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title: "Ingenico vs Square: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS machine brands 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."
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# Ingenico vs Square: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Square? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the POS machine brands 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**: Ingenico and Square
- **Competitive set**: POS machine brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ingenico Share of Search**: 20.2%
- **Square Share of Search**: 0.09%

## Which is more popular in search, Ingenico or Square?

- In September 2026, Ingenico had more branded searches than Square among POS machine brands worldwide. Ingenico was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Square’s 140, and held a 20.2% Share of Search versus Square’s 0.09%.
- Ingenico was ahead of Square in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ingenico’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide moved from 25.5% to 20.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 33.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Square’s estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide moved from 0.11% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 140.

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

- In September 2026, Ingenico gained estimated Share of Search among POS machine brands worldwide, from 17.9% to 20.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Square worldwide fell 17.6% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 140 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ingenico estimated searches | Ingenico Share of Search | Ingenico rank | Square estimated searches | Square Share of Search | Square rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 25.5% | 3 | 170 | 0.11% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 26.1% | 2 | 110 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 27.2% | 2 | 90 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 23.1% | 3 | 90 | 0.05% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 19.7% | 3 | 110 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 20.2% | 3 | 170 | 0.08% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 40.5K | 23% | 3 | 110 | 0.06% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 17.7% | 3 | 140 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 17.7% | 3 | 140 | 0.07% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 17.8% | 3 | 110 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 17.9% | 3 | 110 | 0.06% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 20.2% | 3 | 140 | 0.09% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ingenico’s and Square’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.

- **Ingenico**: Measured on the search term “ingenico”.
- **Square**: Measured on the search term “handheld square terminal”.

- [Ingenico profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ingenico)
- [Square profile](/demand/global-en/brands/square)
- [All POS machine brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/pos-machine-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Ingenico or Square?

In September 2026, Ingenico had more branded searches than Square among POS machine brands worldwide. Ingenico was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to Square’s 140, and held a 20.2% Share of Search versus Square’s 0.09%.

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