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title: "Creator payout platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the services creators use to receive and send payments. Share of Search among PayPal, Stripe, Wise, Payoneer and Tipalti, the creator payout platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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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# Creator payout platforms: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the services creators use to receive and send payments. Share of Search among PayPal, Stripe, Wise, Payoneer and Tipalti, the creator payout platforms Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Creator payout platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: PayPal, 81%

## Which brand is most popular in search among creator payout platforms worldwide?

- In August 2026, PayPal was the most searched among creator payout platforms worldwide, with an estimated 20.6M branded searches and 81% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Stripe is in 2nd place, 69 percentage points behind at 12.1% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PayPal’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide decreased from 83.8% to 81%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stripe’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide increased from 10.2% to 12.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wise’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide increased from 2.5% to 3.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PayPal’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide peaked at 85.7% in December 2025 and was lowest at 79.2% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stripe’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide peaked at 14.3% in March 2026 and was lowest at 8.6% in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wise rose from 4th to 3rd among creator payout platforms worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Payoneer fell from 3rd to 4th among creator payout platforms worldwide.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tipalti held steady: its estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [PayPal vs Stripe: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/paypal-vs-stripe): 81% against 12.1% Share of Search.
- [PayPal vs Wise: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/paypal-vs-wise): 81% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [PayPal vs Payoneer: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/payoneer-vs-paypal): 81% against 3.2% Share of Search.
- [Stripe vs Wise: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/stripe-vs-wise): 12.1% against 3.4% Share of Search.
- [Stripe vs Payoneer: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/payoneer-vs-stripe): 12.1% against 3.2% Share of Search.
- [Wise vs Payoneer: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/payoneer-vs-wise): 3.4% against 3.2% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for creator payout platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Wise rose from 4th to 3rd among creator payout platforms worldwide.
- In August 2026, Payoneer fell from 3rd to 4th among creator payout platforms worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PayPal worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 25.1M to 20.6M in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | PayPal | 81% | 20.6M | -0.1% | PayPal |
| 2 | Stripe | 12.1% | 3.1M | -0.5% | Stripe |
| 3 | Wise | 3.4% | 874K | +10.0% | Wise Forex Limited |
| 4 | Payoneer | 3.2% | 823K | 0.0% | Payoneer |
| 5 | Tipalti | 0.2% | 49.6K | -0.1% | Tipalti |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | PayPal | 25.1M | 83.8% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Stripe | 3M | 10.2% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Payoneer | 1M | 3.3% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Wise | 759K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Tipalti | 49.8K | 0.17% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | PayPal | 25.1M | 84.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Stripe | 3M | 10.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Payoneer | 823K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Wise | 747K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Tipalti | 49.8K | 0.17% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | PayPal | 25.1M | 85.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Stripe | 2.5M | 8.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Payoneer | 823K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Wise | 778K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Tipalti | 50K | 0.17% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | PayPal | 25.1M | 83.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 10.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Payoneer | 1M | 3.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Wise | 857K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Tipalti | 49.9K | 0.17% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Wise | 760K | 3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Tipalti | 50.1K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 79.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Stripe | 3.7M | 14.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Wise | 805K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Tipalti | 50.4K | 0.19% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Wise | 820K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Tipalti | 50.4K | 0.