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title: "Adyen vs Mollie: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Mollie? 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 Mollie: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Mollie? 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 Mollie
- **Competitive set**: Online payment platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Adyen Share of Search**: 4.6%
- **Mollie Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Which is more popular in search, Adyen or Mollie?

- In August 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Mollie among online payment platforms worldwide. Adyen was estimated to have 175K branded searches compared to Mollie’s 12.6K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Mollie’s 0.33%.
- Adyen was ahead of Mollie 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, Mollie’s estimated Share of Search among online payment platforms worldwide moved from 0.38% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.4K to 12.6K.

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

- In August 2026, Braintree overtook Mollie 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%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Mollie worldwide fell 12.1% over 11 measured months, from 14.4K to 12.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Adyen estimated searches | Adyen Share of Search | Adyen rank | Mollie estimated searches | Mollie Share of Search | Mollie rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 175K | 4.7% | 3 | 14.4K | 0.38% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 144K | 3.9% | 3 | 14.5K | 0.39% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 173K | 5.3% | 4 | 14.3K | 0.44% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 174K | 4.5% | 5 | 14.5K | 0.38% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 210K | 5.4% | 2 | 14.4K | 0.37% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 176K | 3.9% | 4 | 14.5K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 174K | 4.6% | 4 | 12.4K | 0.33% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 174K | 4.6% | 4 | 12.6K | 0.33% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 210K | 5.4% | 2 | 12.5K | 0.32% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 144K | 3.8% | 4 | 12.6K | 0.33% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 175K | 4.6% | 3 | 12.6K | 0.33% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adyen’s and Mollie’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.
- **Mollie**: Measured on the search terms “mollie checkout”, “mollie fees”, “mollie payment”, “mollie payment gateway”, “mollie payments”, “mollie pricing” and “mollie.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Adyen profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adyen)
- [Mollie profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mollie)
- [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 Mollie?

In August 2026, Adyen had more branded searches than Mollie among online payment platforms worldwide. Adyen was estimated to have 175K branded searches compared to Mollie’s 12.6K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Mollie’s 0.33%.

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