--- title: "Sublime Merge: search popularity worldwide" description: "Sublime Merge 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/sublime-merge" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sublime Merge: search popularity worldwide Sublime Merge 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**: Sublime Merge - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among git clients**: 1.8% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Git clients | 6 | 1.8% | 8.1K | - [Git clients](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients) ## Top git clients in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Sublime Merge appeared in all five answers. Sublime Merge is the fourth most recommended of the seven. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub Desktop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fork | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitKraken | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sublime Merge | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sourcetree | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | lazygit | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Tower | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about git clients - Asked ChatGPT "Which git client should I use?": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Fork, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. lazygit, 5. GitKraken - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best git clients?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. GitHub Desktop, 4. Sublime Merge, 5. Sourcetree, 6. lazygit, 7. Tower - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best git client for developers?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. GitHub Desktop, 5. lazygit - Searched Google, AI Overview "git client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Sourcetree, 3. GitKraken, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge - Searched Google, AI Overview "git gui client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sourcetree, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Sublime Merge changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sublime Merge worldwide held steady at 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sublime Merge’s share of searches among git clients worldwide held steady, from 1.6% to 1.8%. ## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Sourcetree worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 60.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for GitKraken worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fork worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for lazygit worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Tower worldwide fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Git clients | 6.6K | 1.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.9% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | Git clients | 9.9K | 1.7% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.6% | 6 | | May 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Git clients | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Git clients | 6.6K | 1.4% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | Git clients | 8.1K | 1.8% | 6 | ## How are Sublime Merge’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sublime Merge’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. - “sublime merge” ## Which git clients compete with Sublime Merge? - [GitHub Desktop](/demand/global-en/brands/github-desktop) - [Sourcetree](/demand/global-en/brands/sourcetree): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sourcetree-vs-sublime-merge - [GitKraken](/demand/global-en/brands/gitkraken): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/gitkraken-vs-sublime-merge - [lazygit](/demand/global-en/brands/lazygit): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/lazygit-vs-sublime-merge - [Fork](/demand/global-en/brands/fork): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/fork-vs-sublime-merge - [Tower](/demand/global-en/brands/tower-git): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/sublime-merge-vs-tower-git ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sublime Merge: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/sublime-merge This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/sublime-merge. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.