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Square vs Worldpay:Which is more popular by branded search?

In August 2026, Square had more branded searches than Worldpay among payment gateway platforms worldwide. Square was estimated to have 151K branded searches compared to Worldpay’s 60.5K, and held a 0.63% Share of Search versus Worldpay’s 0.25%. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search among payment gateway platforms worldwide in August 2026Which is more popular in search, Square or Worldpay?
Square0.63%151K searches
vs
Worldpay0.25%60.5K searches

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Which is more popular in search, Square or Worldpay?

Compare the payment gateway platforms operators run on. 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.

Square and Worldpay among payment gateway platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Square, Worldpay. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthPayPalStripeAdyenSquareWorldpayBraintree
Oct 202588%10.7%0.61%0.4%0.26%0.03%
Nov 202588.2%10.6%0.51%0.38%0.26%0.03%
Dec 202589.8%9%0.62%0.34%0.22%0.02%
Jan 202688%10.7%0.61%0.42%0.26%0.03%
Feb 202685.6%12.7%0.87%0.55%0.25%0.03%
Mar 202683.2%15.1%0.71%0.67%0.3%0.03%
Apr 202685.5%12.7%0.72%0.72%0.25%0.03%
May 202685.4%12.7%0.72%0.85%0.25%0.03%
Jun 202685.1%12.8%0.87%0.88%0.31%0.03%
Jul 202685.6%12.8%0.6%0.76%0.25%0.03%
Aug 202685.5%12.7%0.73%0.63%0.25%0.16%
Sep 2026——————

How has the Square and Worldpay comparison changed over the last 12 months?

  • Square was ahead of Worldpay in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Square’s estimated Share of Search among payment gateway platforms worldwide moved from 0.4% to 0.63%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 114K to 151K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Worldpay’s estimated Share of Search among payment gateway platforms worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K.

How did search popularity change for payment gateway platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Square fell from 3rd to 4th among payment gateway platforms worldwide.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Worldpay worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 60.5K in August 2026.

How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Square’s and Worldpay’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.

Square

148 branded search terms

  • buy square pos
  • cash drawer for square terminal
  • cost of square pos
  • download square pos app
  • free square pos
  • free square pos system
  • handheld square terminal
  • ipad for square pos
  • ipad square pos
  • mobile pos square
  • new square pos
  • pos square
  • pos square app
  • pos square register
  • pos square stand
  • pos square system
  • pos square terminal
  • printer for square pos
  • restaurant square pos
  • retail pos square
  • square app pos
  • square for restaurants pos
  • square for retail plus
  • square for retail plus pricing
  • square for retail pos
  • square kds app
  • square kds pricing
  • square point of sale
  • square point of sale app
  • square point of sale app download
  • square point of sale app for android
  • square point of sale card reader
  • square point of sale cost
  • square point of sale device
  • square point of sale equipment
  • square point of sale for android
  • square point of sale for restaurants
  • square point of sale ipad
  • square point of sale machine
  • square point of sale payment

1–40 of 148

Worldpay

1 branded search term

  • worldpay

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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