--- title: "B&Q vs DIY Kitchens: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is B&Q or DIY Kitchens more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchen retailers set in the United Kingdom. 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/compare/b-and-q-vs-diy-kitchens" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # B&Q vs DIY Kitchens: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is B&Q or DIY Kitchens more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kitchen retailers set in the United Kingdom. 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**: B&Q and DIY Kitchens - **Competitive set**: Kitchen retailers - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **B&Q Share of Search**: 2.9% - **DIY Kitchens Share of Search**: 17.6% ## Is B&Q or DIY Kitchens more popular in search? - In September 2026, DIY Kitchens had more branded searches than B&Q among kitchen retailers in the United Kingdom. DIY Kitchens had about 135,000 branded searches, while B&Q had 22,200. DIY Kitchens made up 17.6% of all kitchen retailer searches we track, and B&Q accounted for 2.9%. - DIY Kitchens was ahead of B&Q in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, B&Q’s share of searches among kitchen retailers in the United Kingdom moved from 2.7% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, DIY Kitchens’ share of searches among kitchen retailers in the United Kingdom moved from 16.2% to 17.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K. ## Top kitchen retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, DIY Kitchens appeared in all four answers. B&Q was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. DIY Kitchens was listed before B&Q in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | DIY Kitchens | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | IKEA | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Wren Kitchens | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Magnet | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Howdens | 5th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Wickes | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | B&Q | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about kitchen retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I buy a new kitchen in the UK?": 1. DIY Kitchens, 2. IKEA, 3. Magnet, 4. Wren Kitchens, 5. Wickes, 6. Howdens - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best kitchen retailers in the UK?": 1. Magnet, 2. DIY Kitchens, 3. IKEA, 4. Wren Kitchens, 5. Howdens, 6. Wickes, 7. B&Q - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best value fitted kitchen company in the UK?": 1. DIY Kitchens, 2. Wickes, 3. IKEA, 4. Howdens, 5. Wren Kitchens - Searched Google, AI Overview "kitchens": 1. Wren Kitchens, 2. DIY Kitchens, 3. Howdens, 4. Magnet, 5. B&Q, 6. IKEA Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom kitchen retailers in September 2026? Neither B&Q nor DIY Kitchens moved beyond provider rounding among kitchen retailers in Sep 2026. ## Month by month | Month | B&Q estimated searches | B&Q Share of Search | B&Q rank | DIY Kitchens estimated searches | DIY Kitchens Share of Search | DIY Kitchens rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 7 | 135K | 16.2% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 3% | 7 | 110K | 14.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 2.8% | 7 | 90.5K | 13.8% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 3.4% | 7 | 165K | 16.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 7 | 135K | 16.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 7 | 135K | 16.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 2.8% | 7 | 135K | 17% | 3 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 3.1% | 7 | 110K | 15.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 2.6% | 7 | 135K | 19.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 2.7% | 7 | 110K | 16.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 3% | 7 | 135K | 18.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 2.9% | 7 | 135K | 17.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using B&Q’s and DIY Kitchens’ 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. - **B&Q**: Measured on the search term “b&q kitchens”. - **DIY Kitchens**: Measured on the search term “diy kitchens”. - [B&Q profile](/demand/uk/brands/b-and-q) - [DIY Kitchens profile](/demand/uk/brands/diy-kitchens) - [All kitchen retailers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-kitchen-retailers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 B&Q or DIY Kitchens more popular in search? In September 2026, DIY Kitchens had more branded searches than B&Q among kitchen retailers in the United Kingdom. DIY Kitchens had about 135,000 branded searches, while B&Q had 22,200. DIY Kitchens made up 17.6% of all kitchen retailer searches we track, and B&Q accounted for 2.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "B&Q vs DIY Kitchens: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-diy-kitchens This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/b-and-q-vs-diy-kitchens. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.