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title: "Best Buy vs Harvey Norman: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Best Buy or Harvey Norman? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electronics retailers 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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# Best Buy vs Harvey Norman: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Best Buy or Harvey Norman? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electronics retailers 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**: Best Buy and Harvey Norman
- **Competitive set**: Electronics retailers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Best Buy Share of Search**: 64.1%
- **Harvey Norman Share of Search**: 4.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Best Buy or Harvey Norman?

- In August 2026, Best Buy had more branded searches than Harvey Norman among electronics retailers worldwide. Best Buy was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Harvey Norman’s 1.5M, and held a 64.1% Share of Search versus Harvey Norman’s 4.7%.
- Best Buy was ahead of Harvey Norman in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Best Buy’s estimated Share of Search among electronics retailers worldwide moved from 62.3% to 64.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 20.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Harvey Norman’s estimated Share of Search among electronics retailers worldwide moved from 5.6% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.8M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for electronics retailers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Best Buy lost estimated Share of Search among electronics retailers worldwide, from 66.8% to 64.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Harvey Norman worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.8M to 1.5M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Best Buy estimated searches | Best Buy Share of Search | Best Buy rank | Harvey Norman estimated searches | Harvey Norman Share of Search | Harvey Norman rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 20.4M | 62.3% | 1 | 1.8M | 5.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 30.4M | 62.3% | 1 | 2.7M | 5.6% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 30.4M | 64.8% | 1 | 2.7M | 5.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 20.4M | 62.3% | 1 | 1.8M | 5.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 16.6M | 62.2% | 1 | 1.5M | 5.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 20.4M | 66.5% | 1 | 1.5M | 4.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 20.4M | 66.9% | 1 | 1.5M | 4.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 20.4M | 66.1% | 1 | 1.8M | 5.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.4M | 66.5% | 1 | 1.5M | 4.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.4M | 66.8% | 1 | 1.5M | 4.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.4M | 64.1% | 1 | 1.5M | 4.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Best Buy’s and Harvey Norman’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.

- **Best Buy**: Measured on the search term “best buy”.
- **Harvey Norman**: Measured on the search term “harvey norman”.

- [Best Buy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/best-buy)
- [Harvey Norman profile](/demand/global-en/brands/harvey-norman)
- [All electronics retailers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/electronics-retailers): 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, Best Buy or Harvey Norman?

In August 2026, Best Buy had more branded searches than Harvey Norman among electronics retailers worldwide. Best Buy was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Harvey Norman’s 1.5M, and held a 64.1% Share of Search versus Harvey Norman’s 4.7%.

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