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Wise | 817K | 3.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Tipalti | 50.5K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Wise | 815K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Tipalti | 50K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Wise | 795K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Tipalti | 49.7K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | PayPal | 20.6M | 81% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Stripe | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Wise | 874K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Payoneer | 823K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Tipalti | 49.6K | 0.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Payoneer | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | PayPal | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Stripe | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Tipalti | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Wise | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Payoneer**: Measured on the search term “payoneer”.
- **PayPal**: Measured on the search terms “paypal”, “paypal business”, “paypal business account”, “paypal business account charges”, “paypal business account cost”, “paypal business account fees”, “paypal business account price”, “paypal business app”, “paypal business charges”, “paypal business cost”, “paypal business fees”, “paypal checkout”, “paypal commercial account”, “paypal company account”, “paypal corporate account”, “paypal express checkout”, “paypal for business”, “paypal for company”, “paypal merchant”, “paypal merchant account”, “paypal merchant services”, “paypal payment processing”, “paypal payments” and “paypal to business account”, summed into one figure.
- **Stripe**: Measured on the search terms “ach fees stripe”, “apple pay with stripe”, “billing stripe”, “charge for stripe”, “check out stripe”, “checkout stripe”, “checkoutstripe”, “connect pricing stripe”, “connected accounts stripe”, “creating a stripe account”, “direct debit stripe”, “fees for stripe”, “instant payouts stripe”, “new stripe account”, “payment stripe”, “payments stripe”, “platform stripe”, “secure payment by stripe”, “set up stripe”, “set up stripe account”, “split payment stripe”, “stripe”, “stripe account”, “stripe ach fees”, “stripe ach payments”, “stripe ach pricing”, “stripe atlas”, “stripe billing”, “stripe billing pricing”, “stripe business”, “stripe business account”, “stripe cc processing”, “stripe charge fee”, “stripe charges”, “stripe connect”, “stripe connect charges”, “stripe connect fees”, “stripe connect pricing”, “stripe connected account”, “stripe connected accounts”, “stripe costs”, “stripe direct debit”, “stripe ecommerce”, “stripe fees”, “stripe fees per transaction”, “stripe for international payments”, “stripe for small business”, “stripe gateway”, “stripe hosted checkout”, “stripe instant payouts”, “stripe international payments”, “stripe invoicing”, “stripe invoicing fees”, “stripe issuing”, “stripe marketplace”, “stripe merchant”, “stripe merchant account”, “stripe merchant fees”, “stripe merchant of record”, “stripe merchant services”, “stripe nonprofit pricing”, “stripe online payments”, “stripe pay”, “stripe pay by bank”, “stripe payment”, “stripe payment app”, “stripe payment charges”, “stripe payment company”, “stripe payment cost”, “stripe payment fees”, “stripe payment gateway”, “stripe payment gateway charges”, “stripe payment gateway fees”, “stripe payment platform”, “stripe payment processing”, “stripe payment processing fees”, “stripe payment services”, “stripe payment terminal”, “stripe payments”, “stripe payments company”, “stripe payments processing”, “stripe payouts”, “stripe platform”, “stripe pricing”, “stripe processing”, “stripe processing fees”, “stripe recurring payments”, “stripe secure payment”, “stripe split payments”, “stripe subscription”, “stripe subscription management”, “stripe terminal”, “stripe transaction charges”, “stripe transaction fee”, “stripe usage based billing”, “stripe website” and “terminal stripe”, summed into one figure.
- **Tipalti**: Measured on the search terms “tipalti” and “tipalti ap automation”, summed into one figure.
- **Wise**: Measured on the search terms “send money wise”, “send money with wise”, “transfer wise account”, “transfer wise app”, “TransferWise”, “transferwise account”, “transferwise app”, “transferwise apps”, “transferwise mobile app”, “transferwise wise”, “wise account”, “wise app”, “wise app money transfer”, “wise bank”, “wise banking app”, “wise business”, “wise business account”, “wise card”, “wise com”, “wise debit card”, “wise international bank transfer”, “wise international payments”, “wise money transfer”, “wise money transfer app”, “wise money transfer service”, “wise multi currency account”, “wise remittance”, “wise transfer”, “wise transfer money”, “wise transferwise”, “wise travel card” and “wise.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Payoneer](/demand/global-en/brands/payoneer)
- [PayPal](/demand/global-en/brands/paypal)
- [Stripe](/demand/global-en/brands/stripe)
- [Tipalti](/demand/global-en/brands/tipalti)
- [Wise](/demand/global-en/brands/wise)

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among creator payout platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, PayPal was the most searched among creator payout platforms worldwide, with an estimated 20.6M branded searches and 81% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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