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Motor City Pizza Co. vs Tombstone:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Motor City Pizza Co. had more branded searches than Tombstone among frozen pizza brands in the United States. Motor City Pizza Co. had about 33,100 branded searches, while Tombstone had 18,100. Motor City Pizza Co. made up 12.6% of all frozen pizza brand searches we track, and Tombstone accounted for 6.9%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about frozen pizza brands, Motor City Pizza Co. appeared in four of the five answers and Tombstone in one. Motor City Pizza Co. was mentioned before Tombstone in four out of five answers.

Among frozen pizza brands in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Motor City Pizza Co., about 83% more searches than Tombstone

Motor City Pizza Co. 33.1K searchesTombstone 18.1K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Motor City Pizza Co., mentioned in 4 of 5 answers, Tombstone in 1

Motor City Pizza Co. in 4 of 5Tombstone in 1 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Motor City Pizza Co., named ahead of Tombstone in 4 of 5 answers

Motor City Pizza Co. first in 4Tombstone first in 1

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Top frozen pizza brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Motor City Pizza Co. was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Tombstone was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Motor City Pizza Co. was listed before Tombstone in four out of five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Rao's1st
  2. Motor City Pizza Co.2nd
  3. Red Baron3rd
  4. Screamin’ Sicilian4th
  5. DiGiorno5th
  6. Home Run Inn6th
  7. Newman's Own7th
  8. Tombstone8th
  9. Totino's9th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Red Baron5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Home Run Inn4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Motor City Pizza Co.4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Screamin’ Sicilian4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Rao's4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • DiGiorno3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Newman's Own2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Totino's1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Tombstone1 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 19, 2026.

Is Motor City Pizza Co. or Tombstone more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Motor City Pizza Co. and Tombstone by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all nine frozen pizza brands we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Motor City Pizza Co. and Tombstone among frozen pizza brands in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Motor City Pizza Co., Tombstone. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthHome Run InnDiGiornoTotino'sRed BaronMotor City Pizza Co.TombstoneScreamin’ SicilianRao'sNewman's Own
Oct 202519.9%21.8%13.3%14.6%11.9%5.3%4.4%7.7%1%
Nov 202522.1%19.8%14.8%16.2%10.8%5.9%4%5.7%0.76%
Dec 202520.7%18.5%15.7%18.5%12.4%4.5%3.7%5.1%0.9%
Jan 202617.5%23.4%16.2%15.6%12.8%5.7%3.8%3.9%1.1%
Feb 202618.4%21.8%15.1%17.8%11.9%5.3%4.4%4.2%1%
Mar 202622.2%19.9%15.7%16.3%10.9%4.9%4.9%3.9%1.4%
Apr 202620.7%18.5%14.7%15.2%18.5%4.5%3.7%3.1%1.1%
May 202622.2%19.9%15.8%16.3%13.3%4.9%3.3%3.2%1.2%
Jun 202622.2%19.9%15.8%16.3%13.3%4.9%3.3%3.2%1.2%
Jul 202620.4%18.2%17.6%18.2%12.2%5.4%3.6%2.9%1.3%
Aug 202619.9%19.2%21.4%15.7%10.5%5.7%2.6%3.8%1.1%
Sep 202621%18.8%18.2%15.4%12.6%6.9%3.1%3%1.1%

How has the Motor City Pizza Co. and Tombstone comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States frozen pizza brands in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Motor City Pizza Co. gained share of searches among frozen pizza brands in the United States, from 10.5% to 12.6%.

  2. In September 2026, Tombstone gained share of searches among frozen pizza brands in the United States, from 5.7% to 6.9%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Motor City Pizza Co.’s and Tombstone’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.

Motor City Pizza Co.

1 branded search term

  • motor city pizza

Tombstone

1 branded search term

  • tombstone pizza

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