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title: "Direct Line vs Lemonade: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Direct Line or Lemonade? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat insurance brands set worldwide. 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."
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# Direct Line vs Lemonade: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Direct Line or Lemonade? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cat insurance brands set worldwide. 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**: Direct Line and Lemonade
- **Competitive set**: Cat insurance brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Direct Line Share of Search**: 38.1%
- **Lemonade Share of Search**: 61%

## Which is more popular in search, Direct Line or Lemonade?

- In September 2026, Lemonade had more branded searches than Direct Line among cat insurance brands worldwide. Lemonade was estimated to have 252K branded searches compared to Direct Line’s 157K, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Direct Line’s 38.1%.
- Lemonade was ahead of Direct Line in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Direct Line’s estimated Share of Search among cat insurance brands worldwide moved from 39.3% to 38.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 153K to 157K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lemonade’s estimated Share of Search among cat insurance brands worldwide moved from 59.9% to 61%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 233K to 252K.

## How did search popularity change for cat insurance brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Direct Line gained estimated Share of Search among cat insurance brands worldwide, from 35.9% to 38.1%.
- In September 2026, Lemonade lost estimated Share of Search among cat insurance brands worldwide, from 63.4% to 61%.

## Month by month

| Month | Direct Line estimated searches | Direct Line Share of Search | Direct Line rank | Lemonade estimated searches | Lemonade Share of Search | Lemonade rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 153K | 39.3% | 2 | 233K | 59.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 128K | 37.9% | 2 | 207K | 61.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 125K | 35% | 2 | 228K | 64% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 157K | 35.7% | 2 | 280K | 63.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 153K | 37.2% | 2 | 255K | 61.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 157K | 33.2% | 2 | 313K | 66% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 153K | 37.2% | 2 | 255K | 62% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 153K | 30.5% | 2 | 346K | 68.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 157K | 28.6% | 2 | 389K | 70.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 153K | 28.1% | 2 | 389K | 71.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 157K | 35.9% | 2 | 278K | 63.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 157K | 38.1% | 2 | 252K | 61% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Direct Line’s and Lemonade’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.

- **Direct Line**: Measured on the search terms “direct line” and “direct line insurance”, summed into one figure.
- **Lemonade**: Measured on the search terms “lemonade cat insurance”, “lemonade home insurance”, “lemonade insurance” and “lemonade pet insurance”, summed into one figure.

- [Direct Line profile](/demand/global-en/brands/direct-line)
- [Lemonade profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lemonade)
- [All cat insurance brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cat-insurance-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Direct Line or Lemonade?

In September 2026, Lemonade had more branded searches than Direct Line among cat insurance brands worldwide. Lemonade was estimated to have 252K branded searches compared to Direct Line’s 157K, and held a 61% Share of Search versus Direct Line’s 38.1%.

## Cite this page

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