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title: "Chime vs Marcus: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Chime or Marcus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Savings apps 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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# Chime vs Marcus: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Chime or Marcus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Savings apps 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**: Chime and Marcus
- **Competitive set**: Savings apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Chime Share of Search**: 4%
- **Marcus Share of Search**: 0.79%

## Which is more popular in search, Chime or Marcus?

- In August 2026, Chime had more branded searches than Marcus among savings apps worldwide. Chime was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Marcus’ 9.9K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Marcus’ 0.79%.
- Chime was ahead of Marcus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Chime’s estimated Share of Search among savings apps worldwide moved from 4.2% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marcus’ estimated Share of Search among savings apps worldwide moved from 1% to 0.79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for savings apps worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Marcus worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Chime worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Chime estimated searches | Chime Share of Search | Chime rank | Marcus estimated searches | Marcus Share of Search | Marcus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 4.2% | 3 | 14.8K | 1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 4.2% | 3 | 12.1K | 1% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 4.7% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 3.6% | 3 | 18.1K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 4.5% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 4.2% | 3 | 14.8K | 1.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 5.7% | 3 | 12.1K | 0.93% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 4.3% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 5% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 4.3% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 4% | 3 | 9.9K | 0.79% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chime’s and Marcus’ 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.

- **Chime**: Measured on the search term “chime bank”.
- **Marcus**: Measured on the search term “marcus savings”.

- [Chime profile](/demand/global-en/brands/chime)
- [Marcus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/marcus)
- [All savings apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/savings-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Chime or Marcus?

In August 2026, Chime had more branded searches than Marcus among savings apps worldwide. Chime was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Marcus’ 9.9K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Marcus’ 0.79%.

## Cite this page

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