--- title: "Mitsuwa Marketplace vs Uwajimaya: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Mitsuwa Marketplace or Uwajimaya more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian grocery stores 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/mitsuwa-vs-uwajimaya" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mitsuwa Marketplace vs Uwajimaya: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Mitsuwa Marketplace or Uwajimaya more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Asian grocery stores 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**: Mitsuwa Marketplace and Uwajimaya - **Competitive set**: Asian grocery stores - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mitsuwa Marketplace Share of Search**: 1.7% - **Uwajimaya Share of Search**: 1.4% ## Is Mitsuwa Marketplace or Uwajimaya more popular in search? - In September 2026, Mitsuwa Marketplace had more branded searches than Uwajimaya among Asian grocery stores in the United States. Mitsuwa Marketplace had about 49,500 branded searches, while Uwajimaya had 40,500. Mitsuwa Marketplace made up 1.7% of all Asian grocery store searches we track, and Uwajimaya accounted for 1.4%. - Mitsuwa Marketplace was ahead of Uwajimaya in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mitsuwa Marketplace’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States moved from 2.3% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Uwajimaya’s share of searches among Asian grocery stores in the United States moved from 2.3% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 40.5K. ## Top Asian grocery stores in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Mitsuwa Marketplace was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Uwajimaya did not appear in any of the three 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mitsuwa Marketplace | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | H Mart | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Weee! | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | 99 Ranch Market | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Seafood City | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Patel Brothers | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Zion Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Lotte Plaza Market | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Uwajimaya | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Asian grocery stores - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best Asian supermarket chain in the US?": 1. H Mart, 2. 99 Ranch Market, 3. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 4. Seafood City, 5. Patel Brothers - Asked ChatGPT "Where's the best place to buy Korean and Japanese groceries?": 1. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 2. Weee! - Asked ChatGPT "Is there a good Asian grocery delivery service?": 1. Weee!, 2. H Mart Not named in any answer: Zion Market, Lotte Plaza Market and Uwajimaya. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 23, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States Asian grocery stores in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Uwajimaya in the United States fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mitsuwa Marketplace in the United States fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mitsuwa Marketplace estimated searches | Mitsuwa Marketplace Share of Search | Mitsuwa Marketplace rank | Uwajimaya estimated searches | Uwajimaya Share of Search | Uwajimaya rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 2.3% | 6 | 74K | 2.3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 74K | 2% | 6 | 74K | 2% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 2.4% | 6 | 90.5K | 2.4% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 2.1% | 7 | 74K | 2.1% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 2% | 7 | 49.5K | 1.6% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 7 | 49.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 2.2% | 7 | 40.5K | 1.5% | 8 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 6 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 2% | 6 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 6 | 40.5K | 1.4% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mitsuwa Marketplace’s and Uwajimaya’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. - **Mitsuwa Marketplace**: Measured on the search term “mitsuwa”. - **Uwajimaya**: Measured on the search term “uwajimaya”. - [Mitsuwa Marketplace profile](/demand/us/brands/mitsuwa) - [Uwajimaya profile](/demand/us/brands/uwajimaya) - [All Asian grocery stores in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-asian-grocery-stores): 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 Mitsuwa Marketplace or Uwajimaya more popular in search? In September 2026, Mitsuwa Marketplace had more branded searches than Uwajimaya among Asian grocery stores in the United States. Mitsuwa Marketplace had about 49,500 branded searches, while Uwajimaya had 40,500. Mitsuwa Marketplace made up 1.7% of all Asian grocery store searches we track, and Uwajimaya accounted for 1.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mitsuwa Marketplace vs Uwajimaya: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/mitsuwa-vs-uwajimaya This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/mitsuwa-vs-uwajimaya. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.