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title: "Blue Cross Blue Shield vs Humana: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Blue Cross Blue Shield or Humana more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Health insurance 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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# Blue Cross Blue Shield vs Humana: Which is searched more?

Is Blue Cross Blue Shield or Humana more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Health insurance 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**: Blue Cross Blue Shield and Humana
- **Competitive set**: Health insurance brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Blue Cross Blue Shield Share of Search**: 18.3%
- **Humana Share of Search**: 0.49%

## Is Blue Cross Blue Shield or Humana more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Blue Cross Blue Shield had more branded searches than Humana among health insurance brands worldwide. Blue Cross Blue Shield had about 823,000 branded searches, while Humana had 22,200. Blue Cross Blue Shield made up 18.3% of all health insurance brand searches we track, and Humana accounted for 0.49%.
- Blue Cross Blue Shield was ahead of Humana in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Blue Cross Blue Shield’s share of searches among health insurance brands worldwide moved from 21.9% to 18.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 823K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Humana’s share of searches among health insurance brands worldwide moved from 0.73% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for health insurance brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Humana worldwide fell 32.9% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 22.2K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Blue Cross Blue Shield worldwide fell 17.7% over 12 measured months, from 1M to 823K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Blue Cross Blue Shield estimated searches | Blue Cross Blue Shield Share of Search | Blue Cross Blue Shield rank | Humana estimated searches | Humana Share of Search | Humana rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 21.9% | 3 | 33.1K | 0.73% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 823K | 19.7% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.65% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 19.6% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.64% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 24% | 2 | 33.1K | 0.65% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 22.8% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.62% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 1M | 21.5% | 3 | 27.1K | 0.58% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 1M | 23.6% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.52% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 21.6% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.58% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 823K | 20% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.54% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 20.1% | 3 | 22.2K | 0.54% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 823K | 18.3% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.49% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 823K | 18.3% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.49% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Blue Cross Blue Shield’s and Humana’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.

- **Blue Cross Blue Shield**: Measured on the search term “blue cross blue shield”.
- **Humana**: Measured on the search term “humana insurance”.

- [Blue Cross Blue Shield profile](/demand/global-en/brands/blue-cross-blue-shield)
- [Humana profile](/demand/global-en/brands/humana)
- [All health insurance brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/health-insurance-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Blue Cross Blue Shield or Humana more popular in search?

In September 2026, Blue Cross Blue Shield had more branded searches than Humana among health insurance brands worldwide. Blue Cross Blue Shield had about 823,000 branded searches, while Humana had 22,200. Blue Cross Blue Shield made up 18.3% of all health insurance brand searches we track, and Humana accounted for 0.49%.

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