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title: "Dunelm vs IKEA: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dunelm or IKEA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Curtain 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Dunelm vs IKEA: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Dunelm or IKEA? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Curtain 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**: Dunelm and IKEA
- **Competitive set**: Curtain brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dunelm Share of Search**: 6.5%
- **IKEA Share of Search**: 88.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Dunelm or IKEA?

- In August 2026, IKEA had more branded searches than Dunelm among curtain brands worldwide. IKEA was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Dunelm’s 4.1M, and held an 88.8% Share of Search versus Dunelm’s 6.5%.
- IKEA was ahead of Dunelm in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dunelm’s estimated Share of Search among curtain brands worldwide held steady at 6.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, IKEA’s estimated Share of Search among curtain brands worldwide moved from 88% to 88.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 55.6M.

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

- In August 2026, Dunelm gained estimated Share of Search among curtain brands worldwide, from 5.4% to 6.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dunelm estimated searches | Dunelm Share of Search | Dunelm rank | IKEA estimated searches | IKEA Share of Search | IKEA rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 6.5% | 2 | 55.6M | 88% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.1M | 6.3% | 3 | 55.6M | 85.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.1M | 6.3% | 3 | 55.6M | 85.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1M | 6.5% | 2 | 55.6M | 88% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 6.5% | 2 | 45.5M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 6.4% | 2 | 45.5M | 86.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 6.5% | 2 | 45.5M | 87.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 6.5% | 2 | 45.5M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 6.5% | 2 | 45.5M | 87.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.7M | 5.4% | 2 | 45.5M | 88.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 6.5% | 2 | 55.6M | 88.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dunelm’s and IKEA’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.

- **Dunelm**: Measured on the search term “dunelm”.
- **IKEA**: Measured on the search term “ikea”.

- [Dunelm profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dunelm)
- [IKEA profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ikea)
- [All curtain brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/curtain-brands): 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, Dunelm or IKEA?

In August 2026, IKEA had more branded searches than Dunelm among curtain brands worldwide. IKEA was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Dunelm’s 4.1M, and held an 88.8% Share of Search versus Dunelm’s 6.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Dunelm vs IKEA: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dunelm-vs-ikea

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