--- title: "BOQ vs CommBank: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is BOQ or CommBank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banks 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/boq-vs-commbank" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # BOQ vs CommBank: Which is searched more in Australia? Is BOQ or CommBank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banks 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**: BOQ and CommBank - **Competitive set**: Banks - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **BOQ Share of Search**: 2.9% - **CommBank Share of Search**: 24.1% ## Is BOQ or CommBank more popular in search? - In September 2026, CommBank had more branded searches than BOQ among banks in Australia. CommBank had about 1.6 million branded searches, while BOQ had 201,000. CommBank made up 24.1% of all bank searches we track, and BOQ accounted for 2.9%. - CommBank was ahead of BOQ in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, BOQ’s share of searches among banks in Australia held steady at 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 245K to 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CommBank’s share of searches among banks in Australia moved from 26% to 24.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 1.6M. ## Top banks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CommBank was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. BOQ did not appear in any of the five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ING | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Macquarie Bank | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CommBank | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Up | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | NAB | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Westpac | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | ANZ | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ubank | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bendigo Bank | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Great Southern Bank | 10th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | St.George | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Bankwest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | BOQ | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Suncorp Bank | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | ME Bank | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about banks - Asked ChatGPT "Which bank should I use in Australia?": 1. Macquarie Bank, 2. Up, 3. ING, 4. ubank, 5. CommBank - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best banks in Australia?": 1. CommBank, 2. Macquarie Bank, 3. ING, 4. NAB, 5. Westpac, 6. ANZ, 7. Bendigo Bank - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bank in Australia for a high interest savings account?": 1. ING, 2. Up, 3. Macquarie Bank - Searched Google, AI Overview "bank account": 1. CommBank, 2. Westpac, 3. NAB, 4. St.George - Searched Google, AI Overview "best bank australia": 1. CommBank, 2. Westpac, 3. NAB, 4. ANZ, 5. ING, 6. ubank, 7. Up, 8. Great Southern Bank, 9. Bendigo Bank, 10. Macquarie Bank Not named in any answer: Bankwest, BOQ, Suncorp Bank and ME Bank. 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 banks in September 2026? - CommBank’s share of searches among banks in Australia has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 22% to 24.1% in September 2026. - In September 2026, BOQ fell from 7th to 9th among banks in Australia. ## Month by month | Month | BOQ estimated searches | BOQ Share of Search | BOQ rank | CommBank estimated searches | CommBank Share of Search | CommBank rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 245K | 2.9% | 9 | 2.2M | 26% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 275K | 3.3% | 7 | 2M | 24.1% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 245K | 3.1% | 7 | 2M | 25.2% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 245K | 3.1% | 7 | 2M | 25.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 201K | 2.6% | 9 | 2M | 26.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 245K | 3% | 8 | 2M | 24.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 226K | 3% | 7 | 1.6M | 21.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 226K | 3% | 8 | 1.6M | 21.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 226K | 3% | 7 | 1.6M | 22% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 226K | 3.1% | 7 | 1.6M | 22.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 226K | 3% | 7 | 1.8M | 24% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 201K | 2.9% | 9 | 1.6M | 24.1% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using BOQ’s and CommBank’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. - **BOQ**: Measured on the search terms “bank of queensland” and “boq”, summed into one figure. - **CommBank**: Measured on the search terms “commbank” and “commonwealth bank”, summed into one figure. - [BOQ profile](/demand/au/brands/boq) - [CommBank profile](/demand/au/brands/commbank) - [All banks in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-banks): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 BOQ or CommBank more popular in search? In September 2026, CommBank had more branded searches than BOQ among banks in Australia. CommBank had about 1.6 million branded searches, while BOQ had 201,000. CommBank made up 24.1% of all bank searches we track, and BOQ accounted for 2.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "BOQ vs CommBank: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/boq-vs-commbank This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/boq-vs-commbank. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.