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

Which is more popular in search, Stripe or Wise? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator payout 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**: Stripe and Wise
- **Competitive set**: Creator payout platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Stripe Share of Search**: 12.1%
- **Wise Share of Search**: 3.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Stripe or Wise?

- In August 2026, Stripe had more branded searches than Wise among creator payout platforms worldwide. Stripe was estimated to have 3.1M branded searches compared to Wise’s 874K, and held a 12.1% Share of Search versus Wise’s 3.4%.
- Stripe was ahead of Wise in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stripe’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide moved from 10.2% to 12.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3M to 3.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wise’s estimated Share of Search among creator payout platforms worldwide moved from 2.5% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 759K to 874K.

## How did search popularity change for creator payout platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Wise rose from 4th to 3rd among creator payout platforms worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Stripe estimated searches | Stripe Share of Search | Stripe rank | Wise estimated searches | Wise Share of Search | Wise rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3M | 10.2% | 2 | 759K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 3M | 10.2% | 2 | 747K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.5M | 8.6% | 2 | 778K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3M | 10.1% | 2 | 857K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 | 760K | 3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.7M | 14.3% | 2 | 805K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 | 820K | 3.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 | 817K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.1M | 12.2% | 2 | 815K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.1M | 12.2% | 2 | 795K | 3.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.1M | 12.1% | 2 | 874K | 3.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Stripe’s and Wise’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.

- **Stripe**: Measured on the search terms “ach fees stripe”, “apple pay with stripe”, “billing stripe”, “charge for stripe”, “check out stripe”, “checkout stripe”, “checkoutstripe”, “connect pricing stripe”, “connected accounts stripe”, “creating a stripe account”, “direct debit stripe”, “fees for stripe”, “instant payouts stripe”, “new stripe account”, “payment stripe”, “payments stripe”, “platform stripe”, “secure payment by stripe”, “set up stripe”, “set up stripe account”, “split payment stripe”, “stripe”, “stripe account”, “stripe ach fees”, “stripe ach payments”, “stripe ach pricing”, “stripe atlas”, “stripe billing”, “stripe billing pricing”, “stripe business”, “stripe business account”, “stripe cc processing”, “stripe charge fee”, “stripe charges”, “stripe connect”, “stripe connect charges”, “stripe connect fees”, “stripe connect pricing”, “stripe connected account”, “stripe connected accounts”, “stripe costs”, “stripe direct debit”, “stripe ecommerce”, “stripe fees”, “stripe fees per transaction”, “stripe for international payments”, “stripe for small business”, “stripe gateway”, “stripe hosted checkout”, “stripe instant payouts”, “stripe international payments”, “stripe invoicing”, “stripe invoicing fees”, “stripe issuing”, “stripe marketplace”, “stripe merchant”, “stripe merchant account”, “stripe merchant fees”, “stripe merchant of record”, “stripe merchant services”, “stripe nonprofit pricing”, “stripe online payments”, “stripe pay”, “stripe pay by bank”, “stripe payment”, “stripe payment app”, “stripe payment charges”, “stripe payment company”, “stripe payment cost”, “stripe payment fees”, “stripe payment gateway”, “stripe payment gateway charges”, “stripe payment gateway fees”, “stripe payment platform”, “stripe payment processing”, “stripe payment processing fees”, “stripe payment services”, “stripe payment terminal”, “stripe payments”, “stripe payments company”, “stripe payments processing”, “stripe payouts”, “stripe platform”, “stripe pricing”, “stripe processing”, “stripe processing fees”, “stripe recurring payments”, “stripe secure payment”, “stripe split payments”, “stripe subscription”, “stripe subscription management”, “stripe terminal”, “stripe transaction charges”, “stripe transaction fee”, “stripe usage based billing”, “stripe website” and “terminal stripe”, summed into one figure.
- **Wise**: Measured on the search terms “send money wise”, “send money with wise”, “transfer wise account”, “transfer wise app”, “TransferWise”, “transferwise account”, “transferwise app”, “transferwise apps”, “transferwise mobile app”, “transferwise wise”, “wise account”, “wise app”, “wise app money transfer”, “wise bank”, “wise banking app”, “wise business”, “wise business account”, “wise card”, “wise com”, “wise debit card”, “wise international bank transfer”, “wise international payments”, “wise money transfer”, “wise money transfer app”, “wise money transfer service”, “wise multi currency account”, “wise remittance”, “wise transfer”, “wise transfer money”, “wise transferwise”, “wise travel card” and “wise.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Stripe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stripe)
- [Wise profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wise)
- [All creator payout platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-payout-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, Stripe or Wise?

In August 2026, Stripe had more branded searches than Wise among creator payout platforms worldwide. Stripe was estimated to have 3.1M branded searches compared to Wise’s 874K, and held a 12.1% Share of Search versus Wise’s 3.4%.

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