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title: "Azure Kubernetes Service: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Azure Kubernetes Service is kubernetes 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/azure-kubernetes-service"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Azure Kubernetes Service: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Azure Kubernetes Service is kubernetes 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**: Azure Kubernetes Service
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among kubernetes platforms**: 6.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kubernetes platforms | 3 | 6.1% | 6.8K |

- [Kubernetes platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/kubernetes-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Azure Kubernetes Service changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Azure Kubernetes Service worldwide fell from 10.8K to 6.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Azure Kubernetes Service’s estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide decreased from 7% to 6.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Azure Kubernetes Service’s estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide peaked at 7% in October 2025 and was lowest at 5.4% in July 2026.

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

- In August 2026, Rancher gained estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 39.3% to 44.1%.
- In August 2026, Azure Kubernetes Service gained estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 5.4% to 6.1%.
- In August 2026, OpenShift lost estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 48.1% to 44.1%.
- In August 2026, Google Kubernetes Engine lost estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 3.5% to 1.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tanzu worldwide rose 52.9% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 260 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon EKS worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 10.8K | 7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 9.8K | 6.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 8.3K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 9K | 6.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 9K | 6.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 9K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 7.3K | 5.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 7.3K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 7.3K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 6.8K | 5.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 6.8K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Azure Kubernetes Service measured?

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

- “azure kubernetes”
- “azure kubernetes service”

## Which kubernetes platforms compete with Azure Kubernetes Service?

- [OpenShift](/demand/global-en/brands/openshift): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-kubernetes-service-vs-openshift
- [Rancher](/demand/global-en/brands/rancher): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-kubernetes-service-vs-rancher
- [Amazon EKS](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-eks): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/amazon-eks-vs-azure-kubernetes-service
- [Google Kubernetes Engine](/demand/global-en/brands/google-kubernetes-engine): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-kubernetes-service-vs-google-kubernetes-engine
- [Tanzu](/demand/global-en/brands/tanzu): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-kubernetes-service-vs-tanzu

## 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

Brandwave. "Azure Kubernetes Service: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/azure-kubernetes-service

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