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title: "Google Kubernetes Engine: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Google Kubernetes Engine is kubernetes 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/google-kubernetes-engine"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Google Kubernetes Engine: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Google Kubernetes Engine is kubernetes 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**: Google Kubernetes Engine
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among kubernetes platforms**: 1.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kubernetes platforms | 5 | 1.7% | 1.9K |

- [Kubernetes platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/kubernetes-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Google Kubernetes Engine changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Google Kubernetes Engine worldwide fell from 2.9K to 1.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Kubernetes Engine’s estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide peaked at 15.1% in February 2026 and was lowest at 1.7% in August 2026.

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

- In August 2026, Rancher gained estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 39.3% to 44.1%.
- In August 2026, Azure Kubernetes Service gained estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 5.4% to 6.1%.
- In August 2026, OpenShift lost estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 48.1% to 44.1%.
- In August 2026, Google Kubernetes Engine lost estimated Share of Search among kubernetes platforms worldwide, from 3.5% to 1.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tanzu worldwide rose 52.9% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 260 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon EKS worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 6.6K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.4K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 2.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 22.2K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 2.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 2.9K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 4.4K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 4.4K | 3.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | 1.9K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Kubernetes platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Google Kubernetes Engine measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Google Kubernetes Engine’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.

- “google kubernetes engine”

## Which kubernetes platforms compete with Google Kubernetes Engine?

- [OpenShift](/demand/global-en/brands/openshift): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-kubernetes-engine-vs-openshift
- [Rancher](/demand/global-en/brands/rancher): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-kubernetes-engine-vs-rancher
- [Azure Kubernetes Service](/demand/global-en/brands/azure-kubernetes-service): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/azure-kubernetes-service-vs-google-kubernetes-engine
- [Amazon EKS](/demand/global-en/brands/amazon-eks): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/amazon-eks-vs-google-kubernetes-engine
- [Tanzu](/demand/global-en/brands/tanzu): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/google-kubernetes-engine-vs-tanzu

## 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. "Google Kubernetes Engine: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/google-kubernetes-engine

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