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title: "Scrivens vs Specsavers: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Scrivens or Specsavers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hearing care providers 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."
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# Scrivens vs Specsavers: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Scrivens or Specsavers more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hearing care providers 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**: Scrivens and Specsavers
- **Competitive set**: Hearing care providers
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Scrivens Share of Search**: 10.5%
- **Specsavers Share of Search**: 10.5%

## Is Scrivens or Specsavers more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Scrivens and Specsavers were level in searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 2.4K branded searches each, at 10.5% of the total each.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Specsavers took it in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Scrivens’ share of searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom moved from 8.6% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Specsavers’ share of searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom moved from 8.6% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.4K.

## Top hearing care providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Specsavers was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Scrivens was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Specsavers was listed before Scrivens 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Specsavers | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Boots Hearingcare | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Scrivens | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Audika | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Amplifon | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about hearing care providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Where's the best place to get hearing aids in the UK?": 1. Specsavers, 2. Amplifon
- Asked ChatGPT "Which high street hearing care provider is best in the UK?": 1. Specsavers, 2. Scrivens, 3. Boots Hearingcare
- Asked ChatGPT "Where can I get a free hearing test in the UK?": 1. Specsavers, 2. Boots Hearingcare, 3. Audika, 4. Scrivens
- Searched Google, AI Overview "hearing aids": named none of the brands we track

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 23, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom hearing care providers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Specsavers lost share of searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom, from 13.9% to 10.5%.
- In September 2026, Scrivens lost share of searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom, from 11.5% to 10.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | Scrivens estimated searches | Scrivens Share of Search | Scrivens rank | Specsavers estimated searches | Specsavers Share of Search | Specsavers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 8.6% | 4 | 2.4K | 8.6% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 10.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 8.7% | 4 | 1.9K | 8.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 8.1% | 4 | 2.4K | 8.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 10.2% | 4 | 2.4K | 10.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 8.9% | 4 | 2.4K | 8.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 13.1% | 4 | 1.9K | 10.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 12.7% | 4 | 2.4K | 12.7% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 11% | 4 | 2.4K | 11% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 11.7% | 4 | 1.9K | 9.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 11.5% | 5 | 2.9K | 13.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 10.5% | 4 | 2.4K | 10.5% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Scrivens’ and Specsavers’ 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.

- **Scrivens**: Measured on the search term “scrivens hearing”.
- **Specsavers**: Measured on the search term “specsavers hearing”.

- [Scrivens profile](/demand/uk/brands/scrivens)
- [Specsavers profile](/demand/uk/brands/specsavers)
- [All hearing care providers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-hearing-care-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Scrivens or Specsavers more popular in search?

In September 2026, Scrivens and Specsavers were level in searches among hearing care providers in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 2.4K branded searches each, at 10.5% of the total each.

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