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title: "Airwallex vs Pleo: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Airwallex or Pleo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate card 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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# Airwallex vs Pleo: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Airwallex or Pleo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Corporate card 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**: Airwallex and Pleo
- **Competitive set**: Corporate card platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Airwallex Share of Search**: 51%
- **Pleo Share of Search**: 18.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Airwallex or Pleo?

- In August 2026, Airwallex had more branded searches than Pleo among corporate card platforms worldwide. Airwallex was estimated to have 207K branded searches compared to Pleo’s 76.4K, and held a 51% Share of Search versus Pleo’s 18.8%.
- Airwallex was ahead of Pleo in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Airwallex’s estimated Share of Search among corporate card platforms worldwide moved from 35.4% to 51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 140K to 207K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pleo’s estimated Share of Search among corporate card platforms worldwide moved from 28.6% to 18.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 113K to 76.4K.

## How did search popularity change for corporate card platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Airwallex gained estimated Share of Search among corporate card platforms worldwide, from 49.9% to 51%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Pleo worldwide fell 32.6% over 11 measured months, from 113K to 76.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Airwallex estimated searches | Airwallex Share of Search | Airwallex rank | Pleo estimated searches | Pleo Share of Search | Pleo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 140K | 35.4% | 1 | 113K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 139K | 37.7% | 1 | 93.3K | 25.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 206K | 49.6% | 1 | 76.3K | 18.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 207K | 34.6% | 2 | 93.5K | 15.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 206K | 45.5% | 1 | 93.5K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 207K | 44.9% | 1 | 93.4K | 20.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 206K | 45.1% | 1 | 93.2K | 20.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 207K | 47.7% | 1 | 93.2K | 21.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 207K | 47.9% | 1 | 93.4K | 21.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 207K | 49.9% | 1 | 76.8K | 18.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 207K | 51% | 1 | 76.4K | 18.8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Airwallex’s and Pleo’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.

- **Airwallex**: Measured on the search terms “airwallex”, “airwallex account”, “airwallex app”, “airwallex business”, “airwallex business account”, “airwallex card”, “airwallex checkout”, “airwallex com”, “airwallex corporate cards”, “airwallex fees”, “airwallex global accounts”, “airwallex pay”, “airwallex payment”, “airwallex payments”, “airwallex pricing” and “airwallex yield”, summed into one figure.
- **Pleo**: Measured on the search terms “pleo”, “pleo app”, “pleo cards”, “pleo expense”, “pleo io” and “pleo software”, summed into one figure.

- [Airwallex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/airwallex)
- [Pleo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pleo)
- [All corporate card platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/corporate-card-platforms): 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, Airwallex or Pleo?

In August 2026, Airwallex had more branded searches than Pleo among corporate card platforms worldwide. Airwallex was estimated to have 207K branded searches compared to Pleo’s 76.4K, and held a 51% Share of Search versus Pleo’s 18.8%.

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