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title: "Docker: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Docker is container 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/docker"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Docker: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Docker is container 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**: Docker
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among container platforms**: 4.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Container platforms | 5 | 4.4% | 22.2K |

- [Container platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/container-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Docker worldwide fell from 27.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Docker’s estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide peaked at 72.7% in February 2026 and was lowest at 4.3% in October 2025.

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

- In August 2026, Kubernetes gained estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide, from 57.9% to 59.7%.
- In August 2026, OpenShift lost estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide, from 11.6% to 9.8%.
- In August 2026, Docker lost estimated Share of Search among container platforms worldwide, from 5.2% to 4.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for containerd worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Podman worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 90.5K to 74K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Rancher worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 4.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Container platforms | 135K | 21.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Container platforms | 1.5M | 72.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Container platforms | 1.2M | 66.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Container platforms | 27.1K | 5.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Container platforms | 22.2K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Container platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Docker measured?

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

- “docker container”

## Which container platforms compete with Docker?

- [Kubernetes](/demand/global-en/brands/kubernetes): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docker-vs-kubernetes
- [Podman](/demand/global-en/brands/podman): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docker-vs-podman
- [OpenShift](/demand/global-en/brands/openshift): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docker-vs-openshift
- [Rancher](/demand/global-en/brands/rancher): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docker-vs-rancher
- [containerd](/demand/global-en/brands/containerd): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/containerd-vs-docker

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

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