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title: "Allstate vs Direct Line: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Allstate or Direct Line? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Home insurance 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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# Allstate vs Direct Line: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Allstate or Direct Line? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Home insurance 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**: Allstate and Direct Line
- **Competitive set**: Home insurance brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Allstate Share of Search**: 17.2%
- **Direct Line Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Allstate or Direct Line?

- In August 2026, Allstate had more branded searches than Direct Line among home insurance brands worldwide. Allstate was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Direct Line’s 22.2K, and held a 17.2% Share of Search versus Direct Line’s 1.6%.
- Allstate was ahead of Direct Line in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Allstate’s estimated Share of Search among home insurance brands worldwide moved from 22.2% to 17.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Direct Line’s estimated Share of Search among home insurance brands worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for home insurance brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, State Farm overtook Allstate to rank 2nd among home insurance brands worldwide, at 21.1%.
- In August 2026, Allstate lost estimated Share of Search among home insurance brands worldwide, from 18.1% to 17.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Direct Line worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Allstate estimated searches | Allstate Share of Search | Allstate rank | Direct Line estimated searches | Direct Line Share of Search | Direct Line rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 22.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 246K | 22.2% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 246K | 22.2% | 2 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 301K | 22.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 31.8% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 301K | 22.2% | 2 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 246K | 19.3% | 3 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 246K | 18.9% | 3 | 18.1K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 246K | 18.1% | 2 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 246K | 18.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 17.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Allstate’s and Direct Line’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.

- **Allstate**: Measured on the search term “allstate insurance”.
- **Direct Line**: Measured on the search term “direct line insurance”.

- [Allstate profile](/demand/global-en/brands/allstate)
- [Direct Line profile](/demand/global-en/brands/direct-line)
- [All home insurance brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/home-insurance-brands): 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, Allstate or Direct Line?

In August 2026, Allstate had more branded searches than Direct Line among home insurance brands worldwide. Allstate was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Direct Line’s 22.2K, and held a 17.2% Share of Search versus Direct Line’s 1.6%.

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