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title: "First Alert vs Kidde: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Kidde? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fire alarm 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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# First Alert vs Kidde: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Kidde? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fire alarm 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**: First Alert and Kidde
- **Competitive set**: Fire alarm brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **First Alert Share of Search**: 1.3%
- **Kidde Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, First Alert or Kidde?

- In September 2026, Kidde had more branded searches than First Alert among fire alarm brands worldwide. Kidde was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to First Alert’s 27.1K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus First Alert’s 1.3%.
- Kidde was ahead of First Alert in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, First Alert’s estimated Share of Search among fire alarm brands worldwide moved from 0.96% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kidde’s estimated Share of Search among fire alarm brands worldwide moved from 1.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.

## How did search popularity change for fire alarm brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Kidde rose from 5th to 4th among fire alarm brands worldwide.
- In September 2026, First Alert fell from 4th to 5th among fire alarm brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | First Alert estimated searches | First Alert Share of Search | First Alert rank | Kidde estimated searches | Kidde Share of Search | Kidde rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 0.96% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 0.86% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.2K | 0.97% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.83% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 1% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 1.1% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 0.85% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 1% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 1.1% | 5 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 4 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 1.3% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using First Alert’s and Kidde’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.

- **First Alert**: Measured on the search term “first alert”.
- **Kidde**: Measured on the search term “kidde”.

- [First Alert profile](/demand/global-en/brands/first-alert)
- [Kidde profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kidde)
- [All fire alarm brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fire-alarm-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, First Alert or Kidde?

In September 2026, Kidde had more branded searches than First Alert among fire alarm brands worldwide. Kidde was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to First Alert’s 27.1K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus First Alert’s 1.3%.

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