--- title: "Grease Monkey vs Valvoline Instant Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Grease Monkey or Valvoline Instant Oil Change more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oil change chains 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/grease-monkey-vs-valvoline-instant-oil-change" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grease Monkey vs Valvoline Instant Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Grease Monkey or Valvoline Instant Oil Change more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oil change chains 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**: Grease Monkey and Valvoline Instant Oil Change - **Competitive set**: Oil change chains - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Grease Monkey Share of Search**: 7.1% - **Valvoline Instant Oil Change Share of Search**: 39.4% ## Is Grease Monkey or Valvoline Instant Oil Change more popular in search? - In September 2026, Valvoline Instant Oil Change had more branded searches than Grease Monkey among oil change chains in the United States. Valvoline Instant Oil Change had about 1.4 million branded searches, while Grease Monkey had 246,000. Valvoline Instant Oil Change made up 39.4% of all oil change chain searches we track, and Grease Monkey accounted for 7.1%. - Valvoline Instant Oil Change was ahead of Grease Monkey in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grease Monkey’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States moved from 6% to 7.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Valvoline Instant Oil Change’s share of searches among oil change chains in the United States moved from 32.9% to 39.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.4M. ## Top oil change chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Valvoline Instant Oil Change appeared in all three answers. Grease Monkey did not appear in any of the three answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Valvoline Instant Oil Change | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Walmart | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Take 5 Oil Change | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Jiffy Lube | 4th | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Grease Monkey | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about oil change chains - Asked ChatGPT "Where should I get an oil change in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Jiffy Lube, 3. Walmart - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best oil change chains in the US?": 1. Valvoline Instant Oil Change, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Walmart, 4. Jiffy Lube - Asked ChatGPT "What's the cheapest quick oil change chain in the US?": 1. Walmart, 2. Take 5 Oil Change, 3. Jiffy Lube, 4. Valvoline Instant Oil Change Not named in any answer: Grease Monkey. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States oil change chains in September 2026? - In September 2026, Valvoline Instant Oil Change gained share of searches among oil change chains in the United States, from 38.6% to 39.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Grease Monkey estimated searches | Grease Monkey Share of Search | Grease Monkey rank | Valvoline Instant Oil Change estimated searches | Valvoline Instant Oil Change Share of Search | Valvoline Instant Oil Change rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 6% | 4 | 1.4M | 32.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 1.4M | 34.4% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 1.4M | 34.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 6.2% | 4 | 1.4M | 34.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 6.4% | 4 | 1.4M | 35.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 5.8% | 4 | 1.5M | 34.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | 1.4M | 38.1% | 1 | | May 2026 | 246K | 6.3% | 4 | 1.4M | 36.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | 1.4M | 38.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 246K | 6.6% | 4 | 1.5M | 39.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 246K | 6.7% | 4 | 1.4M | 38.6% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 246K | 7.1% | 4 | 1.4M | 39.4% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grease Monkey’s and Valvoline Instant Oil Change’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. - **Grease Monkey**: Measured on the search term “grease monkey”. - **Valvoline Instant Oil Change**: Measured on the search terms “valvoline instant oil change” and “valvoline oil change”, summed into one figure. - [Grease Monkey profile](/demand/us/brands/grease-monkey) - [Valvoline Instant Oil Change profile](/demand/us/brands/valvoline-instant-oil-change) - [All oil change chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-oil-change-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Grease Monkey or Valvoline Instant Oil Change more popular in search? In September 2026, Valvoline Instant Oil Change had more branded searches than Grease Monkey among oil change chains in the United States. Valvoline Instant Oil Change had about 1.4 million branded searches, while Grease Monkey had 246,000. Valvoline Instant Oil Change made up 39.4% of all oil change chain searches we track, and Grease Monkey accounted for 7.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grease Monkey vs Valvoline Instant Oil Change: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-valvoline-instant-oil-change This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/grease-monkey-vs-valvoline-instant-oil-change. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.