mastercard vs visa
Compare mastercard and visa search interest over the past year with a simple trend chart.
Summary
Both terms are close across this period.
- mastercard changed by about 7 percent from early to late period.
- visa changed by about 7 percent from early to late period.
At a glance
- Average interest: mastercard 72, visa 72
- Peaks: mastercard February 2025, visa February 2025
- Recent trend: mastercard steady, visa steady
- Stability: mastercard choppy, visa choppy
- Head to head: mastercard led 44 percent of the time, visa led 56 percent
- Crossovers: 13, last on Thursday, 2 Oct 2025
Side by side
| Metric | mastercard | visa |
|---|---|---|
| Average interest | 72 | 72 |
| Recent trend | steady | steady |
| Stability | choppy | choppy |
| Peak month | February 2025 | February 2025 |
| Best month by average | February 2025 | February 2025 |
| Share of leading periods | 44% | 56% |
| Crossovers | 13 | Thursday, 2 Oct 2025 |
Deep dive
This view summarises how people searched for mastercard and visa over the last 12m. The chart shows monthly values from zero to one hundred where one hundred marks the local high for a term.
Breaking the period into thirds, averages were: early mastercard 73 and visa 72, middle mastercard 65 and visa 68, recent mastercard 76 and visa 76.
The two lines crossed 13 times. The most recent crossover was on Thursday, 2 Oct 2025, which hints at changing interest.
mastercard peaked in February 2025, while visa peaked in February 2025.
mastercard looks choppy with a steady trend. visa looks choppy with a steady trend.
What this means
Scores come from Google Trends. Each series is scaled to its own peak within the chosen period. Use the chart to compare direction and timing rather than total search counts.