--- title: "Drake vs Hays: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Drake or Hays more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/drake-vs-hays" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Drake vs Hays: Which is searched more? Is Drake or Hays more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Temp staffing agencies 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**: Drake and Hays - **Competitive set**: Temp staffing agencies - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Drake Share of Search**: 40.6% - **Hays Share of Search**: 3.6% ## Is Drake or Hays more popular in search? - In September 2026, Drake had more branded searches than Hays among temp staffing agencies worldwide. Drake had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Hays had 201,000. Drake made up 40.6% of all temp staffing agency searches we track, and Hays accounted for 3.6%. - Drake was ahead of Hays in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Drake’s share of searches among temp staffing agencies worldwide moved from 40% to 40.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.2M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hays’ share of searches among temp staffing agencies worldwide moved from 4.4% to 3.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. ## Top temp staffing agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, neither Drake nor Hays showed up in any of the three answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | | Drake | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Adecco | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Randstad | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | | Hays | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | ManpowerGroup | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about temp staffing agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which temp staffing agency should I hire?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best temp staffing agencies?": 1. Adecco, 2. Randstad - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best temp staffing agency for short term cover?": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Drake, Hays and ManpowerGroup. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for temp staffing agencies worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Drake lost share of searches among temp staffing agencies worldwide, from 47.3% to 40.6%. - In September 2026, Hays lost share of searches among temp staffing agencies worldwide, from 4.2% to 3.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Drake estimated searches | Drake Share of Search | Drake rank | Hays estimated searches | Hays Share of Search | Hays rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.2M | 40% | 1 | 246K | 4.4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 40.1% | 1 | 201K | 4.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.8M | 42.7% | 1 | 165K | 3.8% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 40.5% | 1 | 201K | 3.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 37.9% | 1 | 201K | 4.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 35.7% | 1 | 201K | 3.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 42.7% | 1 | 201K | 3.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 4.1M | 57.7% | 1 | 201K | 2.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.2M | 42.8% | 1 | 201K | 3.8% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 40.3% | 1 | 201K | 4.4% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.2M | 47.3% | 1 | 201K | 4.2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 2.2M | 40.6% | 1 | 201K | 3.6% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Drake’s and Hays’ 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. - **Drake**: Measured on the search term “drake”. - **Hays**: Measured on the search term “hays”. - [Drake profile](/demand/global-en/brands/drake) - [Hays profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hays) - [All temp staffing agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/temp-staffing-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Drake or Hays more popular in search? In September 2026, Drake had more branded searches than Hays among temp staffing agencies worldwide. Drake had about 2.2 million branded searches, while Hays had 201,000. Drake made up 40.6% of all temp staffing agency searches we track, and Hays accounted for 3.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Drake vs Hays: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/drake-vs-hays This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/drake-vs-hays. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.