--- title: "Robinhood vs Webull: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Robinhood or Webull more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Investment apps set worldwide. 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/categories/investment-apps/compare/robinhood-vs-webull" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Robinhood vs Webull: Which is searched more? Is Robinhood or Webull more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Investment apps set worldwide. 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**: Robinhood and Webull - **Competitive set**: Investment apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Robinhood Share of Search**: 26.3% - **Webull Share of Search**: 4.4% ## Is Robinhood or Webull more popular in search? - In September 2026, Robinhood had more branded searches than Webull among investment apps worldwide. Robinhood had about 1.6 million branded searches, while Webull had 264,000. Robinhood made up 26.3% of all investment app searches we track, and Webull accounted for 4.4%. - Robinhood was ahead of Webull in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Robinhood’s share of searches among investment apps worldwide moved from 29.3% to 26.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.3M to 1.6M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Webull’s share of searches among investment apps worldwide moved from 6% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 476K to 264K. ## Top investment apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Robinhood appeared in all five answers. Webull was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Robinhood was listed before Webull in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fidelity | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Robinhood | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Charles Schwab | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Acorns | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Betterment | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Webull | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Public | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Wealthfront | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Stash | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about investment apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which investment app should I use?": 1. Fidelity, 2. Robinhood, 3. Betterment, 4. Charles Schwab - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best investment apps?": 1. Fidelity, 2. Charles Schwab, 3. Robinhood, 4. Betterment, 5. Acorns, 6. Webull - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best investment app for beginner investing?": 1. Fidelity, 2. Robinhood, 3. Acorns - Searched Google, AI Overview "investment apps": 1. Fidelity, 2. Robinhood, 3. Acorns, 4. Webull - Searched Google, AI Overview "stock investing app": 1. Robinhood, 2. Fidelity, 3. Charles Schwab, 4. Webull, 5. Public Not named in any answer: Wealthfront and Stash. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for investment apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Robinhood lost share of searches among investment apps worldwide, from 29.8% to 26.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Webull worldwide fell 44.4% over 12 measured months, from 476K to 264K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Robinhood estimated searches | Robinhood Share of Search | Robinhood rank | Webull estimated searches | Webull Share of Search | Webull rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.3M | 29.3% | 2 | 476K | 6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 2.3M | 33.2% | 2 | 322K | 4.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9M | 28.9% | 2 | 326K | 4.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.9M | 25.1% | 2 | 394K | 5.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 1.9M | 25.9% | 2 | 323K | 4.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 1.9M | 26.1% | 2 | 325K | 4.3% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 1.9M | 25.4% | 2 | 325K | 4.3% | 4 | | May 2026 | 1.6M | 23.1% | 2 | 325K | 4.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2M | 26.8% | 2 | 324K | 4.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 1.6M | 26.3% | 2 | 268K | 4.3% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 1.9M | 29.8% | 2 | 266K | 4.1% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 1.6M | 26.3% | 2 | 264K | 4.4% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Robinhood’s and Webull’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. - **Robinhood**: Measured on the search terms “robinhood”, “robinhood app”, “robinhood apps”, “robinhood bank”, “robinhood crypto”, “robinhood cryptocurrency”, “robinhood financial”, “robinhood investing”, “robinhood investment app”, “robinhood retirement”, “robinhood trading” and “robinhood trading app”, summed into one figure. - **Webull**: Measured on the search terms “webull”, “webull app”, “webull brokerage”, “webull charts”, “webull crypto”, “webull fees”, “webull financial”, “webull options”, “webull paper trading”, “webull trading”, “webull trading platform” and “webullcom”, summed into one figure. - [Robinhood profile](/demand/global-en/brands/robinhood) - [Webull profile](/demand/global-en/brands/webull) - [All investment apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/investment-apps): 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 Robinhood or Webull more popular in search? In September 2026, Robinhood had more branded searches than Webull among investment apps worldwide. Robinhood had about 1.6 million branded searches, while Webull had 264,000. Robinhood made up 26.3% of all investment app searches we track, and Webull accounted for 4.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Robinhood vs Webull: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/investment-apps/compare/robinhood-vs-webull This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/investment-apps/compare/robinhood-vs-webull. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.