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title: "CommSec vs Stockspot: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is CommSec or Stockspot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Micro-investing apps 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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# CommSec vs Stockspot: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is CommSec or Stockspot more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Micro-investing apps 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**: CommSec and Stockspot
- **Competitive set**: Micro-investing apps
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CommSec Share of Search**: 7.5%
- **Stockspot Share of Search**: 7.5%

## Is CommSec or Stockspot more popular in search?

- In September 2026, CommSec and Stockspot were level in searches among micro-investing apps in Australia, with an estimated 3.6K branded searches each, at 7.5% of the total each.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: CommSec took it in April 2026, Stockspot took it in August 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CommSec’s share of searches among micro-investing apps in Australia moved from 9.3% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stockspot’s share of searches among micro-investing apps in Australia moved from 9.3% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.

## Top micro-investing apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, CommSec appeared in all five answers. Stockspot 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CommSec | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Raiz | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Spaceship | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Pearler | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Sharesies | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Stockspot | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about micro-investing apps

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best micro-investing app in Australia?": 1. Pearler, 2. Raiz, 3. CommSec, 4. Spaceship
- Asked ChatGPT "Which investing app is best for beginners in Australia?": 1. CommSec, 2. Pearler, 3. Sharesies
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best app to invest small amounts of money in Australia?": 1. CommSec, 2. Spaceship, 3. Raiz, 4. Sharesies
- Searched Google, AI Overview "micro investing app": 1. Raiz, 2. Spaceship, 3. CommSec, 4. Sharesies, 5. Pearler
- Searched Google, AI Overview "investing app": 1. Raiz, 2. Spaceship, 3. CommSec, 4. Pearler

Not named in any answer: Stockspot.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 23, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia micro-investing apps in September 2026?

- In September 2026, CommSec overtook Stockspot to rank 5th among micro-investing apps in Australia, with 7.5% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Stockspot lost share of searches among micro-investing apps in Australia, from 9.1% to 7.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | CommSec estimated searches | CommSec Share of Search | CommSec rank | Stockspot estimated searches | Stockspot Share of Search | Stockspot rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 9.3% | 5 | 6.6K | 9.3% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 8.7% | 6 | 5.4K | 10.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 9.6% | 5 | 4.4K | 9.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 9% | 5 | 6.6K | 9% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 8.4% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 8.5% | 5 | 4.4K | 8.5% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 6.2% | 5 | 4.4K | 5.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 7.4% | 5 | 4.4K | 7.4% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 8.2% | 5 | 4.4K | 8.2% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 7.6% | 5 | 4.4K | 7.6% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 6.1% | 6 | 5.4K | 9.1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 7.5% | 5 | 3.6K | 7.5% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CommSec’s and Stockspot’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.

- **CommSec**: Measured on the search term “commsec pocket”.
- **Stockspot**: Measured on the search term “stockspot”.

- [CommSec profile](/demand/au/brands/commsec)
- [Stockspot profile](/demand/au/brands/stockspot)
- [All micro-investing apps in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-micro-investing-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 CommSec or Stockspot more popular in search?

In September 2026, CommSec and Stockspot were level in searches among micro-investing apps in Australia, with an estimated 3.6K branded searches each, at 7.5% of the total each.

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