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title: "B&Q: search popularity in United Kingdom"
description: "B&Q is hardware retailer. 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/uk/brands/b-and-q"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# B&Q: search popularity in United Kingdom

B&Q is hardware retailer. 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

- **Brand**: B&Q
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among hardware retailers**: 12.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware retailers | 4 | 12.5% | 1M |

- [Hardware retailers](/demand/uk/categories/uk-hardware-retailers)

## How has branded search demand for B&Q changed in United Kingdom over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for B&Q in United Kingdom fell from 1.2M to 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, B&Q’s estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom peaked at 19.4% in April 2026 and was lowest at 12.5% in September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, B&Q fell from 3rd to 4th among hardware retailers in United Kingdom.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom hardware retailers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Screwfix gained estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom, from 47.8% to 51.3%.
- In September 2026, Toolstation gained estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom, from 17.5% to 18.8%.
- In September 2026, Wickes lost estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom, from 17.5% to 15.3%.
- In September 2026, B&Q lost estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom, from 14.3% to 12.5%.
- In September 2026, Robert Dyas lost estimated Share of Search among hardware retailers in United Kingdom, from 2.9% to 2.1%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 12.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 12.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Hardware retailers | 1M | 12.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 14.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 14.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.5M | 16.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.8M | 19.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.8M | 19.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.5M | 16.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 14.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1.2M | 14.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Hardware retailers | 1M | 12.5% | 4 |

## How is B&Q measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using B&Q’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “b and q”

## Which hardware retailers compete with B&Q?

- [Screwfix](/demand/uk/brands/screwfix): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-screwfix
- [Toolstation](/demand/uk/brands/toolstation): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-toolstation
- [Wickes](/demand/uk/brands/wickes): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-wickes
- [Robert Dyas](/demand/uk/brands/robert-dyas): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-robert-dyas

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "B&Q: search popularity in United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/b-and-q

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