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title: "Swagbucks vs TopCashback: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Swagbucks or TopCashback more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback sites 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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# Swagbucks vs TopCashback: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Swagbucks or TopCashback more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cashback sites 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**: Swagbucks and TopCashback
- **Competitive set**: Cashback sites
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Swagbucks Share of Search**: 3.3%
- **TopCashback Share of Search**: 79.2%

## Is Swagbucks or TopCashback more popular in search?

- In September 2026, TopCashback had more branded searches than Swagbucks among cashback sites in the United Kingdom. TopCashback had about 641,000 branded searches, while Swagbucks had 27,100. TopCashback made up 79.2% of all cashback site searches we track, and Swagbucks accounted for 3.3%.
- TopCashback was ahead of Swagbucks in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Swagbucks’ share of searches among cashback sites in the United Kingdom moved from 5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 27.1K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, TopCashback’s share of searches among cashback sites in the United Kingdom moved from 77.4% to 79.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 764K to 641K.

## Top cashback sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, TopCashback appeared in all five answers. Swagbucks did not appear in any of the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TopCashback | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Quidco | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| JamDoughnut | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Airtime Rewards | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Swagbucks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cashback sites

- Asked ChatGPT "Which cashback site should I use in the UK?": 1. TopCashback, 2. Quidco, 3. JamDoughnut
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cashback sites in the UK?": 1. TopCashback, 2. Quidco, 3. Airtime Rewards
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cashback app in the UK?": 1. TopCashback, 2. Quidco, 3. Airtime Rewards
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cashback sites": 1. TopCashback, 2. Quidco, 3. JamDoughnut, 4. Airtime Rewards
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best cashback site": 1. TopCashback, 2. Quidco, 3. JamDoughnut, 4. Airtime Rewards

Not named in any answer: Swagbucks.

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 cashback sites in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Swagbucks in the United Kingdom fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 27.1K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for TopCashback in the United Kingdom fell 16.1% over 12 measured months, from 764K to 641K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Swagbucks estimated searches | Swagbucks Share of Search | Swagbucks rank | TopCashback estimated searches | TopCashback Share of Search | TopCashback rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 5% | 3 | 764K | 77.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 40.5K | 3.2% | 3 | 958K | 76.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 3.9% | 3 | 783K | 75.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 5.4% | 3 | 660K | 71.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 4.7% | 3 | 641K | 74.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 40.5K | 4.7% | 3 | 641K | 74.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 3.9% | 3 | 641K | 75.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 3.9% | 3 | 641K | 75.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 3.9% | 3 | 641K | 75.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 3 | 641K | 79.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 3 | 641K | 79.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 27.1K | 3.3% | 3 | 641K | 79.2% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Swagbucks’ and TopCashback’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.

- **Swagbucks**: Measured on the search term “swagbucks”.
- **TopCashback**: Measured on the search terms “top cashback” and “topcashback”, summed into one figure.

- [Swagbucks profile](/demand/uk/brands/swagbucks)
- [TopCashback profile](/demand/uk/brands/topcashback)
- [All cashback sites in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-cashback-sites): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Swagbucks or TopCashback more popular in search?

In September 2026, TopCashback had more branded searches than Swagbucks among cashback sites in the United Kingdom. TopCashback had about 641,000 branded searches, while Swagbucks had 27,100. TopCashback made up 79.2% of all cashback site searches we track, and Swagbucks accounted for 3.3%.

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