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How popular isExercism in search?

In September 2026, people searched for Exercism by name about 60,500 times worldwide, an 18.2% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 1.2% of all global coding challenge brand searches, placing Exercism fifth out of 11 brands. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. LeetCode67.5%
  2. HackerRank16.6%
  3. Codeforces9.1%
  4. Codewars1.8%
  5. Exercism1.2%
  6. HackerEarth0.82%
  7. HireVue0.82%
  8. CoderPad0.67%
  9. CodeSignal0.67%
  10. Project Euler0.55%
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Exercism against coding challenge brands worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for LeetCode, HackerRank, Codeforces, Exercism. 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 Exercism changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Exercism worldwide fell from 74K to 60.5K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Exercism’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide decreased from 1.8% to 1.2%.

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 Exercism’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

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

  • exercism

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Exercism compete?

Exercism is ranked in three 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 platforms7th of 81.2%Show ranking
Coding challenge brands5th of 111.2%Shown above
Online coding platforms6th of 81.4%Show ranking
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