coffee vs tea
Compare coffee and tea search interest over the past year with a simple trend chart.
Summary
coffee is searched more than tea in this period, with an average gap of about 1 percent.
- coffee changed by about 7 percent from early to late period.
- tea changed by about 11 percent from early to late period.
These are broad topics, so values reflect general curiosity. Try a more specific term if you want a focused comparison.
At a glance
- Average interest: coffee 72, tea 71
- Peaks: coffee February 2025, tea October 2025
- Recent trend: coffee steady, tea rising
- Stability: coffee choppy, tea choppy
- Head to head: coffee led 60 percent of the time, tea led 40 percent
- Crossovers: 10, last on Wednesday, 5 Nov 2025
Side by side
| Metric | coffee | tea |
|---|---|---|
| Average interest | 72 | 71 |
| Recent trend | steady | rising |
| Stability | choppy | choppy |
| Peak month | February 2025 | October 2025 |
| Best month by average | February 2025 | October 2025 |
| Share of leading periods | 60% | 40% |
| Crossovers | 10 | Wednesday, 5 Nov 2025 |
Deep dive
This view summarises how people searched for coffee and tea over the last 12m. The chart shows monthly values from zero to one hundred where one hundred marks the local high for a term.
Breaking the period into thirds, averages were: early coffee 74 and tea 70, middle coffee 65 and tea 65, recent coffee 76 and tea 76.
The two lines crossed 10 times. The most recent crossover was on Wednesday, 5 Nov 2025, which hints at changing interest.
coffee peaked in February 2025, while tea peaked in October 2025.
coffee looks choppy with a steady trend. tea looks choppy with a rising trend.
What this means
Scores come from Google Trends. Each series is scaled to its own peak within the chosen period. Use the chart to compare direction and timing rather than total search counts.