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title: "Kelly Services vs Robert Half: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kelly Services or Robert Half? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Staffing 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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# Kelly Services vs Robert Half: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Kelly Services or Robert Half? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Staffing 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**: Kelly Services and Robert Half
- **Competitive set**: Staffing agencies
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kelly Services Share of Search**: 8.4%
- **Robert Half Share of Search**: 8.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Kelly Services or Robert Half?

- In August 2026, Kelly Services and Robert Half were level on Share of Search among staffing agencies worldwide, with an estimated 246K branded searches each, at 8.4% estimated Share of Search each.
- Kelly Services was ahead of Robert Half in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kelly Services’ estimated Share of Search among staffing agencies worldwide moved from 5.3% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Robert Half’s estimated Share of Search among staffing agencies worldwide moved from 8% to 8.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.

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

- In August 2026, Kelly Services overtook Hays to rank 3rd among staffing agencies worldwide, at 8.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Robert Half worldwide fell 18.3% over 11 measured months, from 301K to 246K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kelly Services estimated searches | Kelly Services Share of Search | Kelly Services rank | Robert Half estimated searches | Robert Half Share of Search | Robert Half rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 5.3% | 5 | 301K | 8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 5.4% | 5 | 246K | 8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 6% | 5 | 201K | 7.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 201K | 5.4% | 5 | 301K | 8.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 4.9% | 5 | 246K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 4.5% | 5 | 246K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 165K | 4.9% | 5 | 246K | 7.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 5% | 5 | 201K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 165K | 5% | 5 | 201K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 165K | 5.4% | 5 | 246K | 8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 246K | 8.4% | 3 | 246K | 8.4% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kelly Services’ and Robert Half’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.

- **Kelly Services**: Measured on the search term “kelly services”.
- **Robert Half**: Measured on the search term “robert half”.

- [Kelly Services profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kelly-services)
- [Robert Half profile](/demand/global-en/brands/robert-half)
- [All staffing agencies worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/staffing-agencies): 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, Kelly Services or Robert Half?

In August 2026, Kelly Services and Robert Half were level on Share of Search among staffing agencies worldwide, with an estimated 246K branded searches each, at 8.4% estimated Share of Search each.

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