy Lemon’s and Kung Fu Tea’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.

- **Happy Lemon**: Measured on the search term “happy lemon”.
- **Kung Fu Tea**: Measured on the search term “kung fu tea”.

- [Happy Lemon profile](/demand/us/brands/happy-lemon)
- [Kung Fu Tea profile](/demand/us/brands/kung-fu-tea)
- [All bubble tea chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-bubble-tea-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Happy Lemon or Kung Fu Tea more popular in search?

In September 2026, Kung Fu Tea had more branded searches than Happy Lemon among bubble tea chains in the United States. Kung Fu Tea had about 301,000 branded searches, while Happy Lemon had 110,000. Kung Fu Tea made up 32.4% of all bubble tea chain searches we track, and Happy Lemon accounted for 11.8%.

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