--- title: "Lotus vs Mclaren: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Lotus or Mclaren more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports car 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/sports-car-brands/compare/lotus-vs-mclaren" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lotus vs Mclaren: Which is searched more? Is Lotus or Mclaren more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Sports car 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**: Lotus and Mclaren - **Competitive set**: Sports car brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Lotus Share of Search**: 0.72% - **Mclaren Share of Search**: 4.4% ## Is Lotus or Mclaren more popular in search? - In September 2026, Mclaren had more branded searches than Lotus among sports car brands worldwide. Mclaren had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Lotus had 246,000. Mclaren made up 4.4% of all sports car brand searches we track, and Lotus accounted for 0.72%. - Mclaren was ahead of Lotus in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lotus’ share of searches among sports car brands worldwide moved from 0.73% to 0.72%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mclaren’s share of searches among sports car brands worldwide moved from 5.4% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 1.5M. ## Top sports car brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lotus and Mclaren were each mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Mclaren was listed before Lotus in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Porsche | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Chevrolet | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | BMW | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Ferrari | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mazda | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Lamborghini | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Mclaren | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Aston Martin | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lotus | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nissan | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about sports car brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which sports car brand should I buy?": 1. Porsche, 2. Chevrolet, 3. BMW, 4. Mazda - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best sports car brands?": 1. Porsche, 2. Ferrari, 3. Chevrolet, 4. Mazda, 5. BMW, 6. Lotus, 7. Nissan, 8. Lamborghini - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best sports car brand for fast road driving?": 1. Porsche, 2. Chevrolet, 3. BMW, 4. Ferrari, 5. Mclaren - Searched Google, AI Overview "sports car brands": 1. Porsche, 2. Ferrari, 3. Lamborghini, 4. Mclaren, 5. Aston Martin, 6. BMW, 7. Chevrolet, 8. Lotus - Searched Google, AI Overview "best sports car": 1. BMW, 2. Mazda, 3. Chevrolet, 4. Porsche, 5. Aston Martin Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for sports car brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Mclaren gained share of searches among sports car brands worldwide, from 3.5% to 4.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lotus worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 246K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lotus estimated searches | Lotus Share of Search | Lotus rank | Mclaren estimated searches | Mclaren Share of Search | Mclaren rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 0.73% | 10 | 2.2M | 5.4% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 0.67% | 10 | 2.2M | 6.1% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 0.67% | 10 | 1.8M | 5% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 0.62% | 10 | 1.5M | 3.8% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 201K | 0.59% | 10 | 1.2M | 3.6% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 0.62% | 10 | 1.5M | 3.8% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 0.83% | 10 | 1.5M | 4.1% | 9 | | May 2026 | 368K | 0.99% | 10 | 1.5M | 4% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 301K | 0.88% | 10 | 1.5M | 4.4% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 246K | 0.75% | 10 | 1.5M | 4.6% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 0.86% | 10 | 1.2M | 3.5% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 0.72% | 10 | 1.5M | 4.4% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lotus’ and Mclaren’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. - **Lotus**: Measured on the search term “lotus cars”. - **Mclaren**: Measured on the search term “mclaren”. - [Lotus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lotus) - [Mclaren profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mclaren) - [All sports car brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sports-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Lotus or Mclaren more popular in search? In September 2026, Mclaren had more branded searches than Lotus among sports car brands worldwide. Mclaren had about 1.5 million branded searches, while Lotus had 246,000. Mclaren made up 4.4% of all sports car brand searches we track, and Lotus accounted for 0.72%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lotus vs Mclaren: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sports-car-brands/compare/lotus-vs-mclaren This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sports-car-brands/compare/lotus-vs-mclaren. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.