--- title: "Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Fenty Beauty or Maybelline more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foundation 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/foundation-brands/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is searched more? Is Fenty Beauty or Maybelline more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foundation 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**: Fenty Beauty and Maybelline - **Competitive set**: Foundation brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fenty Beauty Share of Search**: 17.1% - **Maybelline Share of Search**: 31.2% ## Is Fenty Beauty or Maybelline more popular in search? - In September 2026, Maybelline had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among foundation brands worldwide. Maybelline had about 823,000 branded searches, while Fenty Beauty had 450,000. Maybelline made up 31.2% of all foundation brand searches we track, and Fenty Beauty accounted for 17.1%. - Maybelline was ahead of Fenty Beauty in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fenty Beauty’s share of searches among foundation brands worldwide moved from 19.2% to 17.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Maybelline’s share of searches among foundation brands worldwide moved from 28.6% to 31.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 823K. ## Top foundation brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Maybelline appeared in all five answers. Fenty Beauty was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Maybelline was listed before Fenty Beauty in four out of five answers. 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | NARS | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Estée Lauder | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | L'Oréal Paris | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Maybelline | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fenty Beauty | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | MAC | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about foundation brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which foundation brand should I buy?": 1. NARS, 2. Estée Lauder, 3. Maybelline, 4. Fenty Beauty - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best foundation brands?": 1. Fenty Beauty, 2. Estée Lauder, 3. NARS, 4. L'Oréal Paris, 5. Maybelline - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best foundation brand for everyday makeup?": 1. NARS, 2. L'Oréal Paris, 3. Maybelline - Searched Google, AI Overview "best foundation": 1. L'Oréal Paris, 2. Estée Lauder, 3. Maybelline - Searched Google, AI Overview "full coverage foundation": 1. Estée Lauder, 2. NARS, 3. Maybelline, 4. MAC Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for foundation brands worldwide in September 2026? - Maybelline’s share of searches among foundation brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 33% to 31.2% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fenty Beauty worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 673K to 450K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Fenty Beauty estimated searches | Fenty Beauty Share of Search | Fenty Beauty rank | Maybelline estimated searches | Maybelline Share of Search | Maybelline rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 673K | 19.2% | 3 | 1M | 28.6% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 823K | 17.7% | 3 | 1M | 21.6% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 673K | 17.4% | 3 | 1M | 25.9% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 18.6% | 3 | 823K | 27.8% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 550K | 19% | 3 | 823K | 28.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 550K | 17.3% | 3 | 823K | 25.9% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 550K | 19% | 3 | 823K | 28.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 450K | 15.7% | 3 | 823K | 28.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 368K | 14.7% | 3 | 823K | 33% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 450K | 17.4% | 3 | 823K | 31.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 450K | 17.3% | 3 | 823K | 31.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 17.1% | 3 | 823K | 31.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fenty Beauty’s and Maybelline’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. - **Fenty Beauty**: Measured on the search term “fenty beauty”. - **Maybelline**: Measured on the search term “maybelline”. - [Fenty Beauty profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fenty-beauty) - [Maybelline profile](/demand/global-en/brands/maybelline) - [All foundation brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/foundation-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Fenty Beauty or Maybelline more popular in search? In September 2026, Maybelline had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among foundation brands worldwide. Maybelline had about 823,000 branded searches, while Fenty Beauty had 450,000. Maybelline made up 31.2% of all foundation brand searches we track, and Fenty Beauty accounted for 17.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fenty Beauty vs Maybelline: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/foundation-brands/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/foundation-brands/compare/fenty-beauty-vs-maybelline. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.