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title: "Bootstrap vs Tailwind CSS: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CSS frameworks 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/compare/bootstrap-vs-tailwind-css"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bootstrap vs Tailwind CSS: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the CSS frameworks 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**: Bootstrap and Tailwind CSS
- **Competitive set**: CSS frameworks
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bootstrap Share of Search**: 5.6%
- **Tailwind CSS Share of Search**: 92.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS?

- In August 2026, Tailwind CSS had more branded searches than Bootstrap among CSS frameworks worldwide. Tailwind CSS was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Bootstrap’s 12.1K, and held a 92.4% Share of Search versus Bootstrap’s 5.6%.
- Tailwind CSS was ahead of Bootstrap in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bootstrap’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide moved from 2.6% to 5.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Tailwind CSS’s estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide moved from 95.5% to 92.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 201K.

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

- In August 2026, Bootstrap gained estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide, from 2.6% to 5.6%.
- In August 2026, Tailwind CSS lost estimated Share of Search among CSS frameworks worldwide, from 95% to 92.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Bootstrap estimated searches | Bootstrap Share of Search | Bootstrap rank | Tailwind CSS estimated searches | Tailwind CSS Share of Search | Tailwind CSS rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 2 | 450K | 95.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 2.6% | 2 | 450K | 95.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 2.6% | 2 | 368K | 95.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 2.1% | 2 | 450K | 96.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 2 | 246K | 94.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 2.1% | 2 | 301K | 95.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 2.5% | 2 | 246K | 95% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 2.1% | 2 | 246K | 95.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 12.1K | 3.8% | 2 | 301K | 94.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 2.6% | 2 | 201K | 95% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 5.6% | 2 | 201K | 92.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bootstrap’s and Tailwind CSS’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.

- **Bootstrap**: Measured on the search term “bootstrap css”.
- **Tailwind CSS**: Measured on the search term “tailwind css”.

- [Bootstrap profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bootstrap)
- [Tailwind CSS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tailwind-css)
- [All CSS frameworks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/css-frameworks): 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, Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS?

In August 2026, Tailwind CSS had more branded searches than Bootstrap among CSS frameworks worldwide. Tailwind CSS was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Bootstrap’s 12.1K, and held a 92.4% Share of Search versus Bootstrap’s 5.6%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bootstrap vs Tailwind CSS: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bootstrap-vs-tailwind-css

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