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title: "Chanel vs Hermès: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Hermès? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury fashion houses 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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# Chanel vs Hermès: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Hermès? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Luxury fashion houses 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**: Chanel and Hermès
- **Competitive set**: Luxury fashion houses
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Chanel Share of Search**: 28.1%
- **Hermès Share of Search**: 15.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Chanel or Hermès?

- In September 2026, Chanel had more branded searches than Hermès among luxury fashion houses worldwide. Chanel was estimated to have 7.4M branded searches compared to Hermès’ 4.1M, and held a 28.1% Share of Search versus Hermès’ 15.6%.
- Chanel was ahead of Hermès in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chanel’s estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses worldwide moved from 25.7% to 28.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.3M to 7.4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hermès’ estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses worldwide moved from 17.7% to 15.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 4.1M.

## How did search popularity change for luxury fashion houses worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Chanel gained estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses worldwide, from 27.1% to 28.1%.
- In September 2026, Hermès lost estimated Share of Search among luxury fashion houses worldwide, from 18.4% to 15.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Chanel estimated searches | Chanel Share of Search | Chanel rank | Hermès estimated searches | Hermès Share of Search | Hermès rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 7.3M | 25.7% | 2 | 5M | 17.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.9M | 23.3% | 2 | 5M | 16.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.3M | 25.2% | 2 | 6.1M | 16.6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1M | 34.4% | 1 | 5M | 14.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.3M | 27.8% | 2 | 4.1M | 15.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 8M | 28% | 2 | 5M | 17.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.3M | 25.7% | 2 | 5M | 17.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 9.7M | 31.6% | 1 | 5M | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 11.4M | 36.8% | 1 | 5M | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 8M | 28.8% | 2 | 5M | 18% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 7.4M | 27.1% | 2 | 5M | 18.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 7.4M | 28.1% | 2 | 4.1M | 15.6% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chanel’s and Hermès’ 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.

- **Chanel**: Measured on the search terms “chanel”, “chanel chance”, “chanel parfume” and “chanel water”, summed into one figure.
- **Hermès**: Measured on the search term “hermes”.

- [Chanel profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chanel)
- [Hermès profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hermes)
- [All luxury fashion houses worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/luxury-fashion-houses): 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, Chanel or Hermès?

In September 2026, Chanel had more branded searches than Hermès among luxury fashion houses worldwide. Chanel was estimated to have 7.4M branded searches compared to Hermès’ 4.1M, and held a 28.1% Share of Search versus Hermès’ 15.6%.

## Cite this page

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