--- title: "Rathbones vs St James's Place: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Rathbones or St James's Place more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial advisers 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/compare/rathbones-vs-st-james-s-place" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Rathbones vs St James's Place: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Rathbones or St James's Place more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Financial advisers 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**: Rathbones and St James's Place - **Competitive set**: Financial advisers - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Rathbones Share of Search**: 4.2% - **St James's Place Share of Search**: 9.2% ## Is Rathbones or St James's Place more popular in search? - In September 2026, St James's Place had more branded searches than Rathbones among financial advisers in the United Kingdom. St James's Place had about 60,500 branded searches, while Rathbones had 27,600. St James's Place made up 9.2% of all financial adviser searches we track, and Rathbones accounted for 4.2%. - St James's Place was ahead of Rathbones in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Rathbones’ share of searches among financial advisers in the United Kingdom moved from 2.3% to 4.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.6K to 27.6K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, St James's Place’s share of searches among financial advisers in the United Kingdom moved from 9.3% to 9.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K. ## Top financial advisers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rathbones was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. St James's Place did not appear in any of the five answers. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hargreaves Lansdown | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | St James's Place | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Rathbones | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Evelyn Partners | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Chase de Vere | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Vanguard | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Quilter | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about financial advisers - Asked ChatGPT "Which financial adviser should I hire in the UK?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best financial advisers in the UK?": 1. Evelyn Partners, 2. Rathbones, 3. Chase de Vere, 4. Quilter, 5. Hargreaves Lansdown - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best financial adviser in the UK for a growing business?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "financial advisers uk": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "investment advice uk": 1. Hargreaves Lansdown Not named in any answer: St James's Place and Vanguard. 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 financial advisers in September 2026? - In September 2026, St James's Place gained share of searches among financial advisers in the United Kingdom, from 6.4% to 9.2%. - In September 2026, Rathbones gained share of searches among financial advisers in the United Kingdom, from 3.6% to 4.2%. ## Month by month | Month | Rathbones estimated searches | Rathbones Share of Search | Rathbones rank | St James's Place estimated searches | St James's Place Share of Search | St James's Place rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 18.6K | 2.3% | 3 | 74K | 9.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 15.3K | 2.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 7.7% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.4K | 2% | 4 | 40.5K | 6.4% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 18.7K | 2.4% | 3 | 60.5K | 7.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 18.7K | 2.8% | 4 | 60.5K | 9% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 18.7K | 2.4% | 3 | 49.5K | 6.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 22.7K | 2.9% | 3 | 49.5K | 6.4% | 2 | | May 2026 | 22.8K | 3.5% | 3 | 49.5K | 7.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 41.4K | 6.3% | 3 | 49.5K | 7.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 22.6K | 4.1% | 3 | 49.5K | 9.1% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 22.7K | 3.6% | 3 | 40.5K | 6.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 27.6K | 4.2% | 3 | 60.5K | 9.2% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rathbones’ and St James's Place’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. - **Rathbones**: Measured on the search terms “rathbones” and “rathbones investment management”, summed into one figure. - **St James's Place**: Measured on the search term “stjamessplace”. - [Rathbones profile](/demand/uk/brands/rathbones) - [St James's Place profile](/demand/uk/brands/st-james-s-place) - [All financial advisers in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-financial-advisers): 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 Rathbones or St James's Place more popular in search? In September 2026, St James's Place had more branded searches than Rathbones among financial advisers in the United Kingdom. St James's Place had about 60,500 branded searches, while Rathbones had 27,600. St James's Place made up 9.2% of all financial adviser searches we track, and Rathbones accounted for 4.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Rathbones vs St James's Place: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/rathbones-vs-st-james-s-place This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/rathbones-vs-st-james-s-place. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.