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title: "Home Depot vs Lowe's: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Home Depot or Lowe's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store 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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# Home Depot vs Lowe's: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Home Depot or Lowe's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store 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**: Home Depot and Lowe's
- **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Home Depot Share of Search**: 63.1%
- **Lowe's Share of Search**: 23.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Home Depot or Lowe's?

- In August 2026, Home Depot had more branded searches than Lowe's among hardware store brands worldwide. Home Depot was estimated to have 37.2M branded searches compared to Lowe's’ 13.6M, and held a 63.1% Share of Search versus Lowe's’ 23.1%.
- Home Depot was ahead of Lowe's in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Home Depot’s estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide moved from 61.3% to 63.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 37.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lowe's’ estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide moved from 22.4% to 23.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.6M.

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

- In August 2026, Home Depot gained estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands worldwide, from 62.3% to 63.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Home Depot estimated searches | Home Depot Share of Search | Home Depot rank | Lowe's estimated searches | Lowe's Share of Search | Lowe's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 37.2M | 61.3% | 1 | 13.6M | 22.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 45.5M | 62.4% | 1 | 16.6M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 37.2M | 56.4% | 1 | 16.6M | 25.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 37.2M | 57.6% | 1 | 16.6M | 25.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 30.4M | 58.3% | 1 | 13.6M | 26.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 45.5M | 63.3% | 1 | 16.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 45.5M | 63.3% | 1 | 16.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 45.5M | 64% | 1 | 16.6M | 23.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 37.2M | 59.3% | 1 | 16.6M | 26.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 37.2M | 62.3% | 1 | 13.6M | 22.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 37.2M | 63.1% | 1 | 13.6M | 23.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Home Depot’s and Lowe'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.

- **Home Depot**: Measured on the search term “home depot”.
- **Lowe's**: Measured on the search term “lowes”.

- [Home Depot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/home-depot)
- [Lowe's profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lowe-s)
- [All hardware store brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hardware-store-brands): 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, Home Depot or Lowe's?

In August 2026, Home Depot had more branded searches than Lowe's among hardware store brands worldwide. Home Depot was estimated to have 37.2M branded searches compared to Lowe's’ 13.6M, and held a 63.1% Share of Search versus Lowe's’ 23.1%.

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