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title: "Adyen vs Checkout.com: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Checkout.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment platforms 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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# Adyen vs Checkout.com: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Checkout.com? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online payment platforms 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**: Adyen and Checkout.com
- **Competitive set**: Online payment platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Adyen Share of Search**: 4.6%
- **Checkout.com Share of Search**: 0.18%

## Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Checkout.com?

- In August 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Checkout.com among online payment platforms worldwide. Adyen was estimated to have 175K branded searches compared to Checkout.com’s 7K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Checkout.com’s 0.18%.
- Adyen was ahead of Checkout.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Adyen’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 4.7% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 175K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Checkout.com’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 0.19% to 0.18%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.1K to 7K.

## How did search popularity change for online payment platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Braintree overtook Checkout.com to rank 6th among online payment platforms worldwide, at 0.99%.
- In August 2026, Adyen overtook PayPal to rank 3rd among online payment platforms worldwide, at 4.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adyen estimated searches | Adyen Share of Search | Adyen rank | Checkout.com estimated searches | Checkout.com Share of Search | Checkout.com rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 175K | 4.7% | 3 | 7.1K | 0.19% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 144K | 3.9% | 3 | 7K | 0.19% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 173K | 5.3% | 4 | 5.9K | 0.18% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 174K | 4.5% | 5 | 7.1K | 0.18% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 210K | 5.4% | 2 | 7.1K | 0.18% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 176K | 3.9% | 4 | 7.4K | 0.16% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 174K | 4.6% | 4 | 5.9K | 0.16% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 174K | 4.6% | 4 | 5.8K | 0.15% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 210K | 5.4% | 2 | 7.2K | 0.18% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 144K | 3.8% | 4 | 7.1K | 0.19% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 175K | 4.6% | 3 | 7K | 0.18% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adyen’s and Checkout.com’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.

- **Adyen**: Measured on the search terms “adyen”, “adyen checkout”, “adyen for platform”, “adyen for platforms”, “adyen pay”, “adyen payment”, “adyen payment gateway”, “adyen payment gateways”, “adyen payment method”, “adyen payment methods”, “adyen payment platform”, “adyen payment processing”, “adyen payment processor”, “adyen payments”, “adyen terminal”, “adyen terminals”, “checkout adyen”, “payment adyen”, “payment gateway adyen”, “payment method adyen” and “payment methods adyen”, summed into one figure.
- **Checkout.com**: Measured on the search terms “checkout com apple pay”, “checkout com fees”, “checkout com google pay”, “checkout com payment gateway”, “checkout com payment methods”, “checkout com payments”, “checkout com pricing”, “Checkout.com” and “checkout.com payments”, summed into one figure.

- [Adyen profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adyen)
- [Checkout.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/checkout-com)
- [All online payment platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-payment-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Adyen or Checkout.com?

In August 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Checkout.com among online payment platforms worldwide. Adyen was estimated to have 175K branded searches compared to Checkout.com’s 7K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Checkout.com’s 0.18%.

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