McDonald's vs Tim Hortons: AI Share of Voice Comparison

In the latest Famewise run (data as of 2026-08-17), McDonald's was named in 127 AI answers and Tim Hortons in 23, across ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini with web search on and off. McDonald's holds the larger share of voice. They are named together in 14 answers.

Key data
McDonald's — answers naming it127
Tim Hortons — answers naming it23
Share of voice splitMcDonald's 85% / Tim Hortons 15%
Answers naming both14
AI modelsOpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini

Updated

McDonald's tracked
127answers mention it
#4.0avg position
Positive (+0.40)sentiment
Tim Hortons tracked
23answers mention it
#4.5avg position
Positive (+0.67)sentiment

Relative share of voice

Of the 150 mentions across the two brands, McDonald's takes 85% and Tim Hortons 15%. They are named together in 14 answers.

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How this is measured

Famewise generates the category-level questions consumers ask AI assistants, then asks them to current OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini models — each question with web search on and off. An extraction model records every brand named in every answer, the position of its first mention, and the sentiment toward it. Brands are ranked by visibility: the share of this category's answers that name them at least once. Share of mentions is a different cut of the same data — each brand's slice of every brand mention in the category. Every number reflects the latest scheduled run.

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Frequently asked questions

Is McDonald's or Tim Hortons more visible in AI answers?

In the latest Famewise run, McDonald's is named in 127 AI answers and Tim Hortons in 23. McDonald's has the higher share of voice. The two are named together in 14 answers.

How are McDonald's and Tim Hortons measured?

Famewise asks current OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini models the questions consumers ask in these brands' categories — with and without web search — and records every brand each answer names, its position, and the sentiment toward it.

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