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CSS frameworks:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, Tailwind CSS was the most searched among CSS frameworks worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 92.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. Tailwind CSS92.4%
  2. Bootstrap5.6%
  3. Bulma1.7%
  4. Starship Foundation0.4%
  5. Materialize<0.01%

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Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthTailwind CSSBootstrapBulmaStarship FoundationMaterialize
Oct 202595.5%2.6%1.7%0.19%<0.01%
Nov 202595.8%2.6%1.4%0.21%<0.01%
Dec 202595.8%2.6%1.4%0.23%<0.01%
Jan 202696.3%2.1%1.4%0.19%<0.01%
Feb 202694.5%2.5%2.5%0.38%0.01%
Mar 202695.5%2.1%2.1%0.32%<0.01%
Apr 202695%2.5%2.1%0.34%0.01%
May 202695.3%2.1%2.1%0.5%<0.01%
Jun 202694.5%3.8%1.4%0.28%<0.01%
Jul 202695%2.6%2.1%0.34%<0.01%
Aug 202692.4%5.6%1.7%0.4%<0.01%
Sep 2026—————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.Tailwind CSS

    92.4%

    Held 1st. 201K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -2.7 points.

  2. 2.Bootstrap

    5.6%

    Held 2nd. 12.1K estimated branded searches, +124.1% vs prior month. Share +3 points.

  3. 3.Bulma

    1.7%

    Held 3rd. 3.6K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  4. 4.Starship Foundation

    0.4%

    Held 4th. 880 estimated branded searches, +22.2% vs prior month. Share +0.1 points.

  5. 5.Materialize

    <0.01%

    Held 5th. 20 estimated branded searches, +100% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among CSS frameworks worldwide?

In August 2026, Tailwind CSS was the most searched among CSS frameworks worldwide, with an estimated 201K branded searches and 92.4% estimated Share of Search within this set. Bootstrap is in 2nd place, 86.8 percentage points behind at 5.6% Share of Search.

Global CSS frameworks, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
Tailwind CSS95.5% → 92.4%96.3%Jan 202692.4%Aug 20261st
Bootstrap2.6% → 5.6%5.6%Aug 20262.1%May 20262nd
Bulma1.7%2.5%Feb 20261.4%Jun 20263rd
Starship Foundation0.19% → 0.4%0.5%May 20260.19%Oct 20254th
Materialize<0.01%0.01%Apr 2026<0.01%Jul 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tailwind CSS’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide decreased from 95.5% to 92.4%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bootstrap’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide increased from 2.6% to 5.6%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tailwind CSS’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide peaked at 96.3% in January 2026 and was lowest at 92.4% in August 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bootstrap’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide peaked at 5.6% in August 2026 and was lowest at 2.1% in May 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bulma’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide peaked at 2.5% in February 2026 and was lowest at 1.4% in June 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bulma, Starship Foundation and Materialize held steady: their estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for CSS frameworks worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Bootstrap gained estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide, from 2.6% to 5.6%.

  2. In August 2026, Tailwind CSS lost estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide, from 95% to 92.4%.

  3. Estimated monthly branded searches for Bulma worldwide fell 55.6% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 3.6K in August 2026.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Materialize worldwide fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 40 to 20 in August 2026.

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