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title: "H-E-B vs Safeway: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is H-E-B or Safeway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Grocery 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."
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# H-E-B vs Safeway: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is H-E-B or Safeway more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Grocery 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**: H-E-B and Safeway
- **Competitive set**: Grocery chains
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **H-E-B Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **Safeway Share of Search**: 8.6%

## Is H-E-B or Safeway more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Safeway had more branded searches than H-E-B among grocery chains in the United States. Safeway had about 5 million branded searches, while H-E-B had 1.8 million. Safeway made up 8.6% of all grocery chain searches we track, and H-E-B accounted for 3.1%.
- Safeway was ahead of H-E-B in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, H-E-B’s share of searches among grocery chains in the United States moved from 3% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Safeway’s share of searches among grocery chains in the United States moved from 8.1% to 8.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 5M.

## How did search popularity change for United States grocery chains in September 2026?

- In September 2026, H-E-B rose from 11th to 10th among grocery chains in the United States.

## Month by month

| Month | H-E-B estimated searches | H-E-B Share of Search | H-E-B rank | Safeway estimated searches | Safeway Share of Search | Safeway rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 3% | 10 | 5M | 8.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.2M | 3.4% | 10 | 5M | 7.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 3.2% | 11 | 6.1M | 8.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.2M | 3.8% | 10 | 5M | 8.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 3.4% | 10 | 4.1M | 7.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 3% | 10 | 5M | 8.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 3.2% | 10 | 5M | 8.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 3% | 11 | 5M | 8.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.8M | 3% | 10 | 5M | 8.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.8M | 3.1% | 10 | 6.1M | 10.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 3.1% | 11 | 5M | 8.6% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.8M | 3.1% | 10 | 5M | 8.6% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using H-E-B’s and Safeway’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.

- **H-E-B**: Measured on the search terms “h-e-b” and “heb”, summed into one figure.
- **Safeway**: Measured on the search term “safeway”.

- [H-E-B profile](/demand/us/brands/h-e-b)
- [Safeway profile](/demand/us/brands/safeway)
- [All grocery chains in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-grocery-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 H-E-B or Safeway more popular in search?

In September 2026, Safeway had more branded searches than H-E-B among grocery chains in the United States. Safeway had about 5 million branded searches, while H-E-B had 1.8 million. Safeway made up 8.6% of all grocery chain searches we track, and H-E-B accounted for 3.1%.

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