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title: "Little Tikes vs Melissa & Doug: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Little Tikes or Melissa & Doug? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dollhouse 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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# Little Tikes vs Melissa & Doug: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Little Tikes or Melissa & Doug? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dollhouse 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**: Little Tikes and Melissa & Doug
- **Competitive set**: Dollhouse brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Little Tikes Share of Search**: 26.5%
- **Melissa & Doug Share of Search**: 21.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Little Tikes or Melissa & Doug?

- In September 2026, Little Tikes had more branded searches than Melissa & Doug among dollhouse brands worldwide. Little Tikes was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Melissa & Doug’s 135K, and held a 26.5% Share of Search versus Melissa & Doug’s 21.7%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Little Tikes took it in February 2026, Melissa & Doug took it in August 2026, Little Tikes took it in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Little Tikes’ estimated Share of Search among dollhouse brands worldwide moved from 20.3% to 26.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Melissa & Doug’s estimated Share of Search among dollhouse brands worldwide moved from 20.3% to 21.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.

## How did search popularity change for dollhouse brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Little Tikes overtook Melissa & Doug to rank 2nd among dollhouse brands worldwide, with 26.5% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Melissa & Doug lost estimated Share of Search among dollhouse brands worldwide, from 22.8% to 21.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Little Tikes estimated searches | Little Tikes Share of Search | Little Tikes rank | Melissa & Doug estimated searches | Melissa & Doug Share of Search | Melissa & Doug rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 20.3% | 3 | 135K | 20.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 16.8% | 3 | 247K | 25% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 17.6% | 3 | 202K | 21.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 18.1% | 3 | 110K | 18.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 23.3% | 2 | 90.8K | 19.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 22.8% | 2 | 110K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 23.7% | 2 | 90.9K | 16% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 165K | 27.8% | 2 | 90.8K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 26.8% | 2 | 90.8K | 18% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 23.7% | 2 | 110K | 19.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 22.8% | 3 | 135K | 22.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 165K | 26.5% | 2 | 135K | 21.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Little Tikes’ and Melissa & Doug’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.

- **Little Tikes**: Measured on the search term “little tikes”.
- **Melissa & Doug**: Measured on the search terms “melissa doug” and “melissadoug toys”, summed into one figure.

- [Little Tikes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/little-tikes)
- [Melissa & Doug profile](/demand/global-en/brands/melissa-and-doug)
- [All dollhouse brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/dollhouse-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, Little Tikes or Melissa & Doug?

In September 2026, Little Tikes had more branded searches than Melissa & Doug among dollhouse brands worldwide. Little Tikes was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Melissa & Doug’s 135K, and held a 26.5% Share of Search versus Melissa & Doug’s 21.7%.

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