---
title: "Lowe's vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Lowe's 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/lowe-s-vs-menards"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Lowe's vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Lowe's 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**: Lowe's and Menards
- **Competitive set**: Hardware store brands
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Lowe's Share of Search**: 25.4%
- **Menards Share of Search**: 11.4%

## Is Lowe's or Menards more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Menards among hardware store brands in the United States. Lowe's had about 13.6 million branded searches, while Menards had 6.1 million. Lowe's made up 25.4% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Menards accounted for 11.4%.
- Lowe's was ahead of Menards in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lowe's’ share of searches among hardware store brands in the United States moved from 25.1% to 25.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 13.6M.
- 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.

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

Neither Lowe's nor Menards moved beyond provider rounding among hardware store brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Lowe's estimated searches | Lowe's Share of Search | Lowe's rank | Menards estimated searches | Menards Share of Search | Menards rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 13.6M | 25.1% | 2 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 16.6M | 25.6% | 2 | 6.1M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 13.6M | 22% | 2 | 6.1M | 9.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 13.6M | 25.6% | 2 | 5M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 11.1M | 25.6% | 2 | 4.1M | 9.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.6M | 25.9% | 2 | 6.1M | 9.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.6M | 25.4% | 2 | 7.5M | 11.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 16.6M | 25% | 2 | 7.5M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 13.6M | 24.1% | 2 | 7.5M | 13.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 13.6M | 25.1% | 2 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 13.6M | 25.1% | 2 | 6.1M | 11.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 13.6M | 25.4% | 2 | 6.1M | 11.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lowe'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.

- **Lowe's**: Measured on the search term “lowes”.
- **Menards**: Measured on the search term “menards”.

- [Lowe's profile](/demand/us/brands/lowe-s)
- [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 Lowe's or Menards more popular in search?

In September 2026, Lowe's had more branded searches than Menards among hardware store brands in the United States. Lowe's had about 13.6 million branded searches, while Menards had 6.1 million. Lowe's made up 25.4% of all hardware store brand searches we track, and Menards accounted for 11.4%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Lowe's vs Menards: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lowe-s-vs-menards

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/lowe-s-vs-menards. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.