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How popular isCodewars?

In September 2026, people searched for Codewars by name about 90,500 times worldwide, a 33% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 1.8% of all global coding challenge brand searches, placing Codewars fourth out of 11 brands. When we asked both ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about coding challenge brands, Codewars appeared in three of the five answers and was the fourth most recommended of the 11.

Search and AI answers in September 2026

Codewars is the fourth most searched of 11 competitors and the fourth most recommended in AI answers.

  1. LeetCodeShare of searches 67.5%Mentioned in 4 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 2nd
  2. HackerRankShare of searches 16.6%Mentioned in 5 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 1st
  3. CodeforcesShare of searches 9.1%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 5th
  4. CodewarsShare of searches 1.8%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 4th
  5. ExercismShare of searches 1.2%Mentioned in 3 of 5 AI answersPlace in AI recommendations 6th

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Top coding challenge brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Codewars was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Codewars is the fourth most recommended of the 11.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. HackerRank1st
  2. LeetCode2nd
  3. CodeSignal3rd
  4. Codewars4th
  5. Codeforces5th
  6. Exercism6th
  7. CoderPad7th
  8. HackerEarth8th
  9. Codility9th
  10. Project Euler10th
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Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • HackerRank5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • LeetCode4 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Codeforces3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Codewars3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Exercism3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • CodeSignal3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • HackerEarth2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • CoderPad2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Project Euler2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Codility1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 20, 2026.

Which coding challenge brands compete with Codewars?

Codewars against coding challenge brands worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for LeetCode, HackerRank, Codeforces, Codewars. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthLeetCodeHackerRankCodeforcesCodewarsExercismHackerEarthHireVueCoderPadCodeSignalProject EulerCodility
Oct 202555.1%20.2%13.5%3.3%1.8%1.2%1.2%1%1.2%0.81%0.55%
Nov 202559.4%17.8%11.9%3.6%1.6%1.3%1.1%0.88%1.1%0.72%0.59%
Dec 202560.1%18%12.1%2.9%1.3%1.6%0.89%0.73%1.1%0.73%0.49%
Jan 202662.7%15.4%12.6%3.1%1.4%1.1%0.93%0.76%0.93%0.62%0.51%
Feb 202662.6%15.4%12.6%2.5%1.7%1.7%0.92%0.76%0.92%0.62%0.41%
Mar 202663.2%15.5%10.4%2.5%2.1%2.1%1.1%0.93%0.93%0.63%0.51%
Apr 202659.7%17.9%12%2.9%2%1.6%1.1%0.88%0.88%0.59%0.48%
May 202665.6%13.2%10.8%3.2%1.8%1.4%0.97%0.97%0.97%0.65%0.43%
Jun 202668.5%13.7%9.2%2.3%1.8%1.2%0.83%0.83%0.68%0.55%0.37%
Jul 202667.6%16.6%9.1%1.8%1.5%0.82%0.67%0.67%0.55%0.45%0.3%
Aug 202667.3%16.5%9%1.8%1.5%0.99%0.81%0.66%0.66%0.45%0.3%
Sep 202667.5%16.6%9.1%1.8%1.2%0.82%0.82%0.67%0.67%0.55%0.3%

  1. 1.LeetCode

    67.5%

    Held 1st. 3.4M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  2. 2.HackerRank

    16.6%

    Held 2nd. 823K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  3. 3.Codeforces

    9.1%

    Held 3rd. 450K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  4. 4.Codewars

    1.8%

    Held 4th. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  5. 5.Exercism

    1.2%

    Held 5th. 60.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  6. 6.HackerEarth

    0.82%

    Held 6th. 40.5K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  7. 7.HireVue

    0.82%

    Held 7th. 40.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  8. 8.CoderPad

    0.67%

    Held 8th. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  9. 9.CodeSignal

    0.67%

    Held 9th. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  10. 10.Project Euler

    0.55%

    Held 10th. 27.1K estimated branded searches, +22.1% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  11. 11.Codility

    0.3%

    Held 11th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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

3 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Codewars worldwide fell from 135K to 90.5K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Codewars’ share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide decreased from 3.3% to 1.8%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Codewars’ share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide peaked at 3.6% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.8% in August 2026.

How did search popularity change for coding challenge brands worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. Exercism’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.8% to 1.2% in September 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for LeetCode worldwide rose 49.6% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 3.4M in September 2026.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Codility worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 14.8K in September 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for CodeSignal worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Codewars worldwide fell 33% over 12 measured months, from 135K to 90.5K in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for CoderPad worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 40.5K to 33.1K in September 2026.

How are Codewars’ branded searches counted?

1 search term

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

  • codewars

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Codewars compete?

Codewars is ranked in two competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Coding practice platforms6th of 81.8%Show ranking
Coding challenge brands4th of 111.8%Shown above
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