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title: "Open University: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Open University is online university. 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/open-university"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Open University: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Open University is online university. 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**: Open University
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among university online degrees**: 7.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| University online degrees | 4 | 7.8% | 368K |

- [University online degrees](/demand/global-en/categories/university-online-degrees)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Open University worldwide fell from 450K to 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Open University’s estimated Share of Search among university online degrees worldwide peaked at 9.4% in July 2026 and was lowest at 6.5% in June 2026.

## How did search popularity change for university online degrees worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Coursera gained estimated Share of Search among university online degrees worldwide, from 70.1% to 71.3%.
- In August 2026, Open University lost estimated Share of Search among university online degrees worldwide, from 9.4% to 7.8%.
- In August 2026, edX rose from 4th to 3rd among university online degrees worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Udacity worldwide fell 55.2% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 60.5K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for SNHU worldwide fell 17.2% over 11 measured months, from 2.9K to 2.4K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | University online degrees | 450K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | University online degrees | 450K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | University online degrees | 301K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | University online degrees | 450K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | University online degrees | 368K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | University online degrees | 368K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | University online degrees | 368K | 7.7% | 4 |
| May 2026 | University online degrees | 368K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | University online degrees | 301K | 6.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | University online degrees | 450K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | University online degrees | 368K | 7.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | University online degrees | — | — | — |

## How is Open University measured?

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

- “open university”

## Which university online degrees compete with Open University?

- [Coursera](/demand/global-en/brands/coursera): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/coursera-vs-open-university
- [University of Phoenix](/demand/global-en/brands/university-of-phoenix): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/open-university-vs-university-of-phoenix
- [edX](/demand/global-en/brands/edx): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/edx-vs-open-university
- [Udacity](/demand/global-en/brands/udacity): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/open-university-vs-udacity
- [SNHU](/demand/global-en/brands/snhu): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/open-university-vs-snhu

## 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. "Open University: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/open-university

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