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title: "Menards: search popularity in the United States"
description: "An American chain of home improvement stores. 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/menards"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Menards: search popularity in the United States

An American chain of home improvement stores. 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**: Menards
- **Market**: United States
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among hardware store brands**: 11.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware store brands | 3 | 11.4% | 6.1M |

- [Hardware store brands](/demand/us/categories/us-hardware-store-brands)

## Top hardware store brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Menards appeared in all three answers. Menards is the fourth most recommended of the four.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Home Depot | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Lowe's | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Ace Hardware | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Menards | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |

## Every AI answer about hardware store brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which hardware store brand should I shop at in the US?": 1. Home Depot, 2. Lowe's, 3. Ace Hardware, 4. Menards
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hardware store brands in the US?": 1. Home Depot, 2. Lowe's, 3. Ace Hardware, 4. Menards
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hardware store brand in the US for home repairs?": 1. Home Depot, 2. Lowe's, 3. Ace Hardware, 4. Menards

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 19, 2026.

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

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Menards in the United States held steady at 6.1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Menards’ share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States peaked at 13.2% in June 2026 and was lowest at 9.4% in February 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United States hardware store brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Home Depot gained share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States, from 56.1% to 56.9%.
- In September 2026, Ace Hardware lost share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States, from 7.5% to 6.3%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 9.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Hardware store brands | 5M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Hardware store brands | 4.1M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 9.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Hardware store brands | 7.5M | 11.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Hardware store brands | 7.5M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Hardware store brands | 7.5M | 13.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Hardware store brands | 6.1M | 11.4% | 3 |

## How are Menards’ branded searches counted?

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

- “menards”

## Which hardware store brands compete with Menards?

- [Home Depot](/demand/us/brands/home-depot): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/home-depot-vs-menards
- [Lowe's](/demand/us/brands/lowe-s): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/lowe-s-vs-menards
- [Ace Hardware](/demand/us/brands/ace-hardware): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/ace-hardware-vs-menards

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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