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title: "Buildbase vs Howarth Timber: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or Howarth Timber? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Building supplies 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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# Buildbase vs Howarth Timber: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or Howarth Timber? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Building supplies 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**: Buildbase and Howarth Timber
- **Competitive set**: Building supplies retailers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Buildbase Share of Search**: 1.2%
- **Howarth Timber Share of Search**: 2.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or Howarth Timber?

- In August 2026, Howarth Timber had more branded searches than Buildbase among building supplies retailers worldwide. Howarth Timber was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Buildbase’s 9.9K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus Buildbase’s 1.2%.
- Howarth Timber was ahead of Buildbase in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buildbase’s estimated Share of Search among building supplies retailers worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 9.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Howarth Timber’s estimated Share of Search among building supplies retailers worldwide moved from 2.1% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Howarth Timber worldwide rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 22.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Buildbase worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 9.9K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Buildbase estimated searches | Buildbase Share of Search | Buildbase rank | Howarth Timber estimated searches | Howarth Timber Share of Search | Howarth Timber rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 27.1K | 2.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 27.1K | 3.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buildbase’s and Howarth Timber’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.

- **Buildbase**: Measured on the search term “buildbase”.
- **Howarth Timber**: Measured on the search term “howarth timber”.

- [Buildbase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/buildbase)
- [Howarth Timber profile](/demand/global-en/brands/howarth-timber)
- [All building supplies retailers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/building-supplies-retailers): 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, Buildbase or Howarth Timber?

In August 2026, Howarth Timber had more branded searches than Buildbase among building supplies retailers worldwide. Howarth Timber was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Buildbase’s 9.9K, and held a 2.6% Share of Search versus Buildbase’s 1.2%.

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