--- title: "Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Life insurance brands set in the United Kingdom. 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/uk/categories/uk-life-insurance-brands/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Life insurance brands set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Aviva and LV= - **Competitive set**: Life insurance brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Aviva Share of Search**: 51.1% - **LV= Share of Search**: 0.75% ## Is Aviva or LV= more popular in search? - In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than LV= among life insurance brands in the United Kingdom. Aviva had about 301,000 branded searches, while LV= had 4,400. Aviva made up 51.1% of all life insurance brand searches we track, and LV= accounted for 0.75%. - Aviva was ahead of LV= in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Aviva’s share of searches among life insurance brands in the United Kingdom moved from 51.5% to 51.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 368K to 301K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LV=’s share of searches among life insurance brands in the United Kingdom moved from 0.62% to 0.75%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.4K. ## Top life insurance brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Aviva appeared in all five answers. LV= was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Aviva was listed before LV= 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aviva | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Legal & General | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Royal London | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Vitality | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Zurich | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LV= | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about life insurance brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which life insurance brand should I use in the UK?": 1. Legal & General, 2. Aviva, 3. Royal London, 4. Zurich - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best life insurance brands in the UK?": 1. Aviva, 2. Legal & General, 3. Royal London, 4. Vitality, 5. Zurich, 6. LV= - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best life insurance brand in the UK for family protection?": 1. Aviva, 2. Legal & General, 3. Royal London, 4. Zurich - Searched Google, AI Overview "life insurance quote": 1. Legal & General, 2. Aviva - Searched Google, AI Overview "best life insurance": 1. Royal London, 2. Aviva, 3. Vitality, 4. LV=, 5. Legal & General Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom life insurance brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Aviva lost share of searches among life insurance brands in the United Kingdom, from 51.7% to 51.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Aviva estimated searches | Aviva Share of Search | Aviva rank | LV= estimated searches | LV= Share of Search | LV= rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 368K | 51.5% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.62% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 301K | 49.6% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.59% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 301K | 56.3% | 1 | 2.9K | 0.54% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 368K | 50.9% | 1 | 5.4K | 0.75% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 368K | 55.8% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.67% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 368K | 51.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.62% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 301K | 49.3% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.72% | 6 | | May 2026 | 301K | 47% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.69% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 368K | 56.4% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.67% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 301K | 51.6% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.62% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 301K | 51.7% | 1 | 3.6K | 0.62% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 301K | 51.1% | 1 | 4.4K | 0.75% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aviva’s and LV=’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. - **Aviva**: Measured on the search term “aviva”. - **LV=**: Measured on the search term “lv life insurance”. - [Aviva profile](/demand/uk/brands/aviva) - [LV= profile](/demand/uk/brands/lv-insurance) - [All life insurance brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-life-insurance-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Aviva or LV= more popular in search? In September 2026, Aviva had more branded searches than LV= among life insurance brands in the United Kingdom. Aviva had about 301,000 branded searches, while LV= had 4,400. Aviva made up 51.1% of all life insurance brand searches we track, and LV= accounted for 0.75%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Aviva vs LV=: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/categories/uk-life-insurance-brands/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/categories/uk-life-insurance-brands/compare/aviva-vs-lv-insurance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.