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title: "Hug Rug vs Muddle Mat: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Hug Rug or Muddle Mat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Welcome mat 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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# Hug Rug vs Muddle Mat: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Hug Rug or Muddle Mat? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Welcome mat 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**: Hug Rug and Muddle Mat
- **Competitive set**: Welcome mat brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Hug Rug Share of Search**: 31.3%
- **Muddle Mat Share of Search**: 0.44%

## Which is more popular in search, Hug Rug or Muddle Mat?

- In August 2026, Hug Rug had more branded searches than Muddle Mat among welcome mat brands worldwide. Hug Rug was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Muddle Mat’s 170, and held a 31.3% Share of Search versus Muddle Mat’s 0.44%.
- Hug Rug was ahead of Muddle Mat in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Hug Rug’s estimated Share of Search among welcome mat brands worldwide moved from 33.3% to 31.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Muddle Mat’s estimated Share of Search among welcome mat brands worldwide moved from 0.72% to 0.44%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 170.

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

- In August 2026, Hug Rug gained estimated Share of Search among welcome mat brands worldwide, from 21.6% to 31.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Muddle Mat worldwide fell 46.9% over 11 measured months, from 320 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hug Rug estimated searches | Hug Rug Share of Search | Hug Rug rank | Muddle Mat estimated searches | Muddle Mat Share of Search | Muddle Mat rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 14.8K | 33.3% | 2 | 320 | 0.72% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 36.4% | 1 | 390 | 0.78% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 34.9% | 2 | 320 | 0.76% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 33.1% | 2 | 320 | 0.72% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 34.6% | 2 | 390 | 0.91% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 36% | 2 | 260 | 0.63% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 12.1K | 28.5% | 2 | 170 | 0.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 9.9K | 25.4% | 2 | 170 | 0.44% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 25.4% | 2 | 110 | 0.28% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 21.6% | 2 | 110 | 0.29% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 31.3% | 2 | 170 | 0.44% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hug Rug’s and Muddle Mat’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.

- **Hug Rug**: Measured on the search term “hug rug”.
- **Muddle Mat**: Measured on the search term “muddle mat”.

- [Hug Rug profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hug-rug)
- [Muddle Mat profile](/demand/global-en/brands/muddle-mat)
- [All welcome mat brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/welcome-mat-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, Hug Rug or Muddle Mat?

In August 2026, Hug Rug had more branded searches than Muddle Mat among welcome mat brands worldwide. Hug Rug was estimated to have 12.1K branded searches compared to Muddle Mat’s 170, and held a 31.3% Share of Search versus Muddle Mat’s 0.44%.

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