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title: "Plaid vs SoFi: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Plaid or SoFi more popular in search? 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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# Plaid vs SoFi: Which is searched more?

Is Plaid or SoFi more popular in search? 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**: Plaid and SoFi
- **Competitive set**: Fintech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Plaid Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **SoFi Share of Search**: 27.7%

## Is Plaid or SoFi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, SoFi had more branded searches than Plaid among fintech worldwide. SoFi had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Plaid had 720. SoFi made up 27.7% of all fintech searches we track, and Plaid accounted for 0.02%.
- SoFi was ahead of Plaid in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Plaid’s share of searches among fintech worldwide held steady at 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 720.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SoFi’s share of searches among fintech worldwide held steady at 27.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.

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

Neither Plaid nor SoFi moved beyond provider rounding among fintech in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Plaid estimated searches | Plaid Share of Search | Plaid rank | SoFi estimated searches | SoFi Share of Search | SoFi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1M | 24.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.02% | 8 | 1M | 27.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1M | 23.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 880 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 24% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 590 | 0.01% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 720 | 0.02% | 8 | 1.2M | 27.7% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Plaid’s and SoFi’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.

- **Plaid**: Measured on the search term “plaid fintech”.
- **SoFi**: Measured on the search term “sofi”.

- [Plaid profile](/demand/global-en/brands/plaid)
- [SoFi profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sofi)
- [All fintech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/fintech): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Plaid or SoFi more popular in search?

In September 2026, SoFi had more branded searches than Plaid among fintech worldwide. SoFi had about 1.2 million branded searches, while Plaid had 720. SoFi made up 27.7% of all fintech searches we track, and Plaid accounted for 0.02%.

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