--- title: "Hartman vs POLYWOOD: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Hartman or POLYWOOD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Outdoor furniture 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hartman-vs-polywood" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Hartman vs POLYWOOD: Which is searched more? Is Hartman or POLYWOOD more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Outdoor furniture 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**: Hartman and POLYWOOD - **Competitive set**: Outdoor furniture brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Hartman Share of Search**: 0.53% - **POLYWOOD Share of Search**: 0.96% ## Is Hartman or POLYWOOD more popular in search? - In September 2026, POLYWOOD had more branded searches than Hartman among outdoor furniture brands worldwide. POLYWOOD had about 74,000 branded searches, while Hartman had 40,500. POLYWOOD made up 0.96% of all outdoor furniture brand searches we track, and Hartman accounted for 0.53%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Hartman took it in December 2025, POLYWOOD took it in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hartman’s share of searches among outdoor furniture brands worldwide moved from 0.57% to 0.53%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, POLYWOOD’s share of searches among outdoor furniture brands worldwide moved from 0.57% to 0.96%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 74K. ## Top outdoor furniture brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, POLYWOOD appeared in all five answers. Hartman did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | POLYWOOD | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Frontgate | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Neighbor | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Article | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Outer | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Pottery Barn | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Sunbrella | 7th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bunnings | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Mitre 10 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Freedom Furniture | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Keter | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Hartman | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Kettler | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about outdoor furniture brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which outdoor furniture brand should I buy?": 1. POLYWOOD, 2. Article, 3. Neighbor, 4. Pottery Barn, 5. Sunbrella - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best outdoor furniture brands?": 1. Neighbor, 2. POLYWOOD, 3. Outer, 4. Frontgate, 5. Article, 6. Pottery Barn, 7. Sunbrella - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best outdoor furniture brand for a backyard patio?": 1. POLYWOOD, 2. Outer, 3. Frontgate, 4. Pottery Barn, 5. Article, 6. Sunbrella - Searched Google, AI Overview "best outdoor furniture": 1. Frontgate, 2. POLYWOOD - Searched Google, AI Overview "outdoor dining set": 1. POLYWOOD Not named in any answer: Bunnings, Mitre 10, Freedom Furniture, Keter, Hartman and Kettler. 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 outdoor furniture brands worldwide in September 2026? - POLYWOOD’s share of searches among outdoor furniture brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.1% to 0.96% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Hartman worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Hartman estimated searches | Hartman Share of Search | Hartman rank | POLYWOOD estimated searches | POLYWOOD Share of Search | POLYWOOD rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 0.57% | 8 | 49.5K | 0.57% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 0.41% | 9 | 49.5K | 0.5% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 74K | 0.7% | 7 | 40.5K | 0.38% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 74K | 0.8% | 7 | 49.5K | 0.53% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 0.65% | 9 | 60.5K | 0.8% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 0.78% | 9 | 110K | 1.4% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.66% | 9 | 165K | 2.2% | 6 | | May 2026 | 49.5K | 0.73% | 10 | 165K | 2.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 0.76% | 10 | 135K | 2.1% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 0.72% | 9 | 90.5K | 1.3% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 0.71% | 9 | 90.5K | 1.3% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 0.53% | 9 | 74K | 0.96% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hartman’s and POLYWOOD’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. - **Hartman**: Measured on the search term “hartman”. - **POLYWOOD**: Measured on the search term “polywood”. - [Hartman profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hartman) - [POLYWOOD profile](/demand/global-en/brands/polywood) - [All outdoor furniture brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/outdoor-furniture-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 13 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 Hartman or POLYWOOD more popular in search? In September 2026, POLYWOOD had more branded searches than Hartman among outdoor furniture brands worldwide. POLYWOOD had about 74,000 branded searches, while Hartman had 40,500. POLYWOOD made up 0.96% of all outdoor furniture brand searches we track, and Hartman accounted for 0.53%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Hartman vs POLYWOOD: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hartman-vs-polywood This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/hartman-vs-polywood. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.