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title: "Windows Terminal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Windows Terminal is a terminal emulator. 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/windows-terminal"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Windows Terminal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Windows Terminal is a terminal emulator. 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**: Windows Terminal
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among terminal emulators**: 18.6%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terminal emulators | 3 | 18.6% | 49.5K |

- [Terminal emulators](/demand/global-en/categories/terminal-emulators)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Windows Terminal worldwide held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windows Terminal’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide increased from 16.4% to 18.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windows Terminal’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide peaked at 19.7% in March 2026 and was lowest at 14.3% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windows Terminal rose from 4th to 3rd among terminal emulators worldwide.

## How did search popularity change for terminal emulators worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hyper worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Alacritty worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 110K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Warp worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 16.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Terminal emulators | 40.5K | 14.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Terminal emulators | 40.5K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 15% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Terminal emulators | 74K | 19.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Terminal emulators | 60.5K | 17.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Terminal emulators | 60.5K | 17.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 17.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Terminal emulators | 49.5K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Terminal emulators | — | — | — |

## How is Windows Terminal measured?

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

- “windows terminal”

## Which terminal emulators compete with Windows Terminal?

- [Alacritty](/demand/global-en/brands/alacritty): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/alacritty-vs-windows-terminal
- [iTerm2](/demand/global-en/brands/iterm2): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/iterm2-vs-windows-terminal
- [Warp](/demand/global-en/brands/warp): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/warp-vs-windows-terminal
- [Hyper](/demand/global-en/brands/hyper): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/hyper-vs-windows-terminal

## 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. "Windows Terminal: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/windows-terminal

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