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title: "Ace Hardware vs Lowe's: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's? 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 Lowe's: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's? 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 Lowe's
- **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ace Hardware Share of Search**: 6.9%
- **Lowe's Share of Search**: 23.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's?

- In August 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands worldwide. Lowe's was estimated to have 13.6M branded searches compared to Ace Hardware’s 4.1M, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Ace Hardware’s 6.9%.
- Lowe's was ahead of Ace Hardware in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 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, Lowe's’ estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide moved from 22.4% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.6M.

## 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%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ace Hardware estimated searches | Ace Hardware Share of Search | Ace Hardware rank | Lowe's estimated searches | Lowe's Share of Search | Lowe's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 6.7% | 4 | 13.6M | 22.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 6.9% | 3 | 16.6M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5M | 7.6% | 4 | 16.6M | 25.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5M | 7.7% | 3 | 16.6M | 25.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 6.4% | 4 | 13.6M | 26.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 16.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 16.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 5M | 7% | 3 | 16.6M | 23.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 8% | 3 | 16.6M | 26.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 5M | 8.4% | 3 | 13.6M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 6.9% | 3 | 13.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Ace Hardware**: Measured on the search term “ace hardware”.
- **Lowe's**: Measured on the search term “lowes”.

- [Ace Hardware profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ace-hardware)
- [Lowe's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lowe-s)
- [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 Lowe's?

In August 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands worldwide. Lowe's was estimated to have 13.6M branded searches compared to Ace Hardware’s 4.1M, and held a 23.1% Share of Search versus Ace Hardware’s 6.9%.

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