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title: "Apache Kafka: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Apache Kafka is an open source event streaming platform. 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/apache-kafka"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Apache Kafka: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Apache Kafka is an open source event streaming platform. 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

- **Brand**: Apache Kafka
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among event streaming platforms**: 39.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Event streaming platforms | 2 | 39.8% | 40.5K |

- [Event streaming platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/event-streaming-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Apache Kafka changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Apache Kafka worldwide fell from 60.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apache Kafka’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide increased from 38.9% to 39.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apache Kafka’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide peaked at 43.1% in November 2025 and was lowest at 18.6% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for event streaming platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Pub/Sub lost estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 5.6% to 4.7%.
- In August 2026, Amazon Kinesis rose from 4th to 3rd among event streaming platforms worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Azure Event Hubs worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Confluent worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apache Kafka worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Event streaming platforms | 60.5K | 38.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Event streaming platforms | 60.5K | 43.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Event streaming platforms | 49.5K | 18.6% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 49.5K | 35.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 49.5K | 35.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 60.5K | 35.5% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 49.5K | 35.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 49.5K | 35.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 40.5K | 35.1% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 40.5K | 39.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Event streaming platforms | 40.5K | 39.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Event streaming platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Apache Kafka measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apache Kafka’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “apache kafka”

## Which event streaming platforms compete with Apache Kafka?

- [Confluent](/demand/global-en/brands/confluent): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apache-kafka-vs-confluent
- [Amazon Kinesis](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-kinesis): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/amazon-kinesis-vs-apache-kafka
- [Google Pub/Sub](/demand/global-en/brands/google-pub-sub): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apache-kafka-vs-google-pub-sub
- [Azure Event Hubs](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-event-hubs): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/apache-kafka-vs-azure-event-hubs

## Methodology

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

## Cite this page

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