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title: "Afterpay vs Sezzle: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Sezzle? 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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# Afterpay vs Sezzle: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Sezzle? 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**: Afterpay and Sezzle
- **Competitive set**: Buy now pay later services
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Afterpay Share of Search**: 17.7%
- **Sezzle Share of Search**: 2.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Sezzle?

- In August 2026, Afterpay had more branded searches than Sezzle among buy now pay later services worldwide. Afterpay was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Sezzle’s 165K, and held a 17.7% Share of Search versus Sezzle’s 2.9%.
- Afterpay was ahead of Sezzle in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Afterpay’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services worldwide moved from 18.8% to 17.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sezzle’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services worldwide moved from 2.5% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 165K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Afterpay worldwide fell 18% over 11 measured months, from 1.2M to 1M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Afterpay estimated searches | Afterpay Share of Search | Afterpay rank | Sezzle estimated searches | Sezzle Share of Search | Sezzle rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 18.8% | 3 | 165K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 18.6% | 3 | 201K | 3.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 16.7% | 3 | 201K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1M | 15.9% | 3 | 201K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 823K | 15.2% | 3 | 165K | 3% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 17.8% | 3 | 165K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 823K | 15% | 3 | 165K | 3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1M | 17.7% | 3 | 165K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 823K | 15% | 3 | 165K | 3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 17.7% | 3 | 165K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 17.7% | 3 | 165K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Afterpay’s and Sezzle’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.

- **Afterpay**: Measured on the search term “afterpay”.
- **Sezzle**: Measured on the search term “sezzle”.

- [Afterpay profile](/demand/global-en/brands/afterpay)
- [Sezzle profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sezzle)
- [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, Afterpay or Sezzle?

In August 2026, Afterpay had more branded searches than Sezzle among buy now pay later services worldwide. Afterpay was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Sezzle’s 165K, and held a 17.7% Share of Search versus Sezzle’s 2.9%.

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