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title: "Read the Docs: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Read the Docs is a documentation hosting service. 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/read-the-docs"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Read the Docs: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Read the Docs is a documentation hosting service. 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**: Read the Docs
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among developer documentation platforms**: 5.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Developer documentation platforms | 4 | 5.2% | 5.4K |

- [Developer documentation platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms)

## How has branded search demand for Read the Docs changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Read the Docs worldwide fell from 8.1K to 5.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read the Docs’ estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide peaked at 8.5% in February 2026 and was lowest at 4.3% in June 2026.

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

- In August 2026, Docusaurus overtook Mintlify to rank 2nd among developer documentation platforms worldwide, at 31.9%.
- In August 2026, GitBook lost estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 38.7% to 36.5%.
- In August 2026, Mintlify lost estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 27.9% to 26.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Slate worldwide fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 140 to 70 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Read the Docs worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Developer documentation platforms | 8.1K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Developer documentation platforms | 8.1K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Developer documentation platforms | 8.1K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 9.9K | 6.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 8.1K | 8.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 8.1K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 6.6K | 5.9% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 6.6K | 7.5% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 5.4K | 4.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 5.4K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | 5.4K | 5.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Developer documentation platforms | — | — | — |

## How is Read the Docs measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Read the Docs’ 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.

- “read the docs”

## Which developer documentation platforms compete with Read the Docs?

- [GitBook](/demand/global-en/brands/gitbook): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/gitbook-vs-read-the-docs
- [Docusaurus](/demand/global-en/brands/docusaurus): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/docusaurus-vs-read-the-docs
- [Mintlify](/demand/global-en/brands/mintlify): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/mintlify-vs-read-the-docs
- [Slate](/demand/global-en/brands/slate): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/read-the-docs-vs-slate

## 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. "Read the Docs: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/read-the-docs

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