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title: "Monzo vs Relay: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Monzo or Relay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business bank account providers 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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# Monzo vs Relay: Which is searched more?

Is Monzo or Relay more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Business bank account providers 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**: Monzo and Relay
- **Competitive set**: Business bank account providers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Monzo Share of Search**: 61.2%
- **Relay Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Is Monzo or Relay more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Monzo had more branded searches than Relay among business bank account providers worldwide. Monzo had about 482,000 branded searches, while Relay had 26,600. Monzo made up 61.2% of all business bank account provider searches we track, and Relay accounted for 3.4%.
- Monzo was ahead of Relay in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Monzo’s share of searches among business bank account providers worldwide moved from 59% to 61.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 434K to 482K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Relay’s share of searches among business bank account providers worldwide moved from 3.6% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 26.6K.

## Top business bank account providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Relay was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Monzo did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bluevine | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Mercury | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Chase | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Relay | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Monzo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Chime | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tide | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about business bank account providers

- Asked ChatGPT "Which business bank account provider should I switch to?": 1. Bluevine, 2. Relay, 3. Chase, 4. Mercury
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best business bank account providers?": 1. Bluevine, 2. Chase, 3. Mercury, 4. Relay
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best business bank account provider for a small business?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best business bank account": 1. Bluevine, 2. Mercury, 3. Relay, 4. Chase
- Searched Google, AI Overview "small business bank account": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Monzo, Chime and Tide.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for business bank account providers worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Monzo lost share of searches among business bank account providers worldwide, from 62% to 61.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Monzo estimated searches | Monzo Share of Search | Monzo rank | Relay estimated searches | Relay Share of Search | Relay rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 434K | 59% | 1 | 26.6K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 357K | 56.4% | 1 | 22.5K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 352K | 55.1% | 1 | 26.6K | 4.2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 493K | 61.8% | 1 | 27.6K | 3.5% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 371K | 55% | 1 | 26.6K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 428K | 54.5% | 1 | 33.7K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 425K | 52.7% | 1 | 32.5K | 4% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 417K | 55.1% | 1 | 32.5K | 4.3% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 53.5% | 1 | 26.6K | 3.9% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 423K | 57.2% | 1 | 26.6K | 3.6% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 519K | 62% | 1 | 27.6K | 3.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | 482K | 61.2% | 1 | 26.6K | 3.4% | 6 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Monzo’s and Relay’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.

- **Monzo**: Measured on the search terms “card monzo”, “Monzo”, “monzo app”, “monzo application”, “monzo bank”, “monzo bank app”, “monzo bank application”, “monzo bank card”, “monzo business”, “monzo card”, “monzo credit card”, “monzo loan”, “monzo loans”, “monzo plus”, “monzo savings” and “monzo virtual card”, summed into one figure.
- **Relay**: Measured on the search terms “relay bank” and “relayfi”, summed into one figure.

- [Monzo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/monzo)
- [Relay profile](/demand/global-en/brands/relay-financial)
- [All business bank account providers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/business-bank-account-providers): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Monzo or Relay more popular in search?

In September 2026, Monzo had more branded searches than Relay among business bank account providers worldwide. Monzo had about 482,000 branded searches, while Relay had 26,600. Monzo made up 61.2% of all business bank account provider searches we track, and Relay accounted for 3.4%.

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