US Finance Comparison Sites - PPC Market Share Analysis June 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the US Comparison Sites category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Comparison Sites – US

Google AI Overview visibility for Finance Comparison Sites US

See how often AIOs appear and how search intent is distributed across buying signals.

AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 29.0181062814
70.9818937186
29%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency Percentage
Frequency 48
52
48%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent Distribution
Investigational 51%
Transactional 22%
Navigational 4%
Seasonal 0%
Local 0%
Problem Solving 4%

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Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 US Finance Comparison Sites brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

Share of Clicks - Last month
Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain Share of clicks
creditkarma.com 20.87
nerdwallet.com 19.3
inboxdollars.com 13.16
insurify.com 9.18
bankrate.com 6.11
thezebra.com 5.51
freescoreonline.com 3.81
topcashback.com 3.54
compare.com 2.98
forbes.com 1.36
others 14.18
  • creditkarma.com - 20.87%
  • nerdwallet.com - 19.3%
  • inboxdollars.com - 13.16%
  • insurify.com - 9.18%
  • bankrate.com - 6.11%
  • thezebra.com - 5.51%
  • freescoreonline.com - 3.81%
  • topcashback.com - 3.54%
  • compare.com - 2.98%
  • forbes.com - 1.36%
  • others - 14.18%

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In the PPC landscape, Credit Karma leads with 20.87% click share, followed by NerdWallet at 19.3%. Others collectively hold 14.18%, showcasing diverse competition.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 US Finance Comparison Sites brands

Curious about your market position? Here you can see the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Spend for the last month. 

Share of Spend - Last Month
Share of Spend - Last Month
Date insurify.com nerdwallet.com thezebra.com compare.com forbes.com creditkarma.com freescoreonline.com bankrate.com insurance.com compare-cheap-insurance-quotes.com
2026/06/01 21.71% 23.21% 12.03% 6.94% 4.12% 6.93% 4.44% 1.73% 0.46% 1.52%
2026/06/02 25.86% 21.94% 12.53% 6.57% 2.43% 7.42% 3.74% 2.23% 0.24% 1.67%
2026/06/03 27.81% 21.48% 12.15% 8.08% 3.05% 4.36% 3.04% 1.44% 0.49% 1.06%
2026/06/04 25.8% 21.42% 10.72% 11.87% 1.98% 6.13% 2.84% 1.89% 1.16% 1.11%
2026/06/05 21.98% 21.83% 13.56% 8.84% 3.01% 6.27% 3.54% 1.8% 1.11% 1.48%
2026/06/06 24.94% 19.26% 14.79% 10.24% 2.35% 5.37% 3.05% 1.62% 0.27% 1.25%
2026/06/07 25.26% 19.85% 15.59% 7.24% 3.38% 5.53% 2.68% 1.42% 0.86% 1.54%
2026/06/08 22.69% 18.88% 13.48% 5.81% 3.76% 5.48% 4% 2.24% 2.36% 1.52%
2026/06/09 18.61% 23.61% 12.59% 6.08% 1.83% 6.15% 3.41% 2.25% 2.45% 1.45%
2026/06/10 25.66% 21.93% 10.37% 9.68% 6.08% 4.88% 2.75% 0.94% 2.05% 1.6%
2026/06/11 19.9% 18.91% 12.81% 12.67% 4.9% 5.1% 2.87% 1.94% 2.19% 2.2%
2026/06/12 23.51% 17.52% 13.86% 11.11% 4.83% 5.13% 3.03% 1.83% 1.93% 1.13%
2026/06/13 23.1% 23.17% 13.5% 8.68% 3.62% 6.62% 2.73% 1.35% 1.52% 0.9%
2026/06/14 18.69% 19.9% 15.86% 8.78% 4.32% 6.28% 3.85% 1.86% 3% 1.12%
2026/06/15 20.43% 18.61% 13.62% 6.55% 3.92% 6.93% 3.48% 2.25% 4.22% 2.33%
2026/06/16 22.43% 20.78% 14.25% 7.31% 2.95% 4.91% 3.57% 1.86% 4.48% 2.22%
2026/06/17 21.93% 18.24% 14.31% 8.13% 4.05% 5.36% 3.35% 1.93% 2.98% 1.01%
2026/06/18 19.91% 19.74% 15.54% 6.13% 4.73% 5.15% 3.16% 2.08% 3.79% 1.49%
2026/06/19 23.54% 23% 10.64% 2.87% 2.9% 6.6% 3.87% 2.77% 4.14% 0.71%
2026/06/20 24.2% 21.28% 18.9% 3.51% 4.77% 6.37% 3.12% 1.85% 2.56% 1%
2026/06/21 17.58% 24.08% 21.23% 4.08% 6.49% 5.55% 3% 1.43% 2.94% 1.95%
2026/06/22 14.04% 26.14% 18.05% 1.71% 6.18% 5.92% 2.9% 2.33% 4.77% 2.01%
2026/06/23 24.08% 22.9% 9.69% 9.51% 5.76% 6.03% 3.9% 1.7% 2.19% 1.65%
2026/06/24 22.5% 21.43% 13.5% 7.51% 4.73% 5.04% 3.32% 1.91% 2.63% 1.92%
2026/06/25 22.77% 22.57% 11.31% 6.48% 5.63% 5.2% 2.87% 2% 3.87% 1.48%
2026/06/26 26.98% 18.01% 14.64% 9% 6.84% 4.96% 2.53% 1.72% 2.37% 1.11%
2026/06/27 22.91% 22.9% 11.5% 7.64% 4.06% 5.41% 3.42% 1.83% 3.2% 1.57%
2026/06/28 25.07% 21.34% 10.84% 10.75% 5.02% 4.79% 1.92% 1.45% 1.32% 1.09%
2026/06/29 23.16% 23.18% 10.62% 9.59% 5.21% 4.26% 2.19% 1.02% 2.2% 1.07%
2026/06/30 23.29% 22.27% 13.42% 11.69% 7.3% 3.24% 2.15% 1.33% 0.56% 0.53%
  • insurify.com
  • nerdwallet.com
  • thezebra.com
  • compare.com
  • forbes.com
  • creditkarma.com
  • freescoreonline.com
  • bankrate.com
  • insurance.com
  • compare-cheap-insurance-quotes.com

