--- title: "Codeforces vs Codewars: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Codeforces or Codewars more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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/codeforces-vs-codewars" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Codeforces vs Codewars: Which is searched more? Is Codeforces or Codewars more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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**: Codeforces and Codewars - **Competitive set**: Coding challenge brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Codeforces Share of Search**: 9.1% - **Codewars Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Is Codeforces or Codewars more popular in search? - In September 2026, Codeforces had more branded searches than Codewars among coding challenge brands worldwide. Codeforces had about 450,000 branded searches, while Codewars had 90,500. Codeforces made up 9.1% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and Codewars accounted for 1.8%. - Codeforces was ahead of Codewars in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Codeforces’ share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 13.5% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 450K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Codewars’ share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 3.3% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 90.5K. ## Top coding challenge brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Codeforces and Codewars were each mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Codewars was listed before Codeforces in two out of three answers that named either. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HackerRank | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | LeetCode | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | CodeSignal | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Codewars | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Codeforces | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Exercism | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | CoderPad | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | HackerEarth | 8th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Codility | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Project Euler | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | HireVue | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about coding challenge brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which coding challenge brand should I use?": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Codewars, 4. Exercism, 5. Codeforces - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best coding challenge brands?": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Codewars, 4. Codeforces, 5. Exercism, 6. Project Euler - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best coding challenge brand for developer hiring?": 1. HackerRank, 2. CodeSignal, 3. Codility, 4. CoderPad, 5. HackerEarth - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding challenge platforms": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. CodeSignal, 4. Codeforces, 5. Exercism, 6. Codewars, 7. Project Euler - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding assessment tool": 1. HackerRank, 2. CodeSignal, 3. CoderPad, 4. HackerEarth, 5. LeetCode Not named in any answer: HireVue. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for coding challenge brands worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Codewars worldwide fell 33% over 12 measured months, from 135K to 90.5K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Codeforces worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 550K to 450K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Codeforces estimated searches | Codeforces Share of Search | Codeforces rank | Codewars estimated searches | Codewars Share of Search | Codewars rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 550K | 13.5% | 3 | 135K | 3.3% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 450K | 11.9% | 3 | 135K | 3.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 450K | 12.1% | 3 | 110K | 2.9% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 550K | 12.6% | 3 | 135K | 3.1% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 550K | 12.6% | 3 | 110K | 2.5% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 450K | 10.4% | 3 | 110K | 2.5% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 450K | 12% | 3 | 110K | 2.9% | 4 | | May 2026 | 368K | 10.8% | 3 | 110K | 3.2% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | 90.5K | 2.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 450K | 9.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 450K | 9% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 450K | 9.1% | 3 | 90.5K | 1.8% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Codeforces’ and Codewars’ 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. - **Codeforces**: Measured on the search term “codeforces”. - **Codewars**: Measured on the search term “codewars”. - [Codeforces profile](/demand/global-en/brands/codeforces) - [Codewars profile](/demand/global-en/brands/codewars) - [All coding challenge brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Codeforces or Codewars more popular in search? In September 2026, Codeforces had more branded searches than Codewars among coding challenge brands worldwide. Codeforces had about 450,000 branded searches, while Codewars had 90,500. Codeforces made up 9.1% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and Codewars accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Codeforces vs Codewars: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/codeforces-vs-codewars This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/codeforces-vs-codewars. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.