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title: "Acorns vs Robinhood: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Acorns or Robinhood? 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."
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# Acorns vs Robinhood: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Acorns or Robinhood? 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**: Acorns and Robinhood
- **Competitive set**: Investment apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Acorns Share of Search**: 19.1%
- **Robinhood Share of Search**: 71.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Acorns or Robinhood?

- In August 2026, Robinhood had more branded searches than Acorns among investment apps worldwide. Robinhood was estimated to have 2.1M branded searches compared to Acorns’ 550K, and held a 71.6% Share of Search versus Acorns’ 19.1%.
- Robinhood was ahead of Acorns in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Acorns’ estimated Share of Search among investment apps worldwide moved from 23.1% to 19.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 550K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Robinhood’s estimated Share of Search among investment apps worldwide moved from 67.9% to 71.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4M to 2.1M.

## How did search popularity change for investment apps worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Robinhood gained estimated Share of Search among investment apps worldwide, from 68.4% to 71.6%.
- In August 2026, Acorns lost estimated Share of Search among investment apps worldwide, from 21.4% to 19.1%.

## Month by month

| Month | Acorns estimated searches | Acorns Share of Search | Acorns rank | Robinhood estimated searches | Robinhood Share of Search | Robinhood rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 23.1% | 2 | 2.4M | 67.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 20.1% | 2 | 2.4M | 71.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 19.4% | 2 | 2M | 70% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 21.7% | 2 | 2M | 65.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 18.6% | 2 | 2M | 68.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 18.4% | 2 | 2.1M | 68.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 21.7% | 2 | 2M | 65.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 21.3% | 2 | 1.8M | 68.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 15.9% | 2 | 2.1M | 74.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 21.4% | 2 | 1.8M | 68.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 550K | 19.1% | 2 | 2.1M | 71.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acorns’ and Robinhood’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.

- **Acorns**: Measured on the search term “acorns”.
- **Robinhood**: Measured on the search terms “brokerage account robinhood”, “robinhood”, “robinhood account”, “robinhood app”, “robinhood apps”, “robinhood bank”, “robinhood brokerage account”, “robinhood crypto”, “robinhood cryptocurrency”, “robinhood financial”, “robinhood gold”, “robinhood gold card”, “robinhood investing”, “robinhood investment app”, “robinhood retirement”, “robinhood trading”, “robinhood trading app” and “robinhood.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Acorns profile](/demand/global-en/brands/acorns)
- [Robinhood profile](/demand/global-en/brands/robinhood)
- [All investment apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/investment-apps): 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, Acorns or Robinhood?

In August 2026, Robinhood had more branded searches than Acorns among investment apps worldwide. Robinhood was estimated to have 2.1M branded searches compared to Acorns’ 550K, and held a 71.6% Share of Search versus Acorns’ 19.1%.

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