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title: "Credit Karma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Credit Karma is a credit score service. 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/credit-karma"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Credit Karma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Credit Karma is a credit score service. 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**: Credit Karma
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among credit monitoring brands**: 31.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Credit monitoring brands | 1 | 31.9% | 3.4M |
| Credit score services | 1 | 32.1% | 3.4M |
| Credit repair services | 1 | 35.2% | 3.4M |

- [Credit monitoring brands](/demand/global-en/categories/credit-monitoring-brands)
- [Credit score services](/demand/global-en/categories/credit-score-services)
- [Credit repair services](/demand/global-en/categories/credit-repair-services)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Credit Karma worldwide held steady at 3.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Credit Karma’s estimated Share of Search among credit monitoring brands worldwide peaked at 35.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 30.8% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Credit Karma’s estimated Share of Search among credit score services worldwide peaked at 35.6% in March 2026 and was lowest at 31.1% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Credit Karma’s estimated Share of Search among credit repair services worldwide peaked at 38.5% in March 2026 and was lowest at 33.9% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for credit monitoring brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, TransUnion overtook ClearScore to rank 4th among credit monitoring brands worldwide, at 11.6%.
- In August 2026, Credit Karma lost estimated Share of Search among credit monitoring brands worldwide, from 32.6% to 31.9%.
- In August 2026, Experian lost estimated Share of Search among credit monitoring brands worldwide, from 32.6% to 31.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Credit Sesame worldwide fell 32.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 74K in August 2026.

## How did search popularity change for credit score services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, TransUnion overtook ClearScore to rank 4th among credit score services worldwide, at 11.7%.
- In August 2026, Credit Karma lost estimated Share of Search among credit score services worldwide, from 32.8% to 32.1%.
- In August 2026, Experian lost estimated Share of Search among credit score services worldwide, from 32.8% to 32.1%.

## How did search popularity change for credit repair services worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, TransUnion gained estimated Share of Search among credit repair services worldwide, from 10.8% to 12.8%.
- In August 2026, Credit Karma lost estimated Share of Search among credit repair services worldwide, from 36.1% to 35.2%.
- In August 2026, Experian lost estimated Share of Search among credit repair services worldwide, from 36.1% to 35.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Lexington Law worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 18.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Credit Sesame worldwide fell 32.7% over 11 measured months, from 110K to 74K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 31.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 34.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Credit monitoring brands | 2.7M | 30.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 31.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 31.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 4.1M | 35.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 31.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 32.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 32.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 32.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | 3.4M | 31.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Credit monitoring brands | — | — | — |
| Oct 2025 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 34.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Credit score services | 2.7M | 31.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Credit score services | 4.1M | 35.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Credit score services | 3.4M | 32.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Credit score services | — | — | — |
| Oct 2025 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 35.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 38.5% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Credit repair services | 2.7M | 33.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 35.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 35.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Credit repair services | 4.1M | 38.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 35.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 36% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 36% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 36.1% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Credit repair services | 3.4M | 35.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Credit repair services | — | — | — |

## How is Credit Karma measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Credit Karma’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.

- “credit karma”

## Which credit monitoring brands compete with Credit Karma?

- [Experian](/demand/global-en/brands/experian): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/credit-karma-vs-experian
- [Equifax](/demand/global-en/brands/equifax): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/credit-karma-vs-equifax
- [TransUnion](/demand/global-en/brands/transunion): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/credit-karma-vs-transunion
- [ClearScore](/demand/global-en/brands/clearscore): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/clearscore-vs-credit-karma
- [Credit Sesame](/demand/global-en/brands/credit-sesame): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/credit-karma-vs-credit-sesame

## Methodology

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

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Brandwave. "Credit Karma: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/credit-karma

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