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title: "Cash App vs Wise: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cash App or Wise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Prepaid cards 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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# Cash App vs Wise: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cash App or Wise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Prepaid cards 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**: Cash App and Wise
- **Competitive set**: Prepaid cards
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cash App Share of Search**: 27.3%
- **Wise Share of Search**: 13%

## Which is more popular in search, Cash App or Wise?

- In August 2026, Cash App had more branded searches than Wise among prepaid cards worldwide. Cash App was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Wise’s 874K, and held a 27.3% Share of Search versus Wise’s 13%.
- Cash App was ahead of Wise in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cash App’s estimated Share of Search among prepaid cards worldwide moved from 27.8% to 27.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.8M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wise’s estimated Share of Search among prepaid cards worldwide moved from 11.5% to 13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 759K to 874K.

## How did search popularity change for prepaid cards worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Cash App gained estimated Share of Search among prepaid cards worldwide, from 23.8% to 27.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Wise worldwide rose 15.2% over 11 measured months, from 759K to 874K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cash App estimated searches | Cash App Share of Search | Cash App rank | Wise estimated searches | Wise Share of Search | Wise rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.8M | 27.8% | 2 | 759K | 11.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.8M | 31.1% | 2 | 747K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 26.9% | 2 | 778K | 14% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.8M | 27.4% | 2 | 857K | 12.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.8M | 31.1% | 2 | 760K | 12.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.8M | 27.6% | 2 | 805K | 12.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.8M | 30.6% | 2 | 820K | 13.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.8M | 27.7% | 2 | 817K | 12.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 23.9% | 2 | 815K | 13% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 23.8% | 2 | 795K | 12.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8M | 27.3% | 2 | 874K | 13% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cash App’s and Wise’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.

- **Cash App**: Measured on the search term “cash app”.
- **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.

- [Cash App profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cash-app)
- [Wise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wise)
- [All prepaid cards worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/prepaid-cards): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Cash App or Wise?

In August 2026, Cash App had more branded searches than Wise among prepaid cards worldwide. Cash App was estimated to have 1.8M branded searches compared to Wise’s 874K, and held a 27.3% Share of Search versus Wise’s 13%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Cash App vs Wise: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/prepaid-cards/compare/cash-app-vs-wise

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