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title: "Budget vs Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Budget or Enterprise Rent-A-Car? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental 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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# Budget vs Enterprise Rent-A-Car: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Budget or Enterprise Rent-A-Car? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental 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**: Budget and Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- **Competitive set**: Car rental brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Budget Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **Enterprise Rent-A-Car Share of Search**: 14.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Budget or Enterprise Rent-A-Car?

- In August 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car had more branded searches than Budget among car rental brands worldwide. Enterprise Rent-A-Car was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Budget’s 880, and held a 14.8% Share of Search versus Budget’s <0.01%.
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car was ahead of Budget in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Budget’s estimated Share of Search among car rental brands worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 880.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s estimated Share of Search among car rental brands worldwide moved from 13.3% to 14.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1.5M.

## How did search popularity change for car rental brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car gained estimated Share of Search among car rental brands worldwide, from 14.2% to 14.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Budget estimated searches | Budget Share of Search | Budget rank | Enterprise Rent-A-Car estimated searches | Enterprise Rent-A-Car Share of Search | Enterprise Rent-A-Car rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.2M | 13.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 0.01% | 7 | 1.2M | 14.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.5M | 17.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1M | 11.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 880 | 0.01% | 7 | 1M | 12.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1K | <0.01% | 7 | 1.2M | 11.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.2M | 12.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 3.6K | 0.04% | 6 | 1.2M | 12.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.2M | 12.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.5M | 14.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 880 | <0.01% | 7 | 1.5M | 14.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Budget’s and Enterprise Rent-A-Car’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.

- **Budget**: Measured on the search term “budget nz”.
- **Enterprise Rent-A-Car**: Measured on the search term “enterprise car rental”.

- [Budget profile](/demand/global-en/brands/budget)
- [Enterprise Rent-A-Car profile](/demand/global-en/brands/enterprise-rent-a-car)
- [All car rental brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/car-rental-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Budget or Enterprise Rent-A-Car?

In August 2026, Enterprise Rent-A-Car had more branded searches than Budget among car rental brands worldwide. Enterprise Rent-A-Car was estimated to have 1.5M branded searches compared to Budget’s 880, and held a 14.8% Share of Search versus Budget’s <0.01%.

## Cite this page

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