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title: "Ace Hardware vs Bunnings: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Bunnings? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store 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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# Ace Hardware vs Bunnings: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Bunnings? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store 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**: Ace Hardware and Bunnings
- **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ace Hardware Share of Search**: 6.9%
- **Bunnings Share of Search**: 5.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Bunnings?

- In August 2026, Ace Hardware had more branded searches than Bunnings among hardware store brands worldwide. Ace Hardware was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Bunnings’ 3.4M, and held a 6.9% Share of Search versus Bunnings’ 5.7%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: Ace Hardware took it in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ace Hardware’s estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide moved from 6.7% to 6.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bunnings’ estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide moved from 8.2% to 5.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 3.4M.

## How did search popularity change for hardware store brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Ace Hardware lost estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide, from 8.4% to 6.9%.
- Bunnings’ estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.7% to 5.7% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ace Hardware estimated searches | Ace Hardware Share of Search | Ace Hardware rank | Bunnings estimated searches | Bunnings Share of Search | Bunnings rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 6.7% | 4 | 5M | 8.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 6.9% | 3 | 5M | 6.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 5M | 7.6% | 4 | 6.1M | 9.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 5M | 7.7% | 3 | 5M | 7.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 6.4% | 4 | 4.1M | 7.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 4.1M | 5.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 4.1M | 5.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 3.4M | 4.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 8% | 3 | 3.4M | 5.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 5M | 8.4% | 3 | 3.4M | 5.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 6.9% | 3 | 3.4M | 5.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ace Hardware’s and Bunnings’ 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.

- **Ace Hardware**: Measured on the search term “ace hardware”.
- **Bunnings**: Measured on the search term “bunnings”.

- [Ace Hardware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ace-hardware)
- [Bunnings profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bunnings)
- [All hardware store brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hardware-store-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Ace Hardware or Bunnings?

In August 2026, Ace Hardware had more branded searches than Bunnings among hardware store brands worldwide. Ace Hardware was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Bunnings’ 3.4M, and held a 6.9% Share of Search versus Bunnings’ 5.7%.

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