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title: "Enterprise Rent-A-Car vs Thrifty: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Enterprise Rent-A-Car or Thrifty? 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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# Enterprise Rent-A-Car vs Thrifty: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Enterprise Rent-A-Car or Thrifty? 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**: Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Thrifty
- **Competitive set**: Rental car companies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Enterprise Rent-A-Car Share of Search**: 14.4%
- **Thrifty Share of Search**: 2.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Enterprise Rent-A-Car or Thrifty?

- In September 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car had more branded searches than Thrifty among rental car companies worldwide. Enterprise Rent-A-Car was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Thrifty’s 201K, and held a 14.4% Share of Search versus Thrifty’s 2.4%.
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car was ahead of Thrifty in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies worldwide moved from 12.5% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Thrifty’s estimated Share of Search among rental car companies worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Thrifty worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 201K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Enterprise Rent-A-Car estimated searches | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Share of Search | Enterprise Rent-A-Car rank | Thrifty estimated searches | Thrifty Share of Search | Thrifty rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 12.5% | 5 | 246K | 2.5% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 14% | 4 | 201K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 16.7% | 4 | 201K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1M | 10.8% | 5 | 246K | 2.7% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 11.7% | 5 | 246K | 2.9% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 11.2% | 5 | 301K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 12.4% | 5 | 301K | 3.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 12.5% | 5 | 246K | 2.5% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 12.1% | 5 | 246K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 14.4% | 5 | 246K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 14.4% | 5 | 246K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 14.4% | 5 | 201K | 2.4% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s and Thrifty’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.

- **Enterprise Rent-A-Car**: Measured on the search term “enterprise car rental”.
- **Thrifty**: Measured on the search term “thrifty car rental”.

- [Enterprise Rent-A-Car profile](/demand/global-en/brands/enterprise-rent-a-car)
- [Thrifty profile](/demand/global-en/brands/thrifty)
- [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, Enterprise Rent-A-Car or Thrifty?

In September 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car had more branded searches than Thrifty among rental car companies worldwide. Enterprise Rent-A-Car was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Thrifty’s 201K, and held a 14.4% Share of Search versus Thrifty’s 2.4%.

## Cite this page

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