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Insurify.com led June’s PPC spend, peaking at 27.81% on June 3. Nerdwallet.com followed closely, with a high of 26.14% on June 22. Thezebra.com saw a notable rise, reaching 21.23% on June 21.

Market Exposure

Competitor Count for US Finance Comparison Sites

Ever wondered how many competitors you’re up against in your industry? Well look no further, here we can see the number of advertisers bidding over the last month. 

Competitor Count - Last month
Competitor Count - Last month
Date Competitor Count
2026/06/01 180
2026/06/02 166
2026/06/03 188
2026/06/04 172
2026/06/05 170
2026/06/06 169
2026/06/07 165
2026/06/08 169
2026/06/09 167
2026/06/10 161
2026/06/11 167
2026/06/12 167
2026/06/13 167
2026/06/14 165
2026/06/15 168
2026/06/16 163
2026/06/17 163
2026/06/18 160
2026/06/19 159
2026/06/20 157
2026/06/21 156
2026/06/22 151
2026/06/23 165
2026/06/24 150
2026/06/25 152
2026/06/26 157
2026/06/27 159
2026/06/28 152
2026/06/29 163
2026/06/30 163

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June began with 180 advertisers, peaking at 188 on June 3. A gradual decline followed, reaching 150 by June 24. The month concluded with a slight recovery to 163 advertisers.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for US Finance Comparison Sites

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name Market Trend
nerdwallet.com 1.33%
thezebra.com 0.79%
forbes.com 0.64%
insurify.com 0.56%
insurance.com 0.3%
inboxdollars.com -0.29%
compare.com -0.34%
freescoreonline.com -0.4%
equifax.com -0.54%
creditkarma.com -1.12%

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Nerdwallet.com leads with a 1.33% click share rise, while creditkarma.com drops by 1.12%. Thezebra.com and forbes.com also see positive gains.

