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title: "Sourcegraph: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Sourcegraph is a code search 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/sourcegraph"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Sourcegraph: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Sourcegraph is a code search 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**: Sourcegraph
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among code search tools**: 66.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code search tools | 1 | 66.8% | 14.8K |

- [Code search tools](/demand/global-en/categories/code-search-tools)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sourcegraph worldwide fell from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sourcegraph’s estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide increased from 57.7% to 66.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sourcegraph’s estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide peaked at 66.8% in August 2026 and was lowest at 53.3% in November 2025.

## How did search popularity change for code search tools worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Sourcegraph gained estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide, from 64.9% to 66.8%.
- In August 2026, OpenGrok gained estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide, from 19.3% to 19.9%.
- In August 2026, Sourcegraph Cody lost estimated Share of Search among code search tools worldwide, from 10.5% to 8.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Livegrep worldwide fell 34.6% over 11 measured months, from 260 to 170 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for grep.app worldwide fell 12% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 880 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Code search tools | 18.1K | 57.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 53.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 57.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Code search tools | 18.1K | 56.6% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Code search tools | 18.1K | 55.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Code search tools | 18.1K | 59.4% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Code search tools | 18.1K | 63.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 63.7% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 64.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Code search tools | 14.8K | 66.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Code search tools | — | — | — |

## How is Sourcegraph measured?

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

- “sourcegraph”

## Which code search tools compete with Sourcegraph?

- [OpenGrok](/demand/global-en/brands/opengrok): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/opengrok-vs-sourcegraph
- [Sourcegraph Cody](/demand/global-en/brands/sourcegraph-cody): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sourcegraph-vs-sourcegraph-cody
- [grep.app](/demand/global-en/brands/grep-app): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/grep-app-vs-sourcegraph
- [Livegrep](/demand/global-en/brands/livegrep): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/livegrep-vs-sourcegraph

## 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. "Sourcegraph: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/sourcegraph

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