---
title: "PayPal vs Revolut: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, PayPal or Revolut? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment processors 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/payment-processors/compare/paypal-vs-revolut"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# PayPal vs Revolut: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, PayPal or Revolut? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Payment processors 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**: PayPal and Revolut
- **Competitive set**: Payment processors
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **PayPal Share of Search**: 71.5%
- **Revolut Share of Search**: 15.7%

## Which is more popular in search, PayPal or Revolut?

- In September 2026, PayPal had more branded searches than Revolut among payment processors worldwide. PayPal was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Revolut’s 4.5M, and held a 71.5% Share of Search versus Revolut’s 15.7%.
- PayPal was ahead of Revolut in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, PayPal’s estimated Share of Search among payment processors worldwide moved from 77.2% to 71.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 24.9M to 20.4M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Revolut’s estimated Share of Search among payment processors worldwide moved from 11.4% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.7M to 4.5M.

## How did search popularity change for payment processors worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Revolut gained estimated Share of Search among payment processors worldwide, from 13.3% to 15.7%.
- In September 2026, PayPal lost estimated Share of Search among payment processors worldwide, from 73.3% to 71.5%.

## Month by month

| Month | PayPal estimated searches | PayPal Share of Search | PayPal rank | Revolut estimated searches | Revolut Share of Search | Revolut rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 24.9M | 77.2% | 1 | 3.7M | 11.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 24.9M | 78.9% | 1 | 3.1M | 9.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 24.9M | 80% | 1 | 3.1M | 9.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 24.9M | 77% | 1 | 3.7M | 11.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 20.4M | 74.9% | 1 | 3.1M | 11.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 20.4M | 71.4% | 1 | 3.7M | 13% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 20.4M | 75% | 1 | 3.1M | 11.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 20.4M | 73.4% | 1 | 3.7M | 13.2% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 20.4M | 73.2% | 1 | 3.7M | 13.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 20.4M | 73.4% | 1 | 3.7M | 13.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 20.4M | 73.3% | 1 | 3.7M | 13.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 20.4M | 71.5% | 1 | 4.5M | 15.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PayPal’s and Revolut’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.

- **PayPal**: Measured on the search term “paypal”.
- **Revolut**: Measured on the search terms “app revolut”, “mastercard revolut”, “Revolut”, “revolut app”, “revolut business”, “revolut crypto”, “revolut investing”, “revolut mastercard”, “revolut metal”, “revolut payments”, “revolut plus”, “revolut savings”, “revolut trading”, “revolut ultra”, “revolut visa” and “revolut web”, summed into one figure.

- [PayPal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paypal)
- [Revolut profile](/demand/global-en/brands/revolut)
- [All payment processors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/payment-processors): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 brands.

## 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 is more popular in search, PayPal or Revolut?

In September 2026, PayPal had more branded searches than Revolut among payment processors worldwide. PayPal was estimated to have 20.4M branded searches compared to Revolut’s 4.5M, and held a 71.5% Share of Search versus Revolut’s 15.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "PayPal vs Revolut: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/payment-processors/compare/paypal-vs-revolut

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/payment-processors/compare/paypal-vs-revolut. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.