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title: "Bain vs McKinsey & Company: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bain or McKinsey & Company? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Consulting firms 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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# Bain vs McKinsey & Company: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Bain or McKinsey & Company? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Consulting firms 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**: Bain and McKinsey & Company
- **Competitive set**: Consulting firms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bain Share of Search**: 0.45%
- **McKinsey & Company Share of Search**: 33.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Bain or McKinsey & Company?

- In August 2026, McKinsey & Company had more branded searches than Bain among consulting firms worldwide. McKinsey & Company was estimated to have 900K branded searches compared to Bain’s 12.1K, and held a 33.1% Share of Search versus Bain’s 0.45%.
- McKinsey & Company was ahead of Bain in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bain’s estimated Share of Search among consulting firms worldwide moved from 0.39% to 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, McKinsey & Company’s estimated Share of Search among consulting firms worldwide moved from 35.9% to 33.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1M to 900K.

## How did search popularity change for consulting firms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for McKinsey & Company worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 1.1M to 900K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bain estimated searches | Bain Share of Search | Bain rank | McKinsey & Company estimated searches | McKinsey & Company Share of Search | McKinsey & Company rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 0.39% | 4 | 1.1M | 35.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 900K | 32.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 900K | 33.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 0.43% | 4 | 900K | 32.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 12.1K | 0.43% | 4 | 900K | 32.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 0.41% | 4 | 1.1M | 36.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 0.41% | 4 | 1.1M | 36.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 900K | 32.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 900K | 33.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.36% | 4 | 900K | 33.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 0.45% | 4 | 900K | 33.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bain’s and McKinsey & Company’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.

- **Bain**: Measured on the search term “bain consulting”.
- **McKinsey & Company**: Measured on the search terms “mckinsey” and “mckinsey company”, summed into one figure.

- [Bain profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bain)
- [McKinsey & Company profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mckinsey-and-company)
- [All consulting firms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/consulting-firms): 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, Bain or McKinsey & Company?

In August 2026, McKinsey & Company had more branded searches than Bain among consulting firms worldwide. McKinsey & Company was estimated to have 900K branded searches compared to Bain’s 12.1K, and held a 33.1% Share of Search versus Bain’s 0.45%.

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