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title: "Alacritty vs iTerm2: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Alacritty or iTerm2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Terminal emulators 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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# Alacritty vs iTerm2: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Alacritty or iTerm2? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Terminal emulators 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**: Alacritty and iTerm2
- **Competitive set**: Terminal emulators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Alacritty Share of Search**: 41.2%
- **iTerm2 Share of Search**: 22.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Alacritty or iTerm2?

- In August 2026, Alacritty had more branded searches than iTerm2 among terminal emulators worldwide. Alacritty was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to iTerm2’s 60.5K, and held a 41.2% Share of Search versus iTerm2’s 22.7%.
- Alacritty was ahead of iTerm2 in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alacritty’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide moved from 44.5% to 41.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 110K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iTerm2’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide moved from 19.9% to 22.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.

## How did search popularity change for terminal emulators worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Alacritty worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 110K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Alacritty estimated searches | Alacritty Share of Search | Alacritty rank | iTerm2 estimated searches | iTerm2 Share of Search | iTerm2 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 44.5% | 1 | 60.5K | 19.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 135K | 47.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 21.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 48.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 21.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 49% | 1 | 74K | 22% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 40.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 27.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 35.9% | 1 | 110K | 29.2% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 38.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 25.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 38.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 25.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 38% | 1 | 74K | 25.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 110K | 41.2% | 1 | 60.5K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 110K | 41.2% | 1 | 60.5K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alacritty’s and iTerm2’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.

- **Alacritty**: Measured on the search term “alacritty”.
- **iTerm2**: Measured on the search term “iterm2”.

- [Alacritty profile](/demand/global-en/brands/alacritty)
- [iTerm2 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/iterm2)
- [All terminal emulators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/terminal-emulators): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Alacritty or iTerm2?

In August 2026, Alacritty had more branded searches than iTerm2 among terminal emulators worldwide. Alacritty was estimated to have 110K branded searches compared to iTerm2’s 60.5K, and held a 41.2% Share of Search versus iTerm2’s 22.7%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Alacritty vs iTerm2: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/alacritty-vs-iterm2

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