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

Is Genesis or Lincoln more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Car 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**: Genesis and Lincoln
- **Competitive set**: Car brands
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Genesis Share of Search**: 0.83%
- **Lincoln Share of Search**: 0.66%

## Is Genesis or Lincoln more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Genesis had more branded searches than Lincoln among car brands in the United States. Genesis had about 550,000 branded searches, while Lincoln had 441,000. Genesis made up 0.83% of all car brand searches we track, and Lincoln accounted for 0.66%.
- Genesis was ahead of Lincoln in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Genesis’ share of searches among car brands in the United States moved from 0.89% to 0.83%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 607K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lincoln’s share of searches among car brands in the United States held steady at 0.66%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 448K to 441K.

## Top car brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Genesis was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Lincoln was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Genesis and Lincoln were each listed first in one of the two answers that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Honda | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Toyota | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Hyundai | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Subaru | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Ford | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Lexus | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kia | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Buick | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Nissan | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| BMW | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 11th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Volkswagen | 12th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ferrari | 13th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Aston Martin | 14th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Tesla | 15th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rivian | 16th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lucid Motors | 17th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chevrolet | 18th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Mazda | 19th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| GMC | 20th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Cadillac | 21st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lincoln | 22nd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jeep | 23rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Ram | 24th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Genesis | 25th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Dodge | 26th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Chrysler | 27th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Alfa Romeo | 28th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Maserati | 29th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fiat | 30th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Acura | 31st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Audi | 32nd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Infiniti | 33rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| MINI | 34th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Rolls-Royce | 35th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Porsche | 36th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bentley | 37th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Lamborghini | 38th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Land Rover | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Volvo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| McLaren | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Mitsubishi | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Jaguar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Polestar | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Lotus | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| VinFast | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about car brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which car should I buy?": named none of the brands we track
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the most reliable car brands?": 1. Toyota, 2. Lexus, 3. Honda, 4. Subaru, 5. Buick, 6. Mazda
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best family SUV to buy?": 1. Hyundai, 2. Honda, 3. Toyota
- Searched Google, AI Overview "car brands": 1. Ford, 2. Toyota, 3. Honda, 4. Hyundai, 5. Nissan, 6. Subaru, 7. BMW, 8. Mercedes-Benz, 9. Volkswagen, 10. Ferrari, 11. Aston Martin, 12. Tesla, 13. Rivian, 14. Lucid Motors, 15. Chevrolet, 16. Buick, 17. GMC, 18. Cadillac, 19. Lincoln, 20. Jeep, 21. Ram, 22. Dodge, 23. Chrysler, 24. Alfa Romeo, 25. Maserati, 26. Fiat, 27. Lexus, 28. Acura, 29. Kia, 30. Genesis, 31. Infiniti, 32. MINI, 33. Rolls-Royce, 34. Audi, 35. Porsche, 36. Bentley, 37. Lamborghini
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best suv": 1. Honda, 2. Toyota, 3. Kia, 4. Hyundai, 5. Subaru, 6. Mazda, 7. Ford, 8. Genesis, 9. Audi

Not named in any answer: Land Rover, Volvo, McLaren, Mitsubishi, Jaguar, Polestar, Lotus and VinFast.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 26, 2026.

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

- In September 2026, Lincoln fell from 29th to 31st among car brands in the United States.

## Month by month

| Month | Genesis estimated searches | Genesis Share of Search | Genesis rank | Lincoln estimated searches | Lincoln Share of Search | Lincoln rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 607K | 0.89% | 28 | 448K | 0.66% | 33 |
| Nov 2025 | 532K | 0.82% | 29 | 382K | 0.59% | 33 |
| Dec 2025 | 637K | 0.95% | 28 | 382K | 0.57% | 33 |
| Jan 2026 | 607K | 0.87% | 28 | 440K | 0.63% | 32 |
| Feb 2026 | 532K | 0.81% | 29 | 479K | 0.73% | 30 |
| Mar 2026 | 656K | 0.88% | 28 | 509K | 0.68% | 30 |
| Apr 2026 | 620K | 0.85% | 28 | 492K | 0.68% | 30 |
| May 2026 | 575K | 0.79% | 29 | 522K | 0.71% | 31 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 0.82% | 29 | 452K | 0.68% | 30 |
| Jul 2026 | 628K | 0.93% | 28 | 482K | 0.71% | 30 |
| Aug 2026 | 631K | 0.89% | 28 | 552K | 0.78% | 29 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 0.83% | 28 | 441K | 0.66% | 31 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Genesis’ and Lincoln’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.

- **Genesis**: Measured on the search terms “genesis cars”, “genesis g80”, “genesis gv70” and “genesis gv80”, summed into one figure.
- **Lincoln**: Measured on the search terms “lincoln aviator”, “lincoln cars”, “lincoln corsair”, “lincoln nautilus” and “lincoln navigator”, summed into one figure.

- [Genesis profile](/demand/us/brands/genesis)
- [Lincoln profile](/demand/us/brands/lincoln)
- [All car brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-car-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 46 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 Genesis or Lincoln more popular in search?

In September 2026, Genesis had more branded searches than Lincoln among car brands in the United States. Genesis had about 550,000 branded searches, while Lincoln had 441,000. Genesis made up 0.83% of all car brand searches we track, and Lincoln accounted for 0.66%.

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