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title: "Canvas LMS vs Khan Academy: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Canvas LMS or Khan Academy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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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# Canvas LMS vs Khan Academy: Which is searched more?

Is Canvas LMS or Khan Academy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Edtech 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**: Canvas LMS and Khan Academy
- **Competitive set**: Edtech
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Canvas LMS Share of Search**: 0.13%
- **Khan Academy Share of Search**: 16.1%

## Is Canvas LMS or Khan Academy more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Khan Academy had more branded searches than Canvas LMS among edtech worldwide. Khan Academy had about 11.1 million branded searches, while Canvas LMS had 90,500. Khan Academy made up 16.1% of all edtech searches we track, and Canvas LMS accounted for 0.13%.
- Khan Academy was ahead of Canvas LMS in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Canvas LMS’s share of searches among edtech worldwide moved from 0.28% to 0.13%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 90.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Khan Academy’s share of searches among edtech worldwide moved from 18.9% to 16.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 11.1M.

## How did search popularity change for edtech worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Khan Academy lost share of searches among edtech worldwide, from 25.5% to 16.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Canvas LMS worldwide fell 45.2% over 12 measured months, from 165K to 90.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Canvas LMS estimated searches | Canvas LMS Share of Search | Canvas LMS rank | Khan Academy estimated searches | Khan Academy Share of Search | Khan Academy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 0.28% | 6 | 11.1M | 18.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 0.19% | 6 | 9.1M | 18.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 165K | 0.47% | 6 | 7.5M | 21.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 0.36% | 6 | 7.5M | 16.3% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 0.2% | 6 | 7.5M | 16.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 0.24% | 6 | 7.5M | 16% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 0.27% | 6 | 7.5M | 18.3% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 110K | 0.29% | 6 | 6.1M | 15.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 0.27% | 6 | 5M | 18.3% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 0.39% | 6 | 6.1M | 32.3% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 0.21% | 6 | 9.1M | 25.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 90.5K | 0.13% | 6 | 11.1M | 16.1% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Canvas LMS’s and Khan Academy’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.

- **Canvas LMS**: Measured on the search term “canvaslms”.
- **Khan Academy**: Measured on the search term “khan academy”.

- [Canvas LMS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/canvas-lms)
- [Khan Academy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/khan-academy)
- [All edtech worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/edtech): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Canvas LMS or Khan Academy more popular in search?

In September 2026, Khan Academy had more branded searches than Canvas LMS among edtech worldwide. Khan Academy had about 11.1 million branded searches, while Canvas LMS had 90,500. Khan Academy made up 16.1% of all edtech searches we track, and Canvas LMS accounted for 0.13%.

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