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title: "Vanquis vs Zopa: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Vanquis or Zopa more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit cards 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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# Vanquis vs Zopa: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Vanquis or Zopa more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Credit cards 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**: Vanquis and Zopa
- **Competitive set**: Credit cards
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Vanquis Share of Search**: 2.6%
- **Zopa Share of Search**: 0.95%

## Is Vanquis or Zopa more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Vanquis had more branded searches than Zopa among credit cards in the United Kingdom. Vanquis had about 22,200 branded searches, while Zopa had 8,100. Vanquis made up 2.6% of all credit card searches we track, and Zopa accounted for 0.95%.
- Vanquis was ahead of Zopa in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Vanquis’ share of searches among credit cards in the United Kingdom moved from 3.2% to 2.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zopa’s share of searches among credit cards in the United Kingdom held steady at 0.95%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 8.1K.

## Top credit cards in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Vanquis nor Zopa showed up 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| American Express | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Barclaycard | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Capital One | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MBNA | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Tesco Bank | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Aqua | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Vanquis | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Virgin Money | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Zopa | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about credit cards

- Asked ChatGPT "Which credit card should I use in the UK?": 1. American Express, 2. Barclaycard
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best credit cards in the UK?": 1. Barclaycard
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best credit card in the UK for everyday spending?": 1. Barclaycard
- Searched Google, AI Overview "credit cards uk": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "business credit cards": 1. Virgin Money

Not named in any answer: Capital One, MBNA, Tesco Bank, Aqua, Vanquis and Zopa.

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 credit cards in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Vanquis in the United Kingdom fell 32.9% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 22.2K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zopa in the United Kingdom fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 8.1K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Vanquis estimated searches | Vanquis Share of Search | Vanquis rank | Zopa estimated searches | Zopa Share of Search | Zopa rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 3.2% | 7 | 9.9K | 0.95% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 2.7% | 7 | 9.9K | 1% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 3% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 3.2% | 7 | 12.1K | 1.2% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 27.1K | 3% | 7 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 3.3% | 7 | 9.9K | 0.99% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 3.5% | 7 | 9.9K | 1% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 2.8% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.85% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 3% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 3% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 3% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.9% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 2.6% | 7 | 8.1K | 0.95% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Vanquis’ and Zopa’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.

- **Vanquis**: Measured on the search term “vanquis”.
- **Zopa**: Measured on the search term “zopa credit card”.

- [Vanquis profile](/demand/uk/brands/vanquis)
- [Zopa profile](/demand/uk/brands/zopa)
- [All credit cards in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-credit-cards): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Vanquis or Zopa more popular in search?

In September 2026, Vanquis had more branded searches than Zopa among credit cards in the United Kingdom. Vanquis had about 22,200 branded searches, while Zopa had 8,100. Vanquis made up 2.6% of all credit card searches we track, and Zopa accounted for 0.95%.

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