Campaign Efficiency

US Finance Comparison Sites Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

Date nerdwallet.com creditkarma.com insurify.com thezebra.com forbes.com compare.com freescoreonline.com inboxdollars.com bankrate.com checkfreescore.com
2026/06/01 15.05% 21.12% 7.74% 4.09% 2.79% 2.74% 9.65% 3.84% 2.97% 1.97%
2026/06/02 15.75% 21.87% 9.24% 5.43% 1.88% 3.16% 8.13% 3.26% 3.63% 1.22%
2026/06/03 14.56% 14.88% 10.99% 4.78% 2.86% 3.71% 7.13% 4.69% 2.71% 1.98%
2026/06/04 15.16% 20.72% 9.21% 3.96% 3.08% 5.95% 6.43% 4.14% 3.35% 1.71%
2026/06/05 15.45% 21.14% 7.88% 4.5% 2.26% 3.63% 8.3% 3.86% 3.46% 2.78%
2026/06/06 13.08% 17.81% 8.44% 4.84% 1.78% 4.08% 6.4% 3.83% 2.84% 1.83%
2026/06/07 14.12% 18.29% 9.67% 5.52% 3.83% 3.51% 5.97% 3.98% 2.9% 1.14%
2026/06/08 14.26% 19.58% 7.57% 4.63% 2.67% 2.72% 9.01% 2.61% 4.81% 1.61%
2026/06/09 15.65% 20.35% 5.54% 4.51% 1.57% 2.82% 6.84% 5.87% 3.6% 1.35%
2026/06/10 14.61% 17.72% 10% 3.17% 5.99% 5.68% 6.09% 5.02% 2.03% 1.47%
2026/06/11 14.72% 17.14% 7.71% 4.59% 5.66% 5.67% 6.47% 3.39% 3.68% 2.09%
2026/06/12 12.6% 17.81% 8.96% 5.05% 3.07% 4.42% 7.61% 3.6% 3.64% 2.49%
2026/06/13 16.33% 21.31% 8.21% 4.73% 3.49% 3.89% 6.75% 4.66% 2.12% 2.21%
2026/06/14 13.69% 20.12% 6.81% 6.43% 2.19% 4.04% 8.46% 3.85% 2.96% 1.9%
2026/06/15 11.54% 18.16% 6.46% 5.42% 2.56% 3.52% 6.05% 3.48% 3.37% 2.51%
2026/06/16 15.66% 15.95% 8.68% 5.81% 3.47% 3.7% 6.98% 3.54% 3.13% 1.83%
2026/06/17 12.02% 16.2% 7.08% 4.84% 3.6% 3.55% 6.41% 2.57% 2.8% 2.47%
2026/06/18 12.63% 16.92% 6.77% 6.38% 4.04% 2.51% 6.47% 3.63% 3.65% 2.25%
2026/06/19 15.59% 20.08% 7.59% 3.89% 3.35% 1.28% 7.3% 4.11% 5.33% 2.11%
2026/06/20 14.22% 21.11% 8.59% 7.64% 4.14% 1.71% 6.43% 4.34% 3.38% 2.45%
2026/06/21 18.53% 18.96% 5.98% 10.54% 4.94% 1.9% 6.71% 5.05% 2.45% 2.24%
2026/06/22 18.57% 20.53% 4.56% 6.83% 5.17% 0.81% 6.28% 4.97% 3.9% 2.44%
2026/06/23 15.52% 21.01% 9.1% 3.31% 4.38% 4.64% 8.51% 3.8% 3.19% 2.8%
2026/06/24 15.92% 18.5% 8.36% 5.54% 5.57% 4.21% 7.12% 3.49% 3.53% 2.13%
2026/06/25 17.1% 18.83% 8.68% 4.39% 6.49% 3.26% 6.17% 4.75% 4.38% 1.89%
2026/06/26 14.36% 18.26% 10.15% 6.64% 5.53% 4.16% 5.68% 3.37% 3.08% 2.61%
2026/06/27 14.07% 16.34% 8.36% 4.51% 3.33% 4.21% 7.52% 4.2% 2.95% 1.89%
2026/06/28 15.38% 15.78% 9.94% 5.36% 3.95% 4.82% 4.62% 4.07% 2.59% 2.84%
2026/06/29 16.11% 15.82% 9.33% 4.77% 3.97% 5.31% 5.33% 3.23% 1.77% 3.02%
2026/06/30 17.08% 12.25% 11% 7.11% 6.48% 6.05% 5.93% 3.71% 2.67% 2.16%
  • nerdwallet.com
  • creditkarma.com
  • insurify.com
  • thezebra.com
  • forbes.com
  • compare.com
  • freescoreonline.com
  • inboxdollars.com
  • bankrate.com
  • checkfreescore.com

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In June 2026, Nerdwallet’s impression share fluctuated, peaking at 18.57% on June 22. Creditkarma led with a high of 21.87% on June 2, but ended at 12.25%. Insurify and Thezebra showed varied trends, while Forbes and Compare.com saw gradual increases. Freescoreonline and Inboxdollars maintained moderate shares, with Bankrate and Checkfreescore showing minor fluctuations.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Finance Comparison Sites

Ever wondered how your rivals’ ads are doing? Here we can see the top-performing ads in the industry over the last month.

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for US Finance Comparison Sites - Last month
  1. 1
    10 Best Cheap Insurance https://www.compare-cheap-insurance-quotes.com

    Cheapest Rates in 2 Mins — 60 millions Quotes Generated with Excellent Trust Pilot Rating

  2. 2
    How to Get Your Free Annual Credit Report https://www.credit.org

    Learn how to obtain your free annual credit report. Follow our step-by-step guide to access your report, check for errors, and maintain your financial health.

  3. 3
    Check Your Credit Score https://www.creditkarma.com

    See Credit Report Changes — With Credit Karma, you can learn how to make financial progress—without the annoying fee. Get...

  4. 4
    Car Insurance Comparison Tool | Get Quotes in Minutes - NerdWallet https://www.nerdwallet.com

    You could save a lot when you compare and switch auto insurance providers. See how much you could save on auto insurance. Get multiple quotes in minutes! Quick Quote Comparisons. All Online.

  5. 5
    Compare Rates Side-by-Side | Car Insurance Comparison Tool https://www.thezebra.com › compare › quotes

    The Zebra® Calculator Makes Car Insurance Shopping Simple & Inexpensive! Compare Rates Now

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In the competitive world of finance and comparison sites, five top-performing PPC text ads stand out. “10 Best Cheap Insurance” by compare-cheap-insurance-quotes.com promises affordability with a high trust rating. Credit.org guides users to free annual credit reports, emphasizing financial health. Credit Karma offers credit score insights without fees, promoting financial progress. NerdWallet and The Zebra focus on car insurance, highlighting savings through quick, online comparisons. Each ad uniquely addresses consumer needs, from cost savings to financial empowerment.

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