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title: "GitHub Desktop: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "GitHub Desktop is a Git client. 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/github-desktop"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# GitHub Desktop: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

GitHub Desktop is a Git client. 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**: GitHub Desktop
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among git clients**: 71.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Git clients | 1 | 71.4% | 301K |

- [Git clients](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for GitHub Desktop worldwide held steady at 301K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Desktop’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide increased from 63.2% to 71.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Desktop’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide peaked at 71.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 62.5% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitHub Desktop gained estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide, from 69.2% to 71.4%.
- In August 2026, Sourcetree lost estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide, from 17% to 14.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GitKraken worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fork worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tower worldwide fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Git clients | 301K | 63.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Git clients | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Git clients | 246K | 63.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Git clients | 246K | 62.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Git clients | 368K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 64.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 69.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Git clients | 301K | 71.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Git clients | — | — | — |

## How is GitHub Desktop measured?

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

- “github desktop”

## Which git clients compete with GitHub Desktop?

- [Sourcetree](/demand/global-en/brands/sourcetree): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-sourcetree
- [GitKraken](/demand/global-en/brands/gitkraken): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-gitkraken
- [Fork](/demand/global-en/brands/fork): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/fork-vs-github-desktop
- [Tower](/demand/global-en/brands/tower-git): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/github-desktop-vs-tower-git

## 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. "GitHub Desktop: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/github-desktop

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