The chicken sandwich has been crowned Britain’s favourite sandwich in a new ranking created by mealbox delivery company HelloFresh.
With demand for ‘sandwiches’ spiking 49% over the past year, HelloFresh has created their own metric to rank the most popular sandwiches in the UK, based on the number of Google searches, Instagram posts and TikTok views for each.
In total, online coverage of the humble chicken sandwich totals over 2 billion, including 3,700 monthly searches, 385,449 Instagram posts and 2,136,000,000 TikTok views.
In second place, Brits favour a breakfast sandwich. This morning staple totals over 135 million in collective online coverage, making it a deserving runner-up.
The egg sandwich takes the third spot in the UK’s favourite sandwiches, with over 100 million hits online.
Other classic combinations which made the top five included the ham sandwich which reached fourth place, closely followed by the cheese sandwich in fifth place.
Britain’s Top 20 Sandwiches Based on Total Online Searches, Instagram Posts & TikTok Views
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Chicken sandwich (2,136,389,149)
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Breakfast sandwich (135,989,966)
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Egg sandwich (100,851,539)
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Ham sandwich (59,058,603)
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Cheese sandwich (18,975,440)
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Club sandwich (17,924,263)
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Grilled cheese sandwich (17,615,144)
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Ham and cheese sandwich (12,312,102)
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Pulled pork sandwich (7,379,064)
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Steak sandwich (7,115,402)
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Cuban sandwich (5,322,856)
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Bacon sandwich (4,754,811)
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Turkey sandwich (2,781,322)
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Pastrami sandwich (2,467,477)
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BLT sandwich (2,157,574)
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McChicken sandwich (2,104,368)
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Tuna sandwich (1,907,226)
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Avocado sandwich (1,826,312)
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Bombay sandwich (1,812,097)
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Reuben sandwich (1,514,258)
The above data reveals that Brits continue to enjoy a meaty sandwich, with 65% of the top 20 sandwiches being meat-based.
