--- title: "Valkey: search popularity worldwide" description: "An open source in-memory data store forked from Redis. 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/valkey" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Valkey: search popularity worldwide An open source in-memory data store forked from Redis. 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**: Valkey - **Owned by**: Linux Foundation - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among caching platforms**: 9.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Caching platforms | 2 | 9.1% | 450K | | Key value stores | 1 | 59.5% | 450K | - [Caching platforms](/demand/global-en/categories/caching-platforms) - [Key value stores](/demand/global-en/categories/key-value-stores) ## Top caching platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Valkey was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Valkey is the third most recommended of the six. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Redis | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Cloudflare | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Valkey | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Memcached | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Fastly | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | Varnish | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about caching platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which caching platform should I use?": 1. Valkey, 2. Redis, 3. Memcached, 4. Cloudflare - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best caching platforms?": 1. Valkey, 2. Redis, 3. Cloudflare, 4. Memcached - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best caching platform for faster websites?": 1. Cloudflare, 2. Fastly - Searched Google, AI Overview "caching platforms": 1. Redis, 2. Memcached, 3. Cloudflare, 4. Varnish Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Valkey changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Valkey worldwide held steady at 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Valkey’s share of searches among caching platforms worldwide decreased from 14% to 9.1%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Valkey’s share of searches among caching platforms worldwide peaked at 14% in October 2025 and was lowest at 4.5% in November 2025. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Valkey’s share of searches among key value stores worldwide increased from 46.4% to 59.5%. ## How did search popularity change for caching platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Cloudflare’s share of searches among caching platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 81.2% to 82.8% in September 2026. - Redis’ share of searches among caching platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.3% to 4.4% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Memcached worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 9.9K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fastly worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 70.4K to 57.6K in September 2026. ## How did search popularity change for key value stores worldwide in September 2026? - Valkey’s share of searches among key value stores worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 54.6% to 59.5% in September 2026. - In September 2026, Aerospike rose from 7th to 5th among key value stores worldwide. - In September 2026, Memcached fell from 5th to 6th among key value stores worldwide. - In September 2026, RocksDB fell from 6th to 7th among key value stores worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for DynamoDB worldwide fell 70% over 12 measured months, from 135K to 40.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for etcd worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 18.1K to 12.1K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Caching platforms | 450K | 14% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | Caching platforms | 450K | 4.5% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | Caching platforms | 450K | 9.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | Caching platforms | 450K | 12.3% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 10.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 8.7% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 8.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 8.8% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 8.9% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Caching platforms | 368K | 9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Caching platforms | 450K | 9.1% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Caching platforms | 450K | 9.1% | 2 | | Oct 2025 | Key value stores | 450K | 46.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Key value stores | 450K | 54% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Key value stores | 450K | 58% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Key value stores | 450K | 54.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 49.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 49.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 50.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 50.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 54.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Key value stores | 368K | 57.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Key value stores | 450K | 59.4% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Key value stores | 450K | 59.5% | 1 | ## How are Valkey’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Valkey’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. - “valkey” ## Which caching platforms compete with Valkey? - [Cloudflare](/demand/global-en/brands/cloudflare): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/cloudflare-vs-valkey - [Redis](/demand/global-en/brands/redis): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/redis-vs-valkey - [Varnish](/demand/global-en/brands/varnish): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/valkey-vs-varnish - [Fastly](/demand/global-en/brands/fastly): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/fastly-vs-valkey - [Memcached](/demand/global-en/brands/memcached): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/memcached-vs-valkey ## Who owns Valkey? Valkey is owned by Linux Foundation. Brandwave also tracks Linux Foundation, owned by the same company, worldwide. - [Linux Foundation](/demand/global-en/companies/linux-foundation): Owns 2 tracked brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Who owns Valkey? Valkey is owned by Linux Foundation. Brandwave also tracks Linux Foundation, owned by the same company, worldwide. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Valkey: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/valkey This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/valkey. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.