--- title: "Mul-T-Lock vs Yale: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Mul-T-Lock or Yale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Door lock 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mul-t-lock-vs-yale" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mul-T-Lock vs Yale: Which is searched more? Is Mul-T-Lock or Yale more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Door lock 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**: Mul-T-Lock and Yale - **Competitive set**: Door lock brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mul-T-Lock Share of Search**: 4.3% - **Yale Share of Search**: 30.8% ## Is Mul-T-Lock or Yale more popular in search? - In September 2026, Yale had more branded searches than Mul-T-Lock among door lock brands worldwide. Yale had about 105,000 branded searches, while Mul-T-Lock had 14,800. Yale made up 30.8% of all door lock brand searches we track, and Mul-T-Lock accounted for 4.3%. - Yale was ahead of Mul-T-Lock in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mul-T-Lock’s share of searches among door lock brands worldwide moved from 4.5% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yale’s share of searches among door lock brands worldwide moved from 28.8% to 30.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 116K to 105K. ## Top door lock brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Yale appeared in all five answers. Mul-T-Lock was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Yale was listed before Mul-T-Lock in two out of three answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Schlage | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Yale | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Medeco | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Mul-T-Lock | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lockwood | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Carbine | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about door lock brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which door lock brand should I buy?": 1. Schlage, 2. Yale - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best door lock brands?": 1. Schlage, 2. Yale, 3. Medeco, 4. Mul-T-Lock - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best door lock brand for a secure home?": 1. Schlage, 2. Medeco, 3. Mul-T-Lock, 4. Yale - Searched Google, AI Overview "best door lock": 1. Yale, 2. Schlage - Searched Google, AI Overview "smart door lock": 1. Yale, 2. Schlage Not named in any answer: Lockwood and Carbine. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for door lock brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Mul-T-Lock gained share of searches among door lock brands worldwide, from 3.1% to 4.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Mul-T-Lock estimated searches | Mul-T-Lock Share of Search | Mul-T-Lock rank | Yale estimated searches | Yale Share of Search | Yale rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 4.5% | 5 | 116K | 28.8% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 4% | 5 | 110K | 29.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 4% | 5 | 110K | 29.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 | 110K | 28.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 4.1% | 5 | 94.7K | 26.2% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 14.8K | 3.6% | 5 | 110K | 27% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 | 101K | 26% | 2 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 5 | 101K | 26.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 3% | 5 | 101K | 25.2% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 3.2% | 5 | 101K | 26.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 3.1% | 5 | 123K | 31.2% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 4.3% | 5 | 105K | 30.8% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mul-T-Lock’s and Yale’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. - **Mul-T-Lock**: Measured on the search term “mul-t-lock”. - **Yale**: Measured on the search terms “yale door lock”, “yale lock” and “yale smart lock”, summed into one figure. - [Mul-T-Lock profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mul-t-lock) - [Yale profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yale) - [All door lock brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/door-lock-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mul-T-Lock or Yale more popular in search? In September 2026, Yale had more branded searches than Mul-T-Lock among door lock brands worldwide. Yale had about 105,000 branded searches, while Mul-T-Lock had 14,800. Yale made up 30.8% of all door lock brand searches we track, and Mul-T-Lock accounted for 4.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mul-T-Lock vs Yale: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mul-t-lock-vs-yale This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mul-t-lock-vs-yale. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.