--- title: "World Market: search popularity in the United States" description: "World Market is a retailer of home decor, furniture and imported food. 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/world-market" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # World Market: search popularity in the United States World Market is a retailer of home decor, furniture and imported food. 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**: World Market - **Market**: United States - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among home decor retailers**: 10.5% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Home decor retailers | 3 | 10.5% | 1.9M | - [Home decor retailers in the US](/demand/us/categories/us-home-decor-retailers) ## Top home decor retailers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, World Market was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. World Market is the eighth most recommended of the ten. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HomeGoods | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | IKEA | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | West Elm | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Anthropologie | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pottery Barn | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | CB2 | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Crate & Barrel | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | World Market | 8th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | At Home | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kirkland's | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about home decor retailers - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I buy home decor in the US?": 1. HomeGoods, 2. IKEA, 3. West Elm, 4. Pottery Barn, 5. Anthropologie, 6. Crate & Barrel, 7. World Market, 8. CB2 - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best home decor stores in the US?": 1. West Elm, 2. Anthropologie, 3. CB2, 4. Pottery Barn, 5. Crate & Barrel, 6. IKEA, 7. World Market - Asked ChatGPT "Which home decor store in the US has the best affordable finds?": 1. HomeGoods, 2. IKEA, 3. At Home, 4. World Market - Searched Google, AI Overview "home decor stores": 1. World Market, 2. Kirkland's - Searched Google, AI Overview "home decor": 1. At Home, 2. Anthropologie 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 World Market changed in the United States over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for World Market in the United States held steady at 1.9M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, World Market’s share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States decreased from 11.7% to 10.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, World Market’s share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States peaked at 16.3% in December 2025 and was lowest at 9% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States home decor retailers in September 2026? - In September 2026, World Market overtook Pottery Barn to rank 3rd among home decor retailers in the United States, with 10.5% of the searches. - In September 2026, Crate & Barrel gained share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States, from 5.8% to 6.8%. - In September 2026, West Elm gained share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States, from 4.8% to 5.5%. - In September 2026, IKEA lost share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States, from 43.5% to 41.5%. - In September 2026, HomeGoods lost share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States, from 19.5% to 18.6%. - In September 2026, Pottery Barn lost share of searches among home decor retailers in the United States, from 10.7% to 10.1%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Home decor retailers | 1.9M | 11.7% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Home decor retailers | 2.9M | 12.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Home decor retailers | 3.5M | 16.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.9M | 10.5% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.5M | 10.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.9M | 10.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.5M | 10.9% | 3 | | May 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.6M | 9.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.6M | 9.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.6M | 9.2% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.9M | 9% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Home decor retailers | 1.9M | 10.5% | 3 | ## How are World Market’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using World Market’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. - “cost plus world market” - “world market” ## Which home decor retailers compete with World Market? - [IKEA](/demand/us/brands/ikea): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/ikea-vs-world-market - [HomeGoods](/demand/us/brands/homegoods): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/homegoods-vs-world-market - [Pottery Barn](/demand/us/brands/pottery-barn): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/pottery-barn-vs-world-market - [Crate & Barrel](/demand/us/brands/crate-and-barrel): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/crate-and-barrel-vs-world-market - [West Elm](/demand/us/brands/west-elm): Head-to-head: /demand/us/compare/west-elm-vs-world-market - [Kirkland's](/demand/us/brands/kirklands) - [CB2](/demand/us/brands/cb2) - [At Home](/demand/us/brands/at-home) - [Anthropologie](/demand/us/brands/anthropologie) ## 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. "World Market: search popularity in the United States". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/world-market This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/brands/world-market. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.