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title: "Ace Hardware vs Lowe's: Which is searched more in United States?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store brands set in United States. 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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# Ace Hardware vs Lowe's: Which is searched more in United States?

Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store brands set in United States. 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**: Ace Hardware and Lowe's
- **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ace Hardware Share of Search**: 7.1%
- **Lowe's Share of Search**: 28.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's?

- In September 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands in United States. Lowe's was estimated to have 13.6M branded searches compared to Ace Hardware’s 3.4M, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus Ace Hardware’s 7.1%.
- Lowe's was ahead of Ace Hardware in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ace Hardware’s estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands in United States moved from 8.5% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lowe's’ estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands in United States moved from 28.3% to 28.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.6M.

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

- In September 2026, Ace Hardware lost estimated Share of Search among hardware store brands in United States, from 8.5% to 7.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Ace Hardware estimated searches | Ace Hardware Share of Search | Ace Hardware rank | Lowe's estimated searches | Lowe's Share of Search | Lowe's rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 8.5% | 3 | 13.6M | 28.3% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5M | 8.5% | 3 | 16.6M | 28.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5M | 9% | 3 | 13.6M | 24.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1M | 8.5% | 3 | 13.6M | 28.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 8.5% | 3 | 11.1M | 28.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.1M | 7.1% | 3 | 16.6M | 28.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.1M | 7.1% | 3 | 16.6M | 28.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 5M | 8.5% | 3 | 16.6M | 28.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 10.2% | 3 | 13.6M | 27.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.1M | 8.5% | 3 | 13.6M | 28.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 8.5% | 3 | 13.6M | 28.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.4M | 7.1% | 3 | 13.6M | 28.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ace Hardware’s and Lowe's’ 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.

- **Ace Hardware**: Measured on the search term “ace hardware”.
- **Lowe's**: Measured on the search term “lowes”.

- [Ace Hardware profile](/demand/us/brands/ace-hardware)
- [Lowe's profile](/demand/us/brands/lowe-s)
- [All hardware store brands in United States](/demand/us/categories/us-hardware-store-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Ace Hardware or Lowe's?

In September 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands in United States. Lowe's was estimated to have 13.6M branded searches compared to Ace Hardware’s 3.4M, and held a 28.7% Share of Search versus Ace Hardware’s 7.1%.

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