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title: "Drupal vs WordPress: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Drupal or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CMS platforms set worldwide. 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."
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# Drupal vs WordPress: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Drupal or WordPress? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CMS platforms set worldwide. 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

- **Compared**: Drupal and WordPress
- **Competitive set**: CMS platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Drupal Share of Search**: 3.3%
- **WordPress Share of Search**: 93.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Drupal or WordPress?

- In August 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Drupal among CMS platforms worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Drupal’s 49.5K, and held a 93.6% Share of Search versus Drupal’s 3.3%.
- WordPress was ahead of Drupal in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Drupal’s estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide moved from 3.5% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WordPress’ estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide moved from 93.3% to 93.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4M to 1.4M.

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

- In August 2026, WordPress gained estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, from 92.2% to 93.6%.
- In August 2026, Drupal lost estimated Share of Search among CMS platforms worldwide, from 4% to 3.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Drupal estimated searches | Drupal Share of Search | Drupal rank | WordPress estimated searches | WordPress Share of Search | WordPress rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 90.5K | 3.5% | 2 | 2.4M | 93.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 3.5% | 2 | 2M | 93.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 2.9% | 2 | 2M | 93.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 3.5% | 2 | 2M | 93.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 3.5% | 2 | 2M | 93.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 74K | 3.4% | 2 | 2M | 92.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 2.8% | 2 | 2M | 94% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 4.2% | 2 | 1.6M | 92.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 3.4% | 2 | 1.6M | 92.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 4% | 2 | 1.4M | 92.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 3.3% | 2 | 1.4M | 93.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Drupal’s and WordPress’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Drupal**: Measured on the search term “drupal”.
- **WordPress**: Measured on the search terms “wordpress”, “wordpress cms”, “wordpress org”, “wordpress website builder” and “wordpress.com”, summed into one figure.

- [Drupal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/drupal)
- [WordPress profile](/demand/global-en/brands/wordpress)
- [All CMS platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cms-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Drupal or WordPress?

In August 2026, WordPress had more branded searches than Drupal among CMS platforms worldwide. WordPress was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Drupal’s 49.5K, and held a 93.6% Share of Search versus Drupal’s 3.3%.

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