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title: "Budget vs Sixt: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Budget or Sixt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental companies 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."
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# Budget vs Sixt: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Budget or Sixt more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car rental companies 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**: Budget and Sixt
- **Competitive set**: Car rental companies
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Budget Share of Search**: 19.8%
- **Sixt Share of Search**: 4%

## Is Budget or Sixt more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Budget had more branded searches than Sixt among car rental companies in the United States. Budget had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Sixt had 246,000. Budget made up 19.8% of all car rental company searches we track, and Sixt accounted for 4%.
- Budget was ahead of Sixt in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Budget’s share of searches among car rental companies in the United States moved from 19.1% to 19.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sixt’s share of searches among car rental companies in the United States moved from 3.1% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 246K.

## How did search popularity change for United States car rental companies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Sixt gained share of searches among car rental companies in the United States, from 3.5% to 4%.
- In September 2026, Budget lost share of searches among car rental companies in the United States, from 21.1% to 19.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Budget estimated searches | Budget Share of Search | Budget rank | Sixt estimated searches | Sixt Share of Search | Sixt rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 19.1% | 1 | 201K | 3.1% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 19.6% | 1 | 201K | 3.2% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 18.7% | 1 | 246K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 20% | 1 | 246K | 4% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 20.5% | 1 | 246K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 19.8% | 1 | 246K | 3.2% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 17.9% | 1 | 246K | 3.6% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 21% | 1 | 246K | 3.4% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 20.3% | 1 | 301K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 20.9% | 1 | 301K | 4.2% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 21.1% | 1 | 246K | 3.5% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.2M | 19.8% | 1 | 246K | 4% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Budget’s and Sixt’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.

- **Budget**: Measured on the search term “budget car rental”.
- **Sixt**: Measured on the search term “sixt”.

- [Budget profile](/demand/us/brands/budget)
- [Sixt profile](/demand/us/brands/sixt)
- [All car rental companies in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-car-rental-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Budget or Sixt more popular in search?

In September 2026, Budget had more branded searches than Sixt among car rental companies in the United States. Budget had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Sixt had 246,000. Budget made up 19.8% of all car rental company searches we track, and Sixt accounted for 4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Budget vs Sixt: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/budget-vs-sixt

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