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27 June 2026·Leadership change

Zerodha overtakes Groww on AI search for investing apps.

Zerodha reaches 87.7% combined SoV across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Mode, surpassing Groww (87.9%) for the first time in the study.

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On 2026-06-27, Zerodha became the most-cited investing apps brand across the combined CITE Index — surpassing Groww for the first time since tracking began.

The new reading: Zerodha 87.7% combined share of voice, versus Groww 87.9% (down 27.8 points day-over-day).

Engine breakdown

  • ChatGPT: Zerodha (95.7% SoV)
  • Gemini: Zerodha (89.1% SoV)
  • Google AI Mode: Groww (84.8% SoV)

Why this matters

Leadership changes on AI search are not driven by retail share or paid media — they are driven by citation pool quality. The brand whose sources the AI engines read most heavily wins, regardless of who sells more units. Zerodha's rise above Groww marks a structural shift in which third-party reviewers, ranking sites, and forums the AI surfaces are reading.

For brand teams in investing apps: this is a citation-pool problem, not a brand-awareness problem.

— The CITE Index, 27 June 2026

The underlying daily edition

This finding draws from the 27 June 2026 edition of Investing Apps.

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