--- title: "Pet Supplies Plus vs PetSmart: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Pet Supplies Plus or PetSmart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet supply retailers 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/pet-supplies-plus-vs-petsmart" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Pet Supplies Plus vs PetSmart: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Pet Supplies Plus or PetSmart more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Pet supply retailers 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**: Pet Supplies Plus and PetSmart - **Competitive set**: Pet supply retailers - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Pet Supplies Plus Share of Search**: 6% - **PetSmart Share of Search**: 44.4% ## Is Pet Supplies Plus or PetSmart more popular in search? - In September 2026, PetSmart had more branded searches than Pet Supplies Plus among pet supply retailers in the United States. PetSmart had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Pet Supplies Plus had 823,000. PetSmart made up 44.4% of all pet supply retailer searches we track, and Pet Supplies Plus accounted for 6%. - PetSmart was ahead of Pet Supplies Plus in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pet Supplies Plus’ share of searches among pet supply retailers in the United States held steady at 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PetSmart’s share of searches among pet supply retailers in the United States held steady at 44.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.1M. ## Top pet supply retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, PetSmart appeared in all three answers. Pet Supplies Plus was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. PetSmart was listed before Pet Supplies Plus 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Petco | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Chewy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | PetSmart | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Pet Supplies Plus | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about pet supply retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Which pet supply retailer should I shop at in the US?": 1. Petco, 2. PetSmart, 3. Chewy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pet supply retailers in the US?": 1. Chewy, 2. Petco, 3. PetSmart, 4. Pet Supplies Plus - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pet supply retailer in the US for a dog or cat?": 1. Chewy, 2. Petco, 3. PetSmart, 4. Pet Supplies Plus Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States pet supply retailers in September 2026? Neither Pet Supplies Plus nor PetSmart moved beyond provider rounding among pet supply retailers in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Pet Supplies Plus estimated searches | Pet Supplies Plus Share of Search | Pet Supplies Plus rank | PetSmart estimated searches | PetSmart Share of Search | PetSmart rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1M | 5.9% | 4 | 7.5M | 44.4% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 823K | 5.7% | 4 | 6.1M | 42.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 823K | 5.7% | 4 | 6.1M | 42.6% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 673K | 4.9% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 1M | 7.2% | 4 | 6.1M | 43.9% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 673K | 4.9% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 823K | 6% | 4 | 6.1M | 44.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Pet Supplies Plus’ and PetSmart’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. - **Pet Supplies Plus**: Measured on the search term “pet supplies plus”. - **PetSmart**: Measured on the search term “petsmart”. - [Pet Supplies Plus profile](/demand/us/brands/pet-supplies-plus) - [PetSmart profile](/demand/us/brands/petsmart) - [All pet supply retailers in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-pet-supply-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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 Pet Supplies Plus or PetSmart more popular in search? In September 2026, PetSmart had more branded searches than Pet Supplies Plus among pet supply retailers in the United States. PetSmart had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Pet Supplies Plus had 823,000. PetSmart made up 44.4% of all pet supply retailer searches we track, and Pet Supplies Plus accounted for 6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Pet Supplies Plus vs PetSmart: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/pet-supplies-plus-vs-petsmart This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/pet-supplies-plus-vs-petsmart. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.