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title: "Ibotta vs Rakuten: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Ibotta or Rakuten? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback platforms 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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# Ibotta vs Rakuten: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Ibotta or Rakuten? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback platforms 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**: Ibotta and Rakuten
- **Competitive set**: Cashback platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Ibotta Share of Search**: 3.5%
- **Rakuten Share of Search**: 0.47%

## Which is more popular in search, Ibotta or Rakuten?

- In August 2026, Ibotta had more branded searches than Rakuten among cashback platforms worldwide. Ibotta was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Rakuten’s 6.6K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Rakuten’s 0.47%.
- Ibotta was ahead of Rakuten in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Ibotta’s estimated Share of Search among cashback platforms worldwide moved from 4.7% to 3.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rakuten’s estimated Share of Search among cashback platforms worldwide moved from 0.34% to 0.47%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K.

## How did search popularity change for cashback platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Ibotta’s estimated Share of Search among cashback platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4.7% to 3.5% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ibotta estimated searches | Ibotta Share of Search | Ibotta rank | Rakuten estimated searches | Rakuten Share of Search | Rakuten rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 4.7% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 5.1% | 3 | 9.9K | 0.46% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 3.5% | 3 | 8.1K | 0.39% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 3.9% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.28% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 3.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.42% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 8.1K | 0.47% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 3.9% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.42% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 4.7% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.34% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.38% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.47% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 3.5% | 3 | 6.6K | 0.47% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ibotta’s and Rakuten’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.

- **Ibotta**: Measured on the search term “ibotta”.
- **Rakuten**: Measured on the search term “rakuten rewards”.

- [Ibotta profile](/demand/global-en/brands/ibotta)
- [Rakuten profile](/demand/global-en/brands/rakuten)
- [All cashback platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cashback-platforms): 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, Ibotta or Rakuten?

In August 2026, Ibotta had more branded searches than Rakuten among cashback platforms worldwide. Ibotta was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Rakuten’s 6.6K, and held a 3.5% Share of Search versus Rakuten’s 0.47%.

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