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title: "Affirm vs Klarna: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Affirm or Klarna? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Buy now pay later services 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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# Affirm vs Klarna: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Affirm or Klarna? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Buy now pay later services 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**: Affirm and Klarna
- **Competitive set**: Buy now pay later services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Affirm Share of Search**: 26.5%
- **Klarna Share of Search**: 48.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Affirm or Klarna?

- In August 2026, Klarna had more branded searches than Affirm among buy now pay later services worldwide. Klarna was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Affirm’s 1.5M, and held a 48.5% Share of Search versus Affirm’s 26.5%.
- Klarna was ahead of Affirm in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Affirm’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services worldwide moved from 23.1% to 26.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.5M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Klarna’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services worldwide moved from 51.7% to 48.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.4M to 2.7M.

## How did search popularity change for buy now pay later services worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Klarna worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 3.4M to 2.7M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Affirm estimated searches | Affirm Share of Search | Affirm rank | Klarna estimated searches | Klarna Share of Search | Klarna rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5M | 23.1% | 2 | 3.4M | 51.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.5M | 22.8% | 2 | 3.4M | 51% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.5M | 20.5% | 2 | 4.1M | 55.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5M | 23.8% | 2 | 3.4M | 53.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.5M | 27.6% | 2 | 2.7M | 50.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.5M | 26.8% | 2 | 2.7M | 48.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.5M | 27.4% | 2 | 2.7M | 50.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.5M | 26.5% | 2 | 2.7M | 48.5% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 27.4% | 2 | 2.7M | 50.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5M | 26.5% | 2 | 2.7M | 48.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.5M | 26.5% | 2 | 2.7M | 48.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Affirm’s and Klarna’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.

- **Affirm**: Measured on the search term “affirm”.
- **Klarna**: Measured on the search term “klarna”.

- [Affirm profile](/demand/global-en/brands/affirm)
- [Klarna profile](/demand/global-en/brands/klarna)
- [All buy now pay later services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/buy-now-pay-later-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Affirm or Klarna?

In August 2026, Klarna had more branded searches than Affirm among buy now pay later services worldwide. Klarna was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Affirm’s 1.5M, and held a 48.5% Share of Search versus Affirm’s 26.5%.

## Cite this page

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