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title: "Rightmove: search popularity in United Kingdom"
description: "Rightmove is a property marketplace. 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/rightmove"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Rightmove: search popularity in United Kingdom

Rightmove is a property marketplace. 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**: Rightmove
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among property portals**: 84.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Property portals | 1 | 84.4% | 11.1M |

- [Property portals](/demand/uk/categories/uk-property-portals)

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

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Rightmove in United Kingdom held steady at 11.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rightmove’s estimated Share of Search among property portals in United Kingdom increased from 82.3% to 84.4%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rightmove’s estimated Share of Search among property portals in United Kingdom peaked at 85.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 81.6% in April 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom property portals in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Rightmove gained estimated Share of Search among property portals in United Kingdom, from 82.3% to 84.4%.
- In September 2026, Zoopla lost estimated Share of Search among property portals in United Kingdom, from 13.6% to 11.4%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Property portals | 11.1M | 82.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Property portals | 11.1M | 85.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Property portals | 9.1M | 83% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Property portals | 13.6M | 82.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 82.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Property portals | 13.6M | 84.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 81.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 81.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 82.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 82.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 82.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Property portals | 11.1M | 84.4% | 1 |

## How is Rightmove measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rightmove’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.

- “rightmove”

## Which property portals compete with Rightmove?

- [Zoopla](/demand/uk/brands/zoopla): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/rightmove-vs-zoopla
- [OnTheMarket](/demand/uk/brands/onthemarket): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/onthemarket-vs-rightmove

## 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. "Rightmove: search popularity in United Kingdom". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/rightmove

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