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title: "Afterpay vs Klarna: Which is searched more in United States?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Klarna? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Buy now pay later services set in United States. 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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# Afterpay vs Klarna: Which is searched more in United States?

Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Klarna? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Buy now pay later services set in United States. 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**: Afterpay and Klarna
- **Competitive set**: Buy now pay later services
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Afterpay Share of Search**: 23.3%
- **Klarna Share of Search**: 28.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Klarna?

- In September 2026, Klarna had more branded searches than Afterpay among buy now pay later services in United States. Klarna was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Afterpay’s 550K, and held a 28.5% Share of Search versus Afterpay’s 23.3%.
- Klarna was ahead of Afterpay in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Afterpay’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services in United States moved from 23.6% to 23.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Klarna’s estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services in United States moved from 28.9% to 28.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 823K to 673K.

## How did search popularity change for United States buy now pay later services in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Klarna gained estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services in United States, from 26.1% to 28.5%.
- In September 2026, Afterpay gained estimated Share of Search among buy now pay later services in United States, from 21.3% to 23.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Afterpay estimated searches | Afterpay Share of Search | Afterpay rank | Klarna estimated searches | Klarna Share of Search | Klarna rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 673K | 23.6% | 3 | 823K | 28.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 23.4% | 3 | 823K | 28.6% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 25.7% | 3 | 1M | 31.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 20.2% | 3 | 823K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 20.2% | 3 | 673K | 30.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 21.5% | 3 | 673K | 26.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 23.3% | 3 | 673K | 28.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 21.3% | 3 | 673K | 26.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 23.3% | 3 | 673K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 23.3% | 3 | 673K | 28.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 550K | 21.3% | 3 | 673K | 26.1% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 23.3% | 3 | 673K | 28.5% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Afterpay’s and Klarna’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.

- **Afterpay**: Measured on the search term “afterpay”.
- **Klarna**: Measured on the search term “klarna”.

- [Afterpay profile](/demand/us/brands/afterpay)
- [Klarna profile](/demand/us/brands/klarna)
- [All buy now pay later services in United States](/demand/us/categories/us-buy-now-pay-later-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Afterpay or Klarna?

In September 2026, Klarna had more branded searches than Afterpay among buy now pay later services in United States. Klarna was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Afterpay’s 550K, and held a 28.5% Share of Search versus Afterpay’s 23.3%.

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