--- title: "Exercism vs HackerRank: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Exercism or HackerRank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands/compare/exercism-vs-hackerrank" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Exercism vs HackerRank: Which is searched more? Is Exercism or HackerRank more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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**: Exercism and HackerRank - **Competitive set**: Coding challenge brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Exercism Share of Search**: 1.2% - **HackerRank Share of Search**: 16.6% ## Is Exercism or HackerRank more popular in search? - In September 2026, HackerRank had more branded searches than Exercism among coding challenge brands worldwide. HackerRank had about 823,000 branded searches, while Exercism had 60,500. HackerRank made up 16.6% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and Exercism accounted for 1.2%. - HackerRank was ahead of Exercism in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Exercism’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 1.8% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HackerRank’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 20.2% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K. ## Top coding challenge brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, HackerRank appeared in all five answers. Exercism was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. HackerRank was listed before Exercism in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HackerRank | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | LeetCode | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CodeSignal | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Codewars | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Codeforces | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Exercism | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CoderPad | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | HackerEarth | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Codility | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Project Euler | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | HireVue | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about coding challenge brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which coding challenge brand should I use?": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Codewars, 4. Exercism, 5. Codeforces - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best coding challenge brands?": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Codewars, 4. Codeforces, 5. Exercism, 6. Project Euler - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best coding challenge brand for developer hiring?": 1. HackerRank, 2. CodeSignal, 3. Codility, 4. CoderPad, 5. HackerEarth - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding challenge platforms": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. CodeSignal, 4. Codeforces, 5. Exercism, 6. Codewars, 7. Project Euler - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding assessment tool": 1. HackerRank, 2. CodeSignal, 3. CoderPad, 4. HackerEarth, 5. LeetCode Not named in any answer: HireVue. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for coding challenge brands worldwide in September 2026? - Exercism’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.8% to 1.2% in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Exercism estimated searches | Exercism Share of Search | Exercism rank | HackerRank estimated searches | HackerRank Share of Search | HackerRank rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 74K | 1.8% | 5 | 823K | 20.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 5 | 673K | 17.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 6 | 673K | 18% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 5 | 673K | 15.4% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 74K | 1.7% | 5 | 673K | 15.4% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 673K | 15.5% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 74K | 2% | 5 | 673K | 17.9% | 2 | | May 2026 | 60.5K | 1.8% | 5 | 450K | 13.2% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 74K | 1.8% | 5 | 550K | 13.7% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 74K | 1.5% | 5 | 823K | 16.6% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 74K | 1.5% | 5 | 823K | 16.5% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 1.2% | 5 | 823K | 16.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Exercism’s and HackerRank’s 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. - **Exercism**: Measured on the search term “exercism”. - **HackerRank**: Measured on the search term “hackerrank”. - [Exercism profile](/demand/global-en/brands/exercism) - [HackerRank profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hackerrank) - [All coding challenge brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 ### Is Exercism or HackerRank more popular in search? In September 2026, HackerRank had more branded searches than Exercism among coding challenge brands worldwide. HackerRank had about 823,000 branded searches, while Exercism had 60,500. HackerRank made up 16.6% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and Exercism accounted for 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Exercism vs HackerRank: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands/compare/exercism-vs-hackerrank This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands/compare/exercism-vs-hackerrank. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.