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title: "Hays vs Michael Page: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hays or Michael Page? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recruitment 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."
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# Hays vs Michael Page: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Hays or Michael Page? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Recruitment 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**: Hays and Michael Page
- **Competitive set**: Recruitment agencies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hays Share of Search**: 6.8%
- **Michael Page Share of Search**: 10.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Hays or Michael Page?

- In August 2026, Michael Page had more branded searches than Hays among recruitment agencies worldwide. Michael Page was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Hays’ 201K, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus Hays’ 6.8%.
- Michael Page was ahead of Hays in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hays’ estimated Share of Search among recruitment agencies worldwide moved from 6.5% to 6.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Michael Page’s estimated Share of Search among recruitment agencies worldwide moved from 6.5% to 10.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 301K.

## How did search popularity change for recruitment agencies worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Michael Page gained estimated Share of Search among recruitment agencies worldwide, from 7.9% to 10.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hays worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 246K to 201K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hays estimated searches | Hays Share of Search | Hays rank | Michael Page estimated searches | Michael Page Share of Search | Michael Page rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 246K | 6.5% | 4 | 246K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 6.5% | 4 | 201K | 6.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 6% | 4 | 165K | 6% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 5.4% | 5 | 246K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 5.9% | 5 | 246K | 7.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 201K | 5.3% | 5 | 368K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 5.9% | 5 | 246K | 7.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 6% | 3 | 201K | 6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 6% | 4 | 246K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 201K | 6.4% | 5 | 246K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 6.8% | 5 | 301K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hays’ and Michael Page’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.

- **Hays**: Measured on the search term “hays”.
- **Michael Page**: Measured on the search term “michael page”.

- [Hays profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hays)
- [Michael Page profile](/demand/global-en/brands/michael-page)
- [All recruitment agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Hays or Michael Page?

In August 2026, Michael Page had more branded searches than Hays among recruitment agencies worldwide. Michael Page was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Hays’ 201K, and held a 10.1% Share of Search versus Hays’ 6.8%.

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