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title: "Confused.com vs NerdWallet: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Confused.com or NerdWallet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insurance comparison sites 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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# Confused.com vs NerdWallet: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Confused.com or NerdWallet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insurance comparison sites 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**: Confused.com and NerdWallet
- **Competitive set**: Insurance comparison sites
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Confused.com Share of Search**: 2.5%
- **NerdWallet Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Confused.com or NerdWallet?

- In August 2026, NerdWallet had more branded searches than Confused.com among insurance comparison sites worldwide. NerdWallet was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Confused.com’s 74K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus Confused.com’s 2.5%.
- NerdWallet was ahead of Confused.com in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confused.com’s estimated Share of Search among insurance comparison sites worldwide moved from 1.5% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40.5K to 74K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, NerdWallet’s estimated Share of Search among insurance comparison sites worldwide moved from 6.2% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for insurance comparison sites worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Confused.com worldwide rose 82.7% over 11 measured months, from 40.5K to 74K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for NerdWallet worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 110K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Confused.com estimated searches | Confused.com Share of Search | Confused.com rank | NerdWallet estimated searches | NerdWallet Share of Search | NerdWallet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 40.5K | 1.5% | 5 | 165K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 165K | 6.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 165K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 165K | 5.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 1.7% | 5 | 135K | 4.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 1.9% | 5 | 201K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 165K | 5.6% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 135K | 4.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 110K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 110K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 5 | 110K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Confused.com’s and NerdWallet’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.

- **Confused.com**: Measured on the search term “confused.com”.
- **NerdWallet**: Measured on the search term “nerdwallet”.

- [Confused.com profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confused-com)
- [NerdWallet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nerdwallet)
- [All insurance comparison sites worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/insurance-comparison-sites): 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, Confused.com or NerdWallet?

In August 2026, NerdWallet had more branded searches than Confused.com among insurance comparison sites worldwide. NerdWallet was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to Confused.com’s 74K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus Confused.com’s 2.5%.

## Cite this page

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