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title: "Ally Bank vs Bank of America: Which is searched more in the United States?"
description: "Is Ally Bank or Bank of America more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banks set in the 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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# Ally Bank vs Bank of America: Which is searched more in the United States?

Is Ally Bank or Bank of America more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Banks set in the 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**: Ally Bank and Bank of America
- **Competitive set**: Banks
- **Market**: United States
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ally Bank Share of Search**: 0.77%
- **Bank of America Share of Search**: 15.7%

## Is Ally Bank or Bank of America more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Bank of America had more branded searches than Ally Bank among banks in the United States. Bank of America had about 7.5 million branded searches, while Ally Bank had 368,000. Bank of America made up 15.7% of all bank searches we track, and Ally Bank accounted for 0.77%.
- Bank of America was ahead of Ally Bank in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ally Bank’s share of searches among banks in the United States moved from 0.79% to 0.77%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 368K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bank of America’s share of searches among banks in the United States moved from 19.6% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 7.5M.

## How did search popularity change for United States banks in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Capital One overtook Bank of America to rank 2nd among banks in the United States, with 19.2% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Bank of America lost share of searches among banks in the United States, from 17.5% to 15.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ally Bank in the United States fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 450K to 368K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Ally Bank estimated searches | Ally Bank Share of Search | Ally Bank rank | Bank of America estimated searches | Bank of America Share of Search | Bank of America rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 0.79% | 9 | 11.1M | 19.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 368K | 0.74% | 9 | 9.1M | 18.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 368K | 0.65% | 9 | 11.1M | 19.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 0.9% | 9 | 9.1M | 18.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 0.74% | 9 | 9.1M | 18.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 0.8% | 9 | 11.1M | 19.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 0.9% | 9 | 9.1M | 18.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 0.88% | 9 | 9.1M | 17.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 450K | 0.86% | 9 | 9.1M | 17.5% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 450K | 0.9% | 9 | 9.1M | 18.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 0.86% | 9 | 9.1M | 17.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 368K | 0.77% | 9 | 7.5M | 15.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ally Bank’s and Bank of America’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.

- **Ally Bank**: Measured on the search term “ally bank”.
- **Bank of America**: Measured on the search term “bank of america”.

- [Ally Bank profile](/demand/us/brands/ally-bank)
- [Bank of America profile](/demand/us/brands/bank-of-america)
- [All banks in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-banks): 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 Ally Bank or Bank of America more popular in search?

In September 2026, Bank of America had more branded searches than Ally Bank among banks in the United States. Bank of America had about 7.5 million branded searches, while Ally Bank had 368,000. Bank of America made up 15.7% of all bank searches we track, and Ally Bank accounted for 0.77%.

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