--- title: "KB Home: search popularity in the United States" description: "KB Home builds new construction homes. 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/kb-home" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # KB Home: search popularity in the United States KB Home builds new construction homes. 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**: KB Home - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among home builders**: 7.4% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Home builders | 5 | 7.4% | 40.5K | - [Home builders in the US](/demand/us/categories/us-home-builders) ## Top home builders in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, KB Home was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. KB Home is the seventh most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Taylor Morrison | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Toll Brothers | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pulte Homes | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Meritage Homes | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lennar | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ryan Homes | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | KB Home | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | D.R. Horton | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about home builders - Asked ChatGPT "Which home builder should I buy a new construction home from in the US?": 1. Taylor Morrison, 2. Toll Brothers, 3. Pulte Homes, 4. Lennar, 5. KB Home - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best home builders in the US?": 1. Taylor Morrison, 2. Toll Brothers, 3. Meritage Homes, 4. Pulte Homes, 5. Ryan Homes, 6. D.R. Horton - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best quality national home builder in the US?": 1. Taylor Morrison, 2. Toll Brothers, 3. Meritage Homes - Searched Google, AI Overview "new homes": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "new construction homes": named none of the brands we track 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 KB Home changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for KB Home in the United States fell from 49.5K to 40.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, KB Home’s share of searches among home builders in the United States peaked at 7.9% in May 2026 and was lowest at 5.8% in June 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States home builders in September 2026? - In September 2026, Lennar gained share of searches among home builders in the United States, from 29% to 33.5%. - In September 2026, D.R. Horton lost share of searches among home builders in the United States, from 23.8% to 20%. - In September 2026, Ryan Homes lost share of searches among home builders in the United States, from 7.1% to 6%. - In September 2026, Meritage Homes lost share of searches among home builders in the United States, from 5.8% to 4.9%. - Toll Brothers’ share of searches among home builders in the United States has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 8.7% to 11% in September 2026. - KB Home’s share of searches among home builders in the United States has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.8% to 7.4% in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Home builders | 49.5K | 7.7% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Home builders | 40.5K | 6.6% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Home builders | 40.5K | 7.1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Home builders | 49.5K | 6.7% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Home builders | 49.5K | 7.7% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Home builders | 49.5K | 7.2% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Home builders | 49.5K | 7.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | Home builders | 49.5K | 7.9% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Home builders | 40.5K | 5.8% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Home builders | 40.5K | 6.7% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Home builders | 40.5K | 7.1% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Home builders | 40.5K | 7.4% | 5 | ## How are KB Home’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using KB Home’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “kb home” - “kb homes” ## Which home builders compete with KB Home? - [Lennar](/demand/us/brands/lennar) - [D.R. Horton](/demand/us/brands/dr-horton): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/dr-horton-vs-kb-home - [Pulte Homes](/demand/us/brands/pulte-homes): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/kb-home-vs-pulte-homes - [Toll Brothers](/demand/us/brands/toll-brothers): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/kb-home-vs-toll-brothers - [Ryan Homes](/demand/us/brands/ryan-homes): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/kb-home-vs-ryan-homes - [Taylor Morrison](/demand/us/brands/taylor-morrison): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/kb-home-vs-taylor-morrison - [Meritage Homes](/demand/us/brands/meritage-homes) ## 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. "KB Home: search popularity in the United States". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/kb-home This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/kb-home. 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