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title: "CKAN: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "CKAN is an open data 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/ckan"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# CKAN: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

CKAN is an open data 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**: CKAN
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among open data platforms**: 10.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open data platforms | 2 | 10.2% | 27.1K |

- [Open data platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/open-data-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for CKAN worldwide held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CKAN’s estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide increased from 7.4% to 10.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CKAN’s estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide peaked at 20.9% in April 2026 and was lowest at 7.3% in December 2025.

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

- In August 2026, Esri ArcGIS gained estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide, from 73.1% to 75.8%.
- In August 2026, CKAN lost estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide, from 12% to 10.2%.
- In August 2026, Socrata lost estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide, from 2.4% to 1.1%.
- Granicus’ estimated Share of Search among open data platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.9% to 4.6% in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Open data platforms | 27.1K | 7.4% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Open data platforms | 27.1K | 7.4% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Open data platforms | 22.2K | 7.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Open data platforms | 27.1K | 8.7% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Open data platforms | 27.1K | 8.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Open data platforms | 40.5K | 10.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Open data platforms | 90.5K | 20.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Open data platforms | 60.5K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Open data platforms | 40.5K | 14.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Open data platforms | 33.1K | 12% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Open data platforms | 27.1K | 10.2% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Open data platforms | — | — | — |

## How is CKAN measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CKAN’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.

- “ckan”

## Which open data platforms compete with CKAN?

- [Esri ArcGIS](/demand/global-en/brands/esri-arcgis): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ckan-vs-esri-arcgis
- [OpenGov](/demand/global-en/brands/opengov): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ckan-vs-opengov
- [Granicus](/demand/global-en/brands/granicus): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ckan-vs-granicus
- [Socrata](/demand/global-en/brands/socrata): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/ckan-vs-socrata

## 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. "CKAN: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/ckan

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