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title: "Roto-Rooter vs Thrift: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Roto-Rooter or Thrift? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drain cleaners 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Roto-Rooter vs Thrift: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Roto-Rooter or Thrift? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Drain cleaners 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**: Roto-Rooter and Thrift
- **Competitive set**: Drain cleaners
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Roto-Rooter Share of Search**: 14%
- **Thrift Share of Search**: 56.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Roto-Rooter or Thrift?

- In August 2026, Thrift had more branded searches than Roto-Rooter among drain cleaners worldwide. Thrift was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Roto-Rooter’s 135K, and held a 56.9% Share of Search versus Roto-Rooter’s 14%.
- Thrift was ahead of Roto-Rooter in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Roto-Rooter’s estimated Share of Search among drain cleaners worldwide moved from 15.4% to 14%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Thrift’s estimated Share of Search among drain cleaners worldwide moved from 51.3% to 56.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K.

## How did search popularity change for drain cleaners worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Thrift gained estimated Share of Search among drain cleaners worldwide, from 54.4% to 56.9%.
- In August 2026, Roto-Rooter lost estimated Share of Search among drain cleaners worldwide, from 16.3% to 14%.

## Month by month

| Month | Roto-Rooter estimated searches | Roto-Rooter Share of Search | Roto-Rooter rank | Thrift estimated searches | Thrift Share of Search | Thrift rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 15.4% | 2 | 450K | 51.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 16.1% | 2 | 450K | 53.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 19.2% | 2 | 450K | 52.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 16.4% | 2 | 550K | 54.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 19.2% | 2 | 450K | 52.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 19% | 2 | 450K | 51.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 16.3% | 2 | 450K | 54.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 16.3% | 2 | 450K | 54.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 16.4% | 2 | 450K | 54.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 16.3% | 2 | 450K | 54.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 14% | 2 | 550K | 56.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Roto-Rooter’s and Thrift’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.

- **Roto-Rooter**: Measured on the search term “roto rooter”.
- **Thrift**: Measured on the search term “thrift”.

- [Roto-Rooter profile](/demand/global-en/brands/roto-rooter)
- [Thrift profile](/demand/global-en/brands/thrift)
- [All drain cleaners worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/drain-cleaners): 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, Roto-Rooter or Thrift?

In August 2026, Thrift had more branded searches than Roto-Rooter among drain cleaners worldwide. Thrift was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Roto-Rooter’s 135K, and held a 56.9% Share of Search versus Roto-Rooter’s 14%.

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