--- title: "TransUnion vs WalletHub: Which is searched more?" description: "Is TransUnion or WalletHub more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit monitoring brands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/transunion-vs-wallethub" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # TransUnion vs WalletHub: Which is searched more? Is TransUnion or WalletHub more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit monitoring brands 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**: TransUnion and WalletHub - **Competitive set**: Credit monitoring brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **TransUnion Share of Search**: 10.9% - **WalletHub Share of Search**: 0.44% ## Is TransUnion or WalletHub more popular in search? - In September 2026, TransUnion had more branded searches than WalletHub among credit monitoring brands worldwide. TransUnion had about 1 million branded searches, while WalletHub had 40,500. TransUnion made up 10.9% of all credit monitoring brand searches we track, and WalletHub accounted for 0.44%. - TransUnion was ahead of WalletHub in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TransUnion’s share of searches among credit monitoring brands worldwide moved from 11.4% to 10.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, WalletHub’s share of searches among credit monitoring brands worldwide moved from 0.46% to 0.44%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K. ## Top credit monitoring brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, TransUnion appeared in all five answers. WalletHub was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. TransUnion was listed before WalletHub in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Experian | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Credit Karma | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | TransUnion | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Equifax | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | myFICO | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | WalletHub | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Credit Sesame | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | ClearScore | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about credit monitoring brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which credit monitoring brand should I use?": 1. Experian, 2. Credit Karma, 3. myFICO, 4. Equifax, 5. TransUnion - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best credit monitoring brands?": 1. Experian, 2. myFICO, 3. Credit Karma, 4. Equifax, 5. TransUnion - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best credit monitoring brand for my credit score?": 1. Experian, 2. Credit Karma, 3. Equifax, 4. TransUnion, 5. myFICO - Searched Google, AI Overview "credit monitoring service": 1. Experian, 2. TransUnion, 3. WalletHub, 4. Equifax - Searched Google, AI Overview "free credit monitoring": 1. Experian, 2. TransUnion, 3. Credit Karma, 4. WalletHub, 5. Credit Sesame, 6. Equifax Not named in any answer: ClearScore. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for credit monitoring brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, ClearScore overtook TransUnion to rank 4th among credit monitoring brands worldwide, with 10.9% of the searches. - In September 2026, TransUnion lost share of searches among credit monitoring brands worldwide, from 11.5% to 10.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WalletHub worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | TransUnion estimated searches | TransUnion Share of Search | TransUnion rank | WalletHub estimated searches | WalletHub Share of Search | WalletHub rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 11.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 0.46% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 1M | 10.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.41% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 1M | 11.1% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.45% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 11.4% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.38% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 11.4% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.38% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 10.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 0.42% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 11.4% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.38% | 8 | | May 2026 | 1M | 9.6% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.39% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 1M | 9.6% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.39% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1M | 9.6% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.39% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 11.5% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.38% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1M | 10.9% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.44% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using TransUnion’s and WalletHub’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. - **TransUnion**: Measured on the search term “transunion”. - **WalletHub**: Measured on the search term “wallethub”. - [TransUnion profile](/demand/global-en/brands/transunion) - [WalletHub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wallethub) - [All credit monitoring brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/credit-monitoring-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 TransUnion or WalletHub more popular in search? In September 2026, TransUnion had more branded searches than WalletHub among credit monitoring brands worldwide. TransUnion had about 1 million branded searches, while WalletHub had 40,500. TransUnion made up 10.9% of all credit monitoring brand searches we track, and WalletHub accounted for 0.44%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "TransUnion vs WalletHub: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/transunion-vs-wallethub This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/transunion-vs-wallethub. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.