How popular isFirebase in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 1.2M branded searches for Firebase worldwide which held steady over the last 11 months. Firebase holds 38% estimated Share of Search among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide and is ranked 2nd of 6 competitors for search popularity. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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Where does Firebase compete?

Firebase is ranked in two competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.

Competitor set	Rank	Share of Search	Ranking
Realtime infrastructure platforms	2nd of 6	38%	Shown below
Push notification services	1st of 5	83.1%	Show ranking

Which realtime infrastructure platforms compete with Firebase?

Firebase against realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide, by month

Month	Supabase	Firebase	Pusher	Ably	Socket.IO	PubNub
Oct 2025	37.8%	55.4%	4.1%	1.2%	1.2%	0.25%
Nov 2025	42.2%	51%	3.8%	1.7%	1.1%	0.18%
Dec 2025	42.5%	51.3%	3.8%	1.1%	1.1%	0.18%
Jan 2026	46.9%	46.4%	4.2%	1.3%	1%	0.17%
Feb 2026	47.5%	47%	3.5%	1%	0.85%	0.17%
Mar 2026	52.8%	42.9%	2.6%	0.95%	0.63%	0.13%
Apr 2026	52.9%	42.9%	2.6%	0.95%	0.63%	0.1%
May 2026	52.9%	42.9%	2.6%	0.95%	0.52%	0.1%
Jun 2026	57.9%	38.2%	2.3%	0.85%	0.57%	0.11%
Jul 2026	57.5%	37.9%	2.8%	1%	0.56%	0.11%
Aug 2026	57.6%	38%	2.8%	1%	0.46%	0.11%
Sep 2026	—	—	—	—	—	—

Rank	Brand	Share of Search	Estimated monthly branded searches	vs prior month	Share change
1, held 1st	Supabase	57.6%	1.9M	+0.11%	+0.1 points
2, held 2nd	Firebase Google	38%	1.2M	0%	0 points
3, held 3rd	Pusher	2.8%	90.5K	0%	0 points
4, held 4th	Ably	1%	33.1K	0%	0 points
5, held 5th	Socket.IO	0.46%	14.8K	-18.2%	-0.1 points
6, held 6th	PubNub	0.11%	3.6K	0%	0 points

1.Supabase
57.6%
Held 1st. 1.9M estimated branded searches, +0.11% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.
2.Firebase
38%
Held 2nd. 1.2M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.
3.Pusher
2.8%
Held 3rd. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.
4.Ably
1%
Held 4th. 33.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.
5.Socket.IO
0.46%
Held 5th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.
6.PubNub
0.11%
Held 6th. 3.6K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare search popularity between Firebase and its closest rivals

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

4 findings

Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Firebase worldwide held steady at 1.2M.
Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Firebase’s estimated Share of Search among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide decreased from 55.4% to 38%.
Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Firebase’s estimated Share of Search among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide peaked at 55.4% in October 2025 and was lowest at 37.9% in July 2026.
Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Firebase fell from 1st to 2nd among realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide.

How did search popularity change for realtime infrastructure platforms worldwide in August 2026?

4 changes

Estimated monthly branded searches for Supabase worldwide rose 122.5% over 11 measured months, from 832K to 1.9M in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Ably worldwide rose 22.1% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 33.1K in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for Socket.IO worldwide fell 45.4% over 11 measured months, from 27.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.
Estimated monthly branded searches for PubNub worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 3.6K in August 2026.

How is Firebase measured?

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

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