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Developer documentation platforms:Which brands are most popular in search?

In August 2026, GitBook was the most searched among developer documentation platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.9K branded searches and 36.5% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. GitBook36.5%
  2. Docusaurus31.9%
  3. Mintlify26.3%
  4. Read the Docs5.2%
  5. Slate0.07%

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Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, by month

Share of Search by month for GitBook, Docusaurus, Mintlify, Read the Docs. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthGitBookDocusaurusMintlifyRead the DocsSlate
Oct 202546.6%28.5%19.1%5.7%0.1%
Nov 202543.8%32.1%17.6%6.4%0.13%
Dec 202541.7%31.1%20.9%6.2%0.08%
Jan 202646%28.1%18.9%6.9%0.1%
Feb 202639.7%28.4%23.3%8.5%0.12%
Mar 202636.3%30.8%25.3%7.5%0.13%
Apr 202634.2%29.8%30%5.9%0.08%
May 202636.2%30.8%25.4%7.5%0.1%
Jun 202636.4%32.5%26.7%4.3%0.07%
Jul 202638.7%27.7%27.9%5.5%0.09%
Aug 202636.5%31.9%26.3%5.2%0.07%
Sep 2026—————

This month’s ranking, August 2026

  1. 1.GitBook

    36.5%

    Held 1st. 37.9K estimated branded searches, +0.05% vs prior month. Share -2.2 points.

  2. 2.Docusaurus

    31.9%

    Moved from 3rd to 2nd. 33.1K estimated branded searches, +22.1% vs prior month. Share +4.2 points.

  3. 3.Mintlify

    26.3%

    Moved from 2nd to 3rd. 27.3K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -1.6 points.

  4. 4.Read the Docs

    5.2%

    Held 4th. 5.4K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  5. 5.Slate

    0.07%

    Held 5th. 70 estimated branded searches, -22.2% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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Which brand is most popular in search among developer documentation platforms worldwide?

In August 2026, GitBook was the most searched among developer documentation platforms worldwide, with an estimated 37.9K branded searches and 36.5% estimated Share of Search within this set. Docusaurus is in 2nd place, 4.6 percentage points behind at 31.9% Share of Search.

Global developer documentation platforms, last 12 months ending September 2026
BrandShare of SearchPeakLowRank
GitBook46.6% → 36.5%46.6%Oct 202534.2%Apr 20261st
Docusaurus28.5% → 31.9%32.5%Jun 202627.7%Jul 20262nd
Mintlify19.1% → 26.3%30%Apr 202617.6%Nov 20253rd
Read the Docs5.7% → 5.2%8.5%Feb 20264.3%Jun 20264th
Slate0.1% → 0.07%0.13%Nov 20250.07%Aug 20265th

Each finding as a sentence

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitBook’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide decreased from 46.6% to 36.5%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Docusaurus’ estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide increased from 28.5% to 31.9%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mintlify’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide increased from 19.1% to 26.3%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitBook’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide peaked at 46.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 34.2% in April 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Docusaurus’ estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide peaked at 32.5% in June 2026 and was lowest at 27.7% in July 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Mintlify’s estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide peaked at 30% in April 2026 and was lowest at 17.6% in November 2025.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read the Docs’ estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide peaked at 8.5% in February 2026 and was lowest at 4.3% in June 2026.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Read the Docs and Slate held steady: their estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

How did search popularity change for developer documentation platforms worldwide in August 2026?

  1. In August 2026, Docusaurus overtook Mintlify to rank 2nd among developer documentation platforms worldwide, at 31.9%.

  2. In August 2026, GitBook lost estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 38.7% to 36.5%.

  3. In August 2026, Mintlify lost estimated Share of Search among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 27.9% to 26.3%.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Slate worldwide fell 50% over 11 measured months, from 140 to 70 in August 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Read the Docs worldwide fell 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 5.4K in August 2026.

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