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title: "edX vs Udacity: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, edX or Udacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the University online degrees 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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# edX vs Udacity: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, edX or Udacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the University online degrees 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**: edX and Udacity
- **Competitive set**: University online degrees
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **edX Share of Search**: 7.8%
- **Udacity Share of Search**: 1.3%

## Which is more popular in search, edX or Udacity?

- In August 2026, edX had more branded searches than Udacity among university online degrees worldwide. edX was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Udacity’s 60.5K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus Udacity’s 1.3%.
- edX was ahead of Udacity in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, edX’s estimated Share of Search among university online degrees worldwide moved from 9.5% to 7.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 368K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Udacity’s estimated Share of Search among university online degrees worldwide moved from 2.3% to 1.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for university online degrees worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, edX rose from 4th to 3rd among university online degrees worldwide.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Udacity worldwide fell 55.2% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 60.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | edX estimated searches | edX Share of Search | edX rank | Udacity estimated searches | Udacity Share of Search | Udacity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 9.5% | 2 | 135K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 11.2% | 2 | 110K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 9.8% | 2 | 135K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 9.6% | 2 | 110K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 11.4% | 2 | 90.5K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 11.2% | 2 | 110K | 2.2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 7.7% | 3 | 110K | 2.3% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 7.8% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 7.9% | 3 | 74K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 7.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 7.8% | 3 | 60.5K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using edX’s and Udacity’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.

- **edX**: Measured on the search term “edx”.
- **Udacity**: Measured on the search term “udacity”.

- [edX profile](/demand/global-en/brands/edx)
- [Udacity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/udacity)
- [All university online degrees worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/university-online-degrees): 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, edX or Udacity?

In August 2026, edX had more branded searches than Udacity among university online degrees worldwide. edX was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Udacity’s 60.5K, and held a 7.8% Share of Search versus Udacity’s 1.3%.

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