--- title: "ING vs Macquarie Bank: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is ING or Macquarie Bank 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/ing-australia-vs-macquarie-bank" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ING vs Macquarie Bank: Which is searched more in Australia? Is ING or Macquarie Bank 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**: ING and Macquarie Bank - **Competitive set**: Banks - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ING Share of Search**: 1% - **Macquarie Bank Share of Search**: 3.5% ## Is ING or Macquarie Bank more popular in search? - In September 2026, Macquarie Bank had more branded searches than ING among banks in Australia. Macquarie Bank had about 201,000 branded searches, while ING had 59,400. Macquarie Bank made up 3.5% of all bank searches we track, and ING accounted for 1%. - Macquarie Bank was ahead of ING in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ING’s share of searches among banks in Australia moved from 0.86% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 62.7K to 59.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Macquarie Bank’s share of searches among banks in Australia moved from 3.4% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. ## Top banks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ING and Macquarie Bank were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ING and Macquarie Bank were each listed first in two of the 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | ## 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 - Searched Google, AI Overview "best bank australia": 1. CommBank, 2. Westpac, 3. NAB, 4. ANZ, 5. ING, 6. ubank, 7. Up, 8. Bendigo Bank, 9. Macquarie 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Macquarie Bank in Australia fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 201K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ING estimated searches | ING Share of Search | ING rank | Macquarie Bank estimated searches | Macquarie Bank Share of Search | Macquarie Bank rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 62.7K | 0.86% | 8 | 246K | 3.4% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 55.3K | 0.79% | 8 | 246K | 3.5% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 43K | 0.64% | 8 | 201K | 3% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 50.4K | 0.75% | 8 | 201K | 3% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 50.4K | 0.78% | 8 | 201K | 3.1% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 50.4K | 0.72% | 8 | 201K | 2.9% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 41.2K | 0.64% | 8 | 201K | 3.1% | 6 | | May 2026 | 50.4K | 0.78% | 8 | 246K | 3.8% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 41.2K | 0.65% | 8 | 201K | 3.2% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 43K | 0.68% | 8 | 201K | 3.2% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 50.4K | 0.77% | 8 | 201K | 3.1% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 59.4K | 1% | 8 | 201K | 3.5% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ING’s and Macquarie Bank’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. - **ING**: Measured on the search terms “ing australia” and “ing bank”, summed into one figure. - **Macquarie Bank**: Measured on the search term “macquarie bank”. - [ING profile](/demand/au/brands/ing-australia) - [Macquarie Bank profile](/demand/au/brands/macquarie-bank) - [All banks in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-banks): 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 ING or Macquarie Bank more popular in search? In September 2026, Macquarie Bank had more branded searches than ING among banks in Australia. Macquarie Bank had about 201,000 branded searches, while ING had 59,400. Macquarie Bank made up 3.5% of all bank searches we track, and ING accounted for 1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ING vs Macquarie Bank: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ing-australia-vs-macquarie-bank This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ing-australia-vs-macquarie-bank. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.