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title: "Credit Karma vs TransUnion: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Credit Karma or TransUnion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit score apps 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."
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# Credit Karma vs TransUnion: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Credit Karma or TransUnion more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit score apps 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**: Credit Karma and TransUnion
- **Competitive set**: Credit score apps
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Credit Karma Share of Search**: 0.49%
- **TransUnion Share of Search**: 1.5%

## Is Credit Karma or TransUnion more popular in search?

- In September 2026, TransUnion had more branded searches than Credit Karma among credit score apps in the United Kingdom. TransUnion had about 11,000 branded searches, while Credit Karma had 3,600. TransUnion made up 1.5% of all credit score app searches we track, and Credit Karma accounted for 0.49%.
- TransUnion was ahead of Credit Karma in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Credit Karma’s share of searches among credit score apps in the United Kingdom moved from 0.86% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.6K to 3.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TransUnion’s share of searches among credit score apps in the United Kingdom held steady at 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.7K to 11K.

## Top credit score apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, TransUnion appeared in all five answers. Credit Karma was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Credit Karma was listed before TransUnion in three out of five answers.

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 |
| ClearScore | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Equifax | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| TransUnion | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Credit Karma | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Checkmyfile | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| TotallyMoney | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about credit score apps

- Asked ChatGPT "Which app should I use to check my credit score in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Experian, 3. Credit Karma, 4. Equifax, 5. TransUnion
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best credit score apps in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Experian, 3. Credit Karma, 4. TransUnion, 5. Equifax
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the most accurate free credit score service in the UK?": 1. ClearScore, 2. Equifax, 3. Experian, 4. Credit Karma, 5. TransUnion
- Searched Google, AI Overview "credit score": 1. Experian, 2. Equifax, 3. TransUnion, 4. ClearScore
- Searched Google, AI Overview "check credit score": 1. Experian, 2. Equifax, 3. TransUnion, 4. ClearScore

Not named in any answer: Checkmyfile and TotallyMoney.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 22, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom credit score apps in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Credit Karma in the United Kingdom fell 45.5% over 12 measured months, from 6.6K to 3.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Credit Karma estimated searches | Credit Karma Share of Search | Credit Karma rank | TransUnion estimated searches | TransUnion Share of Search | TransUnion rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 0.86% | 6 | 11.7K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 6.6K | 0.88% | 6 | 12.8K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.85% | 6 | 10.5K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 0.72% | 6 | 12.8K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.7% | 6 | 10.5K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 0.7% | 6 | 11K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.61% | 6 | 10.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 0.62% | 6 | 10.5K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 0.57% | 6 | 9K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 0.49% | 6 | 9.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 0.49% | 7 | 9K | 1.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 3.6K | 0.49% | 7 | 11K | 1.5% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Credit Karma’s and TransUnion’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.

- **Credit Karma**: Measured on the search term “credit karma uk”.
- **TransUnion**: Measured on the search terms “transunion credit report” and “transunion credit score”, summed into one figure.

- [Credit Karma profile](/demand/uk/brands/credit-karma)
- [TransUnion profile](/demand/uk/brands/transunion)
- [All credit score apps in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-credit-score-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Credit Karma or TransUnion more popular in search?

In September 2026, TransUnion had more branded searches than Credit Karma among credit score apps in the United Kingdom. TransUnion had about 11,000 branded searches, while Credit Karma had 3,600. TransUnion made up 1.5% of all credit score app searches we track, and Credit Karma accounted for 0.49%.

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