--- title: "Home Depot vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Home Depot 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/home-depot-vs-menards" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Home Depot vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Home Depot 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**: Home Depot and Menards - **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Home Depot Share of Search**: 56.9% - **Menards Share of Search**: 11.4% ## Is Home Depot or Menards more popular in search? - In September 2026, Home Depot had more branded searches than Menards among hardware store brands in the United States. Home Depot had about 30.4 million branded searches, while Menards had 6.1 million. Home Depot made up 56.9% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Menards accounted for 11.4%. - Home Depot was ahead of Menards in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Home Depot’s share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States moved from 56.1% to 56.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 30.4M. - 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 Home Depot and Menards showed up in all three answers. Home Depot 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, Home Depot gained share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States, from 56.1% to 56.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Home Depot estimated searches | Home Depot Share of Search | Home Depot rank | Menards estimated searches | Menards Share of Search | Menards rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 30.4M | 56.1% | 1 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 37.2M | 57.3% | 1 | 6.1M | 9.4% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 37.2M | 60.1% | 1 | 6.1M | 9.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 30.4M | 57.3% | 1 | 5M | 9.4% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 24.9M | 57.3% | 1 | 4.1M | 9.4% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 37.2M | 58.1% | 1 | 6.1M | 9.6% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 37.2M | 56.9% | 1 | 7.5M | 11.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 37.2M | 56.1% | 1 | 7.5M | 11.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 30.4M | 53.8% | 1 | 7.5M | 13.2% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 30.4M | 56.1% | 1 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 30.4M | 56.1% | 1 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 30.4M | 56.9% | 1 | 6.1M | 11.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Home Depot’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. - **Home Depot**: Measured on the search term “home depot”. - **Menards**: Measured on the search term “menards”. - [Home Depot profile](/demand/us/brands/home-depot) - [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 Home Depot or Menards more popular in search? In September 2026, Home Depot had more branded searches than Menards among hardware store brands in the United States. Home Depot had about 30.4 million branded searches, while Menards had 6.1 million. Home Depot made up 56.9% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Menards accounted for 11.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Home Depot vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/home-depot-vs-menards This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/home-depot-vs-menards. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.