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title: "Interactive Brokers vs Trading 212: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Interactive Brokers or Trading 212? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online trading 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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# Interactive Brokers vs Trading 212: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Interactive Brokers or Trading 212? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online trading 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**: Interactive Brokers and Trading 212
- **Competitive set**: Online trading platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Interactive Brokers Share of Search**: 16.2%
- **Trading 212 Share of Search**: 15.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Interactive Brokers or Trading 212?

- In August 2026, Interactive Brokers had more branded searches than Trading 212 among online trading platforms worldwide. Interactive Brokers was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Trading 212’s 652K, and held a 16.2% Share of Search versus Trading 212’s 15.7%.
- The lead changed hands 5 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Interactive Brokers took it in December 2025, Trading 212 took it in January 2026, Interactive Brokers took it in May 2026, Trading 212 took it in June 2026, Interactive Brokers took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Interactive Brokers’ estimated Share of Search among online trading platforms worldwide moved from 14.8% to 16.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Trading 212’s estimated Share of Search among online trading platforms worldwide moved from 17.2% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 956K to 652K.

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

- In August 2026, Interactive Brokers lost estimated Share of Search among online trading platforms worldwide, from 17.5% to 16.2%.
- In August 2026, Trading 212 lost estimated Share of Search among online trading platforms worldwide, from 16.8% to 15.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Interactive Brokers estimated searches | Interactive Brokers Share of Search | Interactive Brokers rank | Trading 212 estimated searches | Trading 212 Share of Search | Trading 212 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 823K | 14.8% | 4 | 956K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 13.7% | 4 | 786K | 16% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 673K | 15.9% | 2 | 653K | 15.4% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 823K | 16.1% | 4 | 976K | 19.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 673K | 14.8% | 4 | 801K | 17.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 673K | 14.1% | 4 | 1M | 21% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 673K | 15.1% | 3 | 833K | 18.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 823K | 19.1% | 2 | 798K | 18.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 673K | 14.9% | 3 | 798K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 673K | 17.5% | 2 | 647K | 16.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 16.2% | 2 | 652K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Interactive Brokers’ and Trading 212’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.

- **Interactive Brokers**: Measured on the search term “interactive brokers”.
- **Trading 212**: Measured on the search terms “demo trading212”, “trading 212”, “trading 212 account”, “trading 212 app”, “trading 212 card”, “trading 212 cash isa”, “trading 212 cfd”, “trading 212 charges”, “trading 212 charts”, “trading 212 com”, “trading 212 demo”, “trading 212 download”, “trading 212 fees”, “trading 212 forex”, “trading 212 invest”, “trading 212 isa”, “trading 212 stocks and shares isa”, “trading 212 trading fees”, “trading 212uk”, “trading on trading 212”, “trading212”, “trading212 app”, “trading212 com”, “trading212 isa” and “trading212uk”, summed into one figure.

- [Interactive Brokers profile](/demand/global-en/brands/interactive-brokers)
- [Trading 212 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/trading-212)
- [All online trading platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-trading-platforms): 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, Interactive Brokers or Trading 212?

In August 2026, Interactive Brokers had more branded searches than Trading 212 among online trading platforms worldwide. Interactive Brokers was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Trading 212’s 652K, and held a 16.2% Share of Search versus Trading 212’s 15.7%.

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