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title: "Buildbase vs MKM: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or MKM? 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Buildbase vs MKM: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or MKM? 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 MKM
- **Competitive set**: Building supplies retailers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Buildbase Share of Search**: 1.2%
- **MKM Share of Search**: 0.22%

## Which is more popular in search, Buildbase or MKM?

- In August 2026, Buildbase had more branded searches than MKM among building supplies retailers worldwide. Buildbase was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to MKM’s 1.9K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus MKM’s 0.22%.
- Buildbase was ahead of MKM 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, MKM’s estimated Share of Search among building supplies retailers worldwide held steady at 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.9K.

## How did search popularity change for building supplies retailers worldwide 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 | MKM estimated searches | MKM Share of Search | MKM rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.22% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.19% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.22% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.27% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.19% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.23% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.23% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 12.1K | 1.4% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.27% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.22% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 4 | 2.4K | 0.27% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.9K | 1.2% | 4 | 1.9K | 0.22% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buildbase’s and MKM’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”.
- **MKM**: Measured on the search term “mkm builders”.

- [Buildbase profile](/demand/global-en/brands/buildbase)
- [MKM profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mkm-building)
- [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 MKM?

In August 2026, Buildbase had more branded searches than MKM among building supplies retailers worldwide. Buildbase was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to MKM’s 1.9K, and held a 1.2% Share of Search versus MKM’s 0.22%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Buildbase vs MKM: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/buildbase-vs-mkm-building

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