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title: "Boots vs MECCA: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Boots or MECCA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Beauty 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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# Boots vs MECCA: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Boots or MECCA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Beauty 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**: Boots and MECCA
- **Competitive set**: Beauty retailers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Boots Share of Search**: 21.7%
- **MECCA Share of Search**: 3.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Boots or MECCA?

- In August 2026, Boots had more branded searches than MECCA among beauty retailers worldwide. Boots was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to MECCA’s 1M, and held a 21.7% Share of Search versus MECCA’s 3.5%.
- Boots was ahead of MECCA in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Boots’ estimated Share of Search among beauty retailers worldwide moved from 28.9% to 21.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.1M to 6.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MECCA’s estimated Share of Search among beauty retailers worldwide moved from 3.9% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1M.

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

- In August 2026, Boots lost estimated Share of Search among beauty retailers worldwide, from 24.3% to 21.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MECCA worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.2M to 1M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Boots estimated searches | Boots Share of Search | Boots rank | MECCA estimated searches | MECCA Share of Search | MECCA rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.1M | 28.9% | 2 | 1.2M | 3.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 19.4% | 2 | 1.5M | 3.2% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.1M | 21.6% | 2 | 1.5M | 3.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.1M | 21.6% | 2 | 1M | 3.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.1M | 24.7% | 2 | 1.2M | 4.9% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.1M | 21.5% | 2 | 1.2M | 4.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.1M | 21.6% | 2 | 1M | 3.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 6.1M | 24.2% | 2 | 1M | 4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.1M | 24.3% | 2 | 1M | 4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1M | 24.3% | 2 | 1M | 4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.1M | 21.7% | 2 | 1M | 3.5% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Boots’ and MECCA’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.

- **Boots**: Measured on the search term “boots”.
- **MECCA**: Measured on the search term “mecca”.

- [Boots profile](/demand/global-en/brands/boots)
- [MECCA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mecca)
- [All beauty retailers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/beauty-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, Boots or MECCA?

In August 2026, Boots had more branded searches than MECCA among beauty retailers worldwide. Boots was estimated to have 6.1M branded searches compared to MECCA’s 1M, and held a 21.7% Share of Search versus MECCA’s 3.5%.

## Cite this page

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