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

Which is more popular in search, Bupa or MetLife? 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**: Bupa and MetLife
- **Competitive set**: Income protection brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bupa Share of Search**: 0.11%
- **MetLife Share of Search**: 49.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Bupa or MetLife?

- In September 2026, MetLife had more branded searches than Bupa among income protection brands worldwide. MetLife was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Bupa’s 110, and held a 49.9% Share of Search versus Bupa’s 0.11%.
- MetLife was ahead of Bupa in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bupa’s estimated Share of Search among income protection brands worldwide held steady at 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 110.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MetLife’s estimated Share of Search among income protection brands worldwide held steady at 49.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

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

- MetLife’s estimated Share of Search among income protection brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 54.9% to 49.9% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bupa estimated searches | Bupa Share of Search | Bupa rank | MetLife estimated searches | MetLife Share of Search | MetLife rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110 | 0.11% | 3 | 49.5K | 49.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 140 | 0.16% | 3 | 49.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 0.1% | 3 | 49.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 140 | 0.13% | 3 | 60.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 140 | 0.16% | 3 | 49.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 140 | 0.14% | 3 | 49.5K | 49.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 0.11% | 3 | 49.5K | 49.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 110 | 0.11% | 3 | 49.5K | 49.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 90 | 0.1% | 3 | 49.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 110 | 0.12% | 3 | 49.5K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 90 | 0.09% | 3 | 49.5K | 50% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 110 | 0.11% | 3 | 49.5K | 49.9% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bupa’s and MetLife’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.

- **Bupa**: Measured on the search term “bupa income protection”.
- **MetLife**: Measured on the search term “metlife insurance”.

- [Bupa profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bupa)
- [MetLife profile](/demand/global-en/brands/metlife)
- [All income protection brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/income-protection-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Bupa or MetLife?

In September 2026, MetLife had more branded searches than Bupa among income protection brands worldwide. MetLife was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Bupa’s 110, and held a 49.9% Share of Search versus Bupa’s 0.11%.

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