--- title: "Grease Monkey: search popularity in the United States" description: "Grease Monkey is a chain of oil change and car maintenance shops. 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/us/brands/grease-monkey" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grease Monkey: search popularity in the United States Grease Monkey is a chain of oil change and car maintenance shops. 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**: Grease Monkey - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among oil change chains**: 7.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oil change chains | 4 | 7.1% | 246K | - [Oil change chains in the US](/demand/us/categories/us-oil-change-chains) ## Top oil change chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Grease Monkey did not appear in any of the three answers. 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Walmart | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Take 5 Oil Change | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Jiffy Lube | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Grease Monkey | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about oil change chains - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I get an oil change in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Jiffy Lube, 3. Walmart - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best oil change chains in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Walmart, 4. Jiffy Lube - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest quick oil change chain in the US?": 1. Walmart, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Jiffy Lube, 4. Valvoline Instant Oil Change Not named in any answer: Grease Monkey. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Grease Monkey changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Grease Monkey in the United States held steady at 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grease Monkey’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States increased from 6% to 7.1%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grease Monkey’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States peaked at 7.1% in September 2026 and was lowest at 5.8% in March 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States oil change chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Take 5 Oil Change overtook Jiffy Lube to rank 2nd among oil change chains in the United States, with 29.1% of the searches. - In September 2026, Valvoline Instant Oil Change gained share of searches among oil change chains in the United States, from 38.6% to 39.4%. - In September 2026, Jiffy Lube lost share of searches among oil change chains in the United States, from 27.1% to 23.9%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.4% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 5.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | | May 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.3% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Oil change chains | 246K | 7.1% | 4 | ## How are Grease Monkey’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grease Monkey’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. - “grease monkey” ## Which oil change chains compete with Grease Monkey? - [Valvoline Instant Oil Change](/demand/us/brands/valvoline-instant-oil-change): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-valvoline-instant-oil-change - [Take 5 Oil Change](/demand/us/brands/take-5-oil-change): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-take-5-oil-change - [Jiffy Lube](/demand/us/brands/jiffy-lube): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-jiffy-lube - [Walmart](/demand/us/brands/walmart-us): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-walmart-us ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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