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title: "Canstar: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Canstar compares financial products for New Zealanders. 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/global-en/brands/canstar"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Canstar: search popularity worldwide

Canstar compares financial products for New Zealanders. 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

- **Brand**: Canstar
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among mortgage comparison platforms**: 2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mortgage comparison platforms | 4 | 2% | 14.8K |

- [Mortgage comparison platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/mortgage-comparison-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Canstar changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Canstar worldwide rose from 12.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Canstar’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage comparison platforms worldwide held steady, from 1.6% to 2%.

## How did search popularity change for mortgage comparison platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lendi gained estimated Share of Search among mortgage comparison platforms worldwide, from 8.2% to 9.9%.
- In August 2026, MoneySuperMarket lost estimated Share of Search among mortgage comparison platforms worldwide, from 74.8% to 73.4%.
- NerdWallet’s estimated Share of Search among mortgage comparison platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 18.1% to 14.7% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Canstar worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 9.9K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 12.1K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 14.8K | 2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | 14.8K | 2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Mortgage comparison platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Canstar measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canstar’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “canstar”

## Which mortgage comparison platforms compete with Canstar?

- [MoneySuperMarket](/demand/global-en/brands/moneysupermarket): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/canstar-vs-moneysupermarket
- [NerdWallet](/demand/global-en/brands/nerdwallet): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/canstar-vs-nerdwallet
- [Lendi](/demand/global-en/brands/lendi): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/canstar-vs-lendi
- [Finder](/demand/global-en/brands/finder-comparison): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/canstar-vs-finder-comparison

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Canstar: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/canstar

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