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title: "Budget vs Hertz: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Budget or Hertz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car companies 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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# Budget vs Hertz: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Budget or Hertz? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Rental car companies 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**: Budget and Hertz
- **Competitive set**: Rental car companies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Budget Share of Search**: 17.7%
- **Hertz Share of Search**: 26.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Budget or Hertz?

- In September 2026, Hertz had more branded searches than Budget among rental car companies worldwide. Hertz was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Budget’s 1.5M, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus Budget’s 17.7%.
- Hertz was ahead of Budget in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Budget’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies worldwide moved from 18.7% to 17.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hertz’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies worldwide moved from 28% to 26.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.7M to 2.2M.

## How did search popularity change for rental car companies worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hertz worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 2.7M to 2.2M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Budget worldwide fell 18% over 12 measured months, from 1.8M to 1.5M in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Budget estimated searches | Budget Share of Search | Budget rank | Hertz estimated searches | Hertz Share of Search | Hertz rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 18.7% | 3 | 2.7M | 28% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 17.2% | 3 | 2.7M | 31.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 16.7% | 3 | 2.7M | 30.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 16.3% | 3 | 2.7M | 29.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 17.6% | 3 | 2.7M | 32.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 16.7% | 3 | 3.4M | 30.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 18.6% | 3 | 2.7M | 27.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 18.7% | 3 | 2.7M | 28% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 18.1% | 3 | 2.7M | 27.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 17.6% | 3 | 2.7M | 26.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 17.6% | 3 | 2.7M | 26.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.5M | 17.7% | 3 | 2.2M | 26.4% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Budget’s and Hertz’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.

- **Budget**: Measured on the search term “budget car rental”.
- **Hertz**: Measured on the search term “hertz”.

- [Budget profile](/demand/global-en/brands/budget)
- [Hertz profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hertz)
- [All rental car companies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/rental-car-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Budget or Hertz?

In September 2026, Hertz had more branded searches than Budget among rental car companies worldwide. Hertz was estimated to have 2.2M branded searches compared to Budget’s 1.5M, and held a 26.4% Share of Search versus Budget’s 17.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Budget vs Hertz: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/rental-car-companies/compare/budget-vs-hertz

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