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title: "Coles vs CommBank: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Coles or CommBank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit cards 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."
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# Coles vs CommBank: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Coles or CommBank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit cards 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**: Coles and CommBank
- **Competitive set**: Credit cards
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Coles Share of Search**: 2.4%
- **CommBank Share of Search**: 4.4%

## Is Coles or CommBank more popular in search?

- In September 2026, CommBank had more branded searches than Coles among credit cards in Australia. CommBank had about 33,100 branded searches, while Coles had 18,100. CommBank made up 4.4% of all credit card searches we track, and Coles accounted for 2.4%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: CommBank took it in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Coles’ share of searches among credit cards in Australia moved from 3.2% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CommBank’s share of searches among credit cards in Australia moved from 2.7% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 33.1K.

## Top credit cards in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Coles was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. CommBank was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Coles was listed before CommBank in two out of three 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| American Express | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Coles | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| ANZ | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| CommBank | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Westpac | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Latitude | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| NAB | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| St.George | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Bankwest | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about credit cards

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best credit card in Australia?": 1. American Express, 2. Coles
- Asked ChatGPT "Which credit card should I get with no annual fee?": 1. Coles, 2. American Express
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best rewards credit card in Australia?": 1. American Express
- Searched Google, AI Overview "credit card": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "credit cards australia": 1. ANZ, 2. CommBank, 3. Westpac, 4. Latitude, 5. NAB, 6. American Express

Not named in any answer: St.George and Bankwest.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 27, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia credit cards in September 2026?

- In September 2026, CommBank lost share of searches among credit cards in Australia, from 5.3% to 4.4%.
- In September 2026, Coles lost share of searches among credit cards in Australia, from 2.9% to 2.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Coles estimated searches | Coles Share of Search | Coles rank | CommBank estimated searches | CommBank Share of Search | CommBank rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 3.2% | 3 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 5 | 22.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 2.3% | 7 | 27.1K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 1.9% | 8 | 22.2K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 2.2% | 7 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 1.9% | 7 | 18.1K | 2.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 2.3% | 5 | 18.1K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 1.9% | 7 | 18.1K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 2.6% | 5 | 18.1K | 2.6% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 2.9% | 7 | 40.5K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 2.4% | 8 | 33.1K | 4.4% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Coles’ 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.

- **Coles**: Measured on the search term “coles credit card”.
- **CommBank**: Measured on the search term “commbank credit card”.

- [Coles profile](/demand/au/brands/coles)
- [CommBank profile](/demand/au/brands/commbank)
- [All credit cards in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-credit-cards): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Coles or CommBank more popular in search?

In September 2026, CommBank had more branded searches than Coles among credit cards in Australia. CommBank had about 33,100 branded searches, while Coles had 18,100. CommBank made up 4.4% of all credit card searches we track, and Coles accounted for 2.4%.

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