--- title: "Ace Hardware vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Ace Hardware or Menards more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store brands set in the 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/ace-hardware-vs-menards" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Ace Hardware vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Ace Hardware or Menards more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hardware store brands set in the 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 Menards - **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Ace Hardware Share of Search**: 6.3% - **Menards Share of Search**: 11.4% ## Is Ace Hardware or Menards more popular in search? - In September 2026, Menards had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands in the United States. Menards had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Ace Hardware had 3.4 million. Menards made up 11.4% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Ace Hardware accounted for 6.3%. - Menards 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 share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States moved from 7.5% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Menards’ share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States moved from 11.3% to 11.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.1M. ## Top hardware store brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Ace Hardware and Menards showed up in all three answers. Ace Hardware was listed before Menards in every answer. 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 did search popularity change for United States hardware store brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Ace Hardware lost share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States, from 7.5% to 6.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Ace Hardware estimated searches | Ace Hardware Share of Search | Ace Hardware rank | Menards estimated searches | Menards Share of Search | Menards rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 7.5% | 4 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 5M | 7.7% | 4 | 6.1M | 9.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 5M | 8.1% | 4 | 6.1M | 9.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 4.1M | 7.7% | 4 | 5M | 9.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 7.7% | 4 | 4.1M | 9.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 4.1M | 6.4% | 4 | 6.1M | 9.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 4.1M | 6.3% | 4 | 7.5M | 11.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 5M | 7.5% | 4 | 7.5M | 11.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 5M | 8.9% | 4 | 7.5M | 13.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 4.1M | 7.5% | 4 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 4.1M | 7.5% | 4 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 3.4M | 6.3% | 4 | 6.1M | 11.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ace Hardware’s and Menards’ 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”. - **Menards**: Measured on the search term “menards”. - [Ace Hardware profile](/demand/us/brands/ace-hardware) - [Menards profile](/demand/us/brands/menards) - [All hardware store brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-hardware-store-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Ace Hardware or Menards more popular in search? In September 2026, Menards had more branded searches than Ace Hardware among hardware store brands in the United States. Menards had about 6.1 million branded searches, while Ace Hardware had 3.4 million. Menards made up 11.4% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Ace Hardware accounted for 6.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Ace Hardware vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/ace-hardware-vs-menards This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/ace-hardware-vs-menards. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.