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

Which is more popular in search, PayWhirl or Recharge? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Subscription box 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**: PayWhirl and Recharge
- **Competitive set**: Subscription box platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PayWhirl Share of Search**: 3.8%
- **Recharge Share of Search**: 15.2%

## Which is more popular in search, PayWhirl or Recharge?

- In August 2026, Recharge had more branded searches than PayWhirl among subscription box platforms worldwide. Recharge was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to PayWhirl’s 260, and held a 15.2% Share of Search versus PayWhirl’s 3.8%.
- Recharge was ahead of PayWhirl in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PayWhirl’s estimated Share of Search among subscription box platforms worldwide moved from 5.2% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 260.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Recharge’s estimated Share of Search among subscription box platforms worldwide moved from 11.6% to 15.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 1.1K.

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

- In August 2026, PayWhirl lost estimated Share of Search among subscription box platforms worldwide, from 4.6% to 3.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Recharge worldwide fell 20.5% over 11 measured months, from 1.3K to 1.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PayWhirl estimated searches | PayWhirl Share of Search | PayWhirl rank | Recharge estimated searches | Recharge Share of Search | Recharge rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 590 | 5.2% | 5 | 1.3K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 590 | 4.1% | 5 | 1.1K | 7.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 390 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.1K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 390 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.3K | 10.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 390 | 3.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 12.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 3% | 5 | 1.3K | 12.3% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 320 | 3.8% | 5 | 1.3K | 14.9% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 320 | 3.9% | 5 | 1.1K | 13.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 320 | 4.5% | 5 | 1.1K | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 320 | 4.6% | 5 | 1K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 3.8% | 5 | 1.1K | 15.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PayWhirl’s and Recharge’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.

- **PayWhirl**: Measured on the search term “paywhirl”.
- **Recharge**: Measured on the search terms “recharge subscriptions” and “recharge subscriptions shopify”, summed into one figure.

- [PayWhirl profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paywhirl)
- [Recharge profile](/demand/global-en/brands/recharge)
- [All subscription box platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/subscription-box-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, PayWhirl or Recharge?

In August 2026, Recharge had more branded searches than PayWhirl among subscription box platforms worldwide. Recharge was estimated to have 1.1K branded searches compared to PayWhirl’s 260, and held a 15.2% Share of Search versus PayWhirl’s 3.8%.

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