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title: "Aviva vs Guardian Life: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Aviva or Guardian Life more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Income protection brands 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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# Aviva vs Guardian Life: Which is searched more?

Is Aviva or Guardian Life more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Income protection brands 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**: Aviva and Guardian Life
- **Competitive set**: Income protection brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Aviva Share of Search**: 13.3%
- **Guardian Life Share of Search**: 7.3%

## Is Aviva or Guardian Life more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than Guardian Life among income protection brands worldwide. Aviva had about 49,500 branded searches, while Guardian Life had 27,100. Aviva made up 13.3% of all income protection brand searches we track, and Guardian Life accounted for 7.3%.
- Aviva was ahead of Guardian Life in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Aviva’s share of searches among income protection brands worldwide moved from 13.5% to 13.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Guardian Life’s share of searches among income protection brands worldwide moved from 6% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 27.1K.

## Top income protection brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Guardian Life was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Aviva did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guardian Life | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Mutual of Omaha | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Aviva | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MetLife | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Bupa | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about income protection brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which income protection brand should I buy?": 1. Guardian Life, 2. Mutual of Omaha
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best income protection brands?": 1. Guardian Life, 2. Mutual of Omaha
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best income protection brand for loss of income?": 1. Guardian Life
- Searched Google, AI Overview "income protection insurance": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "salary protection insurance": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Aviva, MetLife and Bupa.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for income protection brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Guardian Life worldwide rose 22.1% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 27.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Aviva estimated searches | Aviva Share of Search | Aviva rank | Guardian Life estimated searches | Guardian Life Share of Search | Guardian Life rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 13.5% | 2 | 22.2K | 6% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 12.9% | 3 | 22.2K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 12.9% | 3 | 22.2K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 12.9% | 3 | 27.1K | 7.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 10.8% | 3 | 40.5K | 10.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 12.5% | 2 | 49.5K | 12.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 12.8% | 2 | 40.5K | 10.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 14.5% | 2 | 40.5K | 11.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 40.5K | 11.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 11.2% | 3 | 27.1K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 13.3% | 2 | 27.1K | 7.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 13.3% | 2 | 27.1K | 7.3% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aviva’s and Guardian Life’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.

- **Aviva**: Measured on the search term “aviva insurance”.
- **Guardian Life**: Measured on the search term “guardian life insurance”.

- [Aviva profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aviva)
- [Guardian Life profile](/demand/global-en/brands/guardian-life)
- [All income protection brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/income-protection-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Aviva or Guardian Life more popular in search?

In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than Guardian Life among income protection brands worldwide. Aviva had about 49,500 branded searches, while Guardian Life had 27,100. Aviva made up 13.3% of all income protection brand searches we track, and Guardian Life accounted for 7.3%.

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