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

Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Unit? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fintech 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**: Marqeta and Unit
- **Competitive set**: Fintech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Marqeta Share of Search**: 0.4%
- **Unit Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Unit?

- In August 2026, Marqeta had more branded searches than Unit among fintech worldwide. Marqeta was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Unit’s 720, and held a 0.4% Share of Search versus Unit’s 0.02%.
- Marqeta was ahead of Unit in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marqeta’s estimated Share of Search among fintech worldwide moved from 0.49% to 0.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Unit’s estimated Share of Search among fintech worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Unit worldwide fell 28% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 720 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Marqeta worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Marqeta estimated searches | Marqeta Share of Search | Marqeta rank | Unit estimated searches | Unit Share of Search | Unit rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.49% | 4 | 1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 0.38% | 4 | 1.6K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 0.45% | 4 | 1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 0.49% | 4 | 1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 0.5% | 4 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 0.42% | 4 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 0.5% | 4 | 720 | 0.02% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 0.5% | 4 | 720 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.49% | 4 | 880 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 0.5% | 4 | 880 | 0.02% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 0.4% | 4 | 720 | 0.02% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Marqeta’s and Unit’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.

- **Marqeta**: Measured on the search term “marqeta”.
- **Unit**: Measured on the search term “unit banking”.

- [Marqeta profile](/demand/global-en/brands/marqeta)
- [Unit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/unit)
- [All fintech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fintech): 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, Marqeta or Unit?

In August 2026, Marqeta had more branded searches than Unit among fintech worldwide. Marqeta was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Unit’s 720, and held a 0.4% Share of Search versus Unit’s 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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