--- title: "ING vs ME Bank: Which is searched more in Australia?" description: "Is ING or ME 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-me-bank" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ING vs ME Bank: Which is searched more in Australia? Is ING or ME 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 ME Bank - **Competitive set**: Banks - **Market**: Australia - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **ING Share of Search**: 0.87% - **ME Bank Share of Search**: 0.59% ## Is ING or ME Bank more popular in search? - In September 2026, ING had more branded searches than ME Bank among banks in Australia. ING had about 59,400 branded searches, while ME Bank had 40,500. ING made up 0.87% of all bank searches we track, and ME Bank accounted for 0.59%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: ING took it in May 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ING’s share of searches among banks in Australia moved from 0.73% to 0.87%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 62.7K to 59.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ME Bank’s share of searches among banks in Australia moved from 1.1% to 0.59%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 40.5K. ## Top banks in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, ING was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. ME Bank 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? - Estimated monthly branded searches for ME Bank in Australia fell 55.2% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | ING estimated searches | ING Share of Search | ING rank | ME Bank estimated searches | ME Bank Share of Search | ME Bank rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 62.7K | 0.73% | 14 | 90.5K | 1.1% | 11 | | Nov 2025 | 55.3K | 0.67% | 14 | 74K | 0.89% | 12 | | Dec 2025 | 43K | 0.54% | 14 | 74K | 0.93% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 50.4K | 0.64% | 14 | 74K | 0.94% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | 50.4K | 0.66% | 14 | 74K | 0.98% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | 50.4K | 0.61% | 14 | 60.5K | 0.73% | 13 | | Apr 2026 | 41.2K | 0.55% | 14 | 49.5K | 0.66% | 13 | | May 2026 | 50.4K | 0.66% | 13 | 49.5K | 0.65% | 14 | | Jun 2026 | 41.2K | 0.55% | 13 | 40.5K | 0.54% | 14 | | Jul 2026 | 43K | 0.58% | 13 | 40.5K | 0.55% | 14 | | Aug 2026 | 50.4K | 0.66% | 13 | 40.5K | 0.53% | 14 | | Sep 2026 | 59.4K | 0.87% | 13 | 40.5K | 0.59% | 14 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ING’s and ME 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. - **ME Bank**: Measured on the search term “me bank”. - [ING profile](/demand/au/brands/ing-australia) - [ME Bank profile](/demand/au/brands/me-bank) - [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 ING or ME Bank more popular in search? In September 2026, ING had more branded searches than ME Bank among banks in Australia. ING had about 59,400 branded searches, while ME Bank had 40,500. ING made up 0.87% of all bank searches we track, and ME Bank accounted for 0.59%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ING vs ME Bank: Which is searched more in Australia?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ing-australia-vs-me-bank This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/au/compare/ing-australia-vs-me-bank. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.