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title: "POS machine brands: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare the pos machine brands people buy. Share of Search among Stripe, Square, Verifone, Clover and Ingenico, the POS machine brands 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/pos-machine-brands"
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# POS machine brands: Which are searched most?

Compare the pos machine brands people buy. Share of Search among Stripe, Square, Verifone, Clover and Ingenico, the POS machine brands 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**: POS machine brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Stripe, 91.7%

## Which brand is most popular in search among POS machine brands worldwide?

- In September 2026, Stripe was the most searched among POS machine brands worldwide, with an estimated 2.9M branded searches and 91.7% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Square is in 2nd place, 88.6 percentage points behind at 3.2% Share of Search.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verifone’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide increased from 2.3% to 2.8%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stripe’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide peaked at 92.3% in November 2025 and was lowest at 88.9% in June 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Square’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide peaked at 5.6% in June 2026 and was lowest at 2.8% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Verifone’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide peaked at 3.3% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.3% in October 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stripe, Square, Clover and Ingenico held steady: their estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Stripe vs Square: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/square-vs-stripe): 91.7% against 3.2% Share of Search.
- [Stripe vs Verifone: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/stripe-vs-verifone): 91.7% against 2.8% Share of Search.
- [Square vs Verifone: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/square-vs-verifone): 3.2% against 2.8% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for POS machine brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Stripe gained estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide, from 90.4% to 91.7%.
- In September 2026, Square lost estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide, from 4% to 3.2%.
- In September 2026, Verifone lost estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide, from 3.3% to 2.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ingenico worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Stripe | 91.7% | 2.9M | -1.2% | Stripe |
| 2 | Square | 3.2% | 102K | -23.6% | Block |
| 3 | Verifone | 2.8% | 90.8K | -17.6% | Verifone |
| 4 | Clover | 1.2% | 40K | -4.4% | Fiserv |
| 5 | Ingenico | 1% | 33.1K | 0.0% | Ingenico |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Stripe | 3M | 92.1% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Square | 95.1K | 3% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Verifone | 74.6K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Clover | 43.5K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Stripe | 2.9M | 92.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Square | 90.2K | 2.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Verifone | 74.6K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Clover | 39.9K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Stripe | 2.5M | 91.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Square | 81K | 3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Verifone | 74.5K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Clover | 33.7K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 91.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Square | 102K | 3.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Verifone | 91K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Clover | 43.7K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 91.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Square | 114K | 3.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Verifone | 90.9K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Clover | 44K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Stripe | 3.6M | 91.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Square | 141K | 3.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Verifone | 111K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Clover | 48.8K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 90.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Square | 149K | 4.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Verifone | 90.9K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Clover | 44.7K | 1.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Ingenico | 40.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 89% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Square | 180K | 5.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Verifone | 110K | 3.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Clover | 43.8K | 1.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 0.99% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 88.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Square | 191K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Verifone | 110K | 3.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Clover | 43.8K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 0.97% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 89.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Square | 157K | 4.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Verifone | 110K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Clover | 42.2K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 0.99% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Stripe | 3M | 90.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Square | 133K | 4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Verifone | 110K | 3.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Clover | 41.9K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Stripe | 2.9M | 91.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Square | 102K | 3.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Verifone | 90.8K | 2.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Clover | 40K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Ingenico | 33.1K | 1% | 5 |

## What is being compared

- **Clover**: Measured on the search terms “clover devices”, “clover flex pos”, “clover flex screen”, “clover flex terminal”, “clover go pos”, “clover machine”, “clover point of sale”, “clover point of sale devices”, “clover point of sale systems”, “clover pos”, “clover pos demo”, “clover pos device”, “clover pos devices”, “clover pos fees”, “clover pos flex”, “clover pos handheld”, “clover pos hardware”, “clover pos machine”, “clover pos printer”, “clover pos rates”, “clover pos sales”, “clover pos scale”, “clover pos system”, “clover pos systems”, “clover pos terminal”, “clover station”, “clover station duo”, “clover station pro”, “clover station restaurant”, “clover system”, “clover system pos”, “clover terminal”, “pos clover”, “pos clover system” and “the clover station”, summed into one figure.
- **Ingenico**: Measured on the search term “ingenico”.
- **Square**: Measured on the search terms “handheld square terminal”, “ipad square pos”, “mobile pos square”, “pos square”, “pos square app”, “pos square stand”, “pos square system”, “pos square terminal”, “printer for square pos”, “square app pos”, “square kds app”, “square point of sale”, “square point of sale device”, “square point of sale equipment”, “square point of sale ipad”, “square point of sale pos”, “square point of sale printer”, “square point of sale stand”, “square point of sale system”, “square point of sale terminal”, “square pos”, “square pos app”, “square pos apps”, “square pos charges”, “square pos device”, “square pos devices”, “square pos equipment”, “square pos fees”, “square pos for ipad”, “square pos for iphone”, “square pos handheld”, “square pos hardware”, “square pos ipad”, “square pos iphone”, “square pos machine”, “square pos printer”, “square pos reader”, “square pos scanner”, “square pos software”, “square pos solutions”, “square pos stand”, “square pos system”, “square pos systems”, “square pos tablet”, “square pos terminal”, “square pos terminals”, “square reader point of sale”, “square reader pos”, “square reader pos system”, “square terminal pos”, “square up pos”, “square up pos system” and “the square pos”, summed into one figure.
- **Stripe**: Measured on the search terms “billing stripe”, “charge for stripe”, “check out stripe”, “checkout stripe”, “checkoutstripe”, “direct debit stripe”, “fees for stripe”, “instant payouts stripe”, “payment stripe”, “payments stripe”, “set up stripe”, “stripe”, “stripe ach payments”, “stripe atlas”, “stripe billing”, “stripe business”, “stripe cc processing”, “stripe charge fee”, “stripe charges”, “stripe connect”, “stripe direct debit”, “stripe fees”, “stripe instant payouts”, “stripe invoicing”, “stripe issuing”, “stripe merchant services”, “stripe pay”, “stripe payment”, “stripe payment app”, “stripe payment company”, “stripe payment gateway”, “stripe payment processing”, “stripe payment services”, “stripe payments”, “stripe payments company”, “stripe payments processing”, “stripe payouts”, “stripe processing fees”, “stripe recurring payments”, “stripe terminal”, “stripe transaction charges”, “stripe transaction fee” and “terminal stripe”, summed into one figure.
- **Verifone**: Measured on the search terms “verifone” and “verifone eftpos”, summed into one figure.

- [Clover](/demand/global-en/brands/clover)
- [Ingenico](/demand/global-en/brands/ingenico)
- [Square](/demand/global-en/brands/square)
- [Stripe](/demand/global-en/brands/stripe)
- [Verifone](/demand/global-en/brands/verifone)

## 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 POS machine brands worldwide?

In September 2026, Stripe was the most searched among POS machine brands worldwide, with an estimated 2.9M branded searches and 91.7% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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