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

Is iiNet or Tangerine more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the NBN 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**: iiNet and Tangerine
- **Competitive set**: NBN providers
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **iiNet Share of Search**: 14.4%
- **Tangerine Share of Search**: 0.57%

## Is iiNet or Tangerine more popular in search?

- In September 2026, iiNet had more branded searches than Tangerine among NBN providers in Australia. iiNet had about 90,500 branded searches, while Tangerine had 3,600. iiNet made up 14.4% of all NBN provider searches we track, and Tangerine accounted for 0.57%.
- iiNet was ahead of Tangerine in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, iiNet’s share of searches among NBN providers in Australia moved from 15.2% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110K to 90.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Tangerine’s share of searches among NBN providers in Australia moved from 0.74% to 0.57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 3.6K.

## Top NBN providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither iiNet nor Tangerine showed up 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aussie Broadband | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Superloop | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Dodo | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Exetel | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Belong | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Leaptel | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Telstra | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| SpinTel | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Optus | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| TPG | 10th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| iiNet | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tangerine | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about NBN providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which NBN provider should I switch to in Australia?": 1. Aussie Broadband, 2. Superloop, 3. Exetel, 4. SpinTel, 5. Telstra, 6. Optus, 7. TPG
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best NBN providers in Australia?": 1. Aussie Broadband, 2. Superloop, 3. Leaptel, 4. Dodo, 5. Telstra
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best NBN provider in Australia for fast speeds and good support?": 1. Aussie Broadband, 2. Superloop, 3. Leaptel
- Searched Google, AI Overview "nbn plans": 1. Belong, 2. Dodo, 3. Exetel, 4. Telstra
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best nbn provider": 1. Aussie Broadband, 2. Superloop, 3. Dodo, 4. SpinTel

Not named in any answer: iiNet and 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 NBN providers in September 2026?

- In September 2026, iiNet gained share of searches among NBN providers in Australia, from 13.6% to 14.4%.
- Tangerine’s share of searches among NBN providers in Australia has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.1% to 0.57% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | iiNet estimated searches | iiNet Share of Search | iiNet rank | Tangerine estimated searches | Tangerine Share of Search | Tangerine rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110K | 15.2% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.74% | 11 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 15.2% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.75% | 11 |
| Dec 2025 | 110K | 17.6% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.71% | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 16.1% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.79% | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 110K | 17.7% | 2 | 4.4K | 0.71% | 11 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 16.2% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.2% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 17.5% | 2 | 6.6K | 1% | 11 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 15.6% | 2 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 14.9% | 3 | 8.1K | 1.1% | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | 90.5K | 13.3% | 4 | 6.6K | 0.97% | 11 |
| Aug 2026 | 90.5K | 13.6% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.81% | 11 |
| Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 14.4% | 3 | 3.6K | 0.57% | 11 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iiNet’s and Tangerine’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.

- **iiNet**: Measured on the search term “iinet”.
- **Tangerine**: Measured on the search term “tangerine telecom”.

- [iiNet profile](/demand/au/brands/iinet)
- [Tangerine profile](/demand/au/brands/tangerine-telecom)
- [All NBN providers in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-nbn-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 iiNet or Tangerine more popular in search?

In September 2026, iiNet had more branded searches than Tangerine among NBN providers in Australia. iiNet had about 90,500 branded searches, while Tangerine had 3,600. iiNet made up 14.4% of all NBN provider searches we track, and Tangerine accounted for 0.57%.

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