--- title: "ALDI Mobile vs Telstra: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is ALDI Mobile or Telstra more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile providers set in Australia. 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/au/compare/aldi-mobile-vs-telstra" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ALDI Mobile vs Telstra: Which is searched more in Australia? Is ALDI Mobile or Telstra more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Mobile providers set in Australia. 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**: ALDI Mobile and Telstra - **Competitive set**: Mobile providers - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ALDI Mobile Share of Search**: 24.1% - **Telstra Share of Search**: 5.5% ## Is ALDI Mobile or Telstra more popular in search? - In September 2026, ALDI Mobile had more branded searches than Telstra among mobile providers in Australia. ALDI Mobile had about 135,000 branded searches, while Telstra had 30,700. ALDI Mobile made up 24.1% of all mobile provider searches we track, and Telstra accounted for 5.5%. - ALDI Mobile was ahead of Telstra in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ALDI Mobile’s share of searches among mobile providers in Australia moved from 24.3% to 24.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 135K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Telstra’s share of searches among mobile providers in Australia moved from 5.7% to 5.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.5K to 30.7K. ## Top mobile providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Telstra was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ALDI Mobile was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Telstra was listed before ALDI Mobile in three out of four 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Telstra | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | amaysim | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Boost Mobile | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ALDI Mobile | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Vodafone | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Optus | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Belong | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Felix | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Kogan Mobile | 9th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Tangerine | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about mobile providers - Asked ChatGPT "Which mobile provider should I use in Australia?": 1. amaysim, 2. Telstra, 3. Boost Mobile, 4. Felix, 5. Optus - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best mobile providers in Australia?": 1. Telstra, 2. Optus, 3. Vodafone, 4. Boost Mobile, 5. ALDI Mobile, 6. Belong, 7. amaysim, 8. Kogan Mobile - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best prepaid phone plan in Australia for lots of data?": 1. Kogan Mobile, 2. Felix, 3. Boost Mobile, 4. Telstra - Searched Google, AI Overview "prepaid phone plans": 1. amaysim - Searched Google, AI Overview "sim only plans": 1. ALDI Mobile, 2. Belong, 3. amaysim, 4. Vodafone, 5. Telstra, 6. Optus Not named in any answer: Tangerine. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 22, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for Australia mobile providers in September 2026? - In September 2026, Vodafone overtook Telstra to rank 5th among mobile providers in Australia, with 7.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, ALDI Mobile lost share of searches among mobile providers in Australia, from 24.7% to 24.1%. ## Month by month | Month | ALDI Mobile estimated searches | ALDI Mobile Share of Search | ALDI Mobile rank | Telstra estimated searches | Telstra Share of Search | Telstra rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 135K | 24.3% | 1 | 31.5K | 5.7% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 135K | 22.2% | 2 | 37.5K | 6.2% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 135K | 24% | 1 | 30.7K | 5.5% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 135K | 23.4% | 1 | 31.5K | 5.5% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 110K | 21.1% | 2 | 31.5K | 6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 135K | 23.6% | 1 | 37.5K | 6.6% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 135K | 24.2% | 1 | 30.7K | 5.5% | 5 | | May 2026 | 135K | 24.2% | 1 | 30.7K | 5.5% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 135K | 22.9% | 1 | 30.7K | 5.2% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 165K | 28.1% | 1 | 31.5K | 5.4% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 135K | 24.7% | 1 | 30K | 5.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 135K | 24.1% | 1 | 30.7K | 5.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ALDI Mobile’s and Telstra’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. - **ALDI Mobile**: Measured on the search term “aldi mobile”. - **Telstra**: Measured on the search terms “telstra mobile” and “telstra prepaid”, summed into one figure. - [ALDI Mobile profile](/demand/au/brands/aldi-mobile) - [Telstra profile](/demand/au/brands/telstra) - [All mobile providers in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-mobile-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 ALDI Mobile or Telstra more popular in search? In September 2026, ALDI Mobile had more branded searches than Telstra among mobile providers in Australia. ALDI Mobile had about 135,000 branded searches, while Telstra had 30,700. ALDI Mobile made up 24.1% of all mobile provider searches we track, and Telstra accounted for 5.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ALDI Mobile vs Telstra: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/aldi-mobile-vs-telstra This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/aldi-mobile-vs-telstra. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.