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title: "Confluent vs Google Pub/Sub: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Google Pub/Sub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Event streaming platforms 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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# Confluent vs Google Pub/Sub: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Google Pub/Sub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Event streaming platforms 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**: Confluent and Google Pub/Sub
- **Competitive set**: Event streaming platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Confluent Share of Search**: 48.6%
- **Google Pub/Sub Share of Search**: 4.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Confluent or Google Pub/Sub?

- In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Google Pub/Sub among event streaming platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Google Pub/Sub’s 4.8K, and held a 48.6% Share of Search versus Google Pub/Sub’s 4.7%.
- Confluent was ahead of Google Pub/Sub in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Confluent’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 47.6% to 48.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Google Pub/Sub’s estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide moved from 5.7% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.8K to 4.8K.

## How did search popularity change for event streaming platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Pub/Sub lost estimated Share of Search among event streaming platforms worldwide, from 5.6% to 4.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Confluent worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Confluent estimated searches | Confluent Share of Search | Confluent rank | Google Pub/Sub estimated searches | Google Pub/Sub Share of Search | Google Pub/Sub rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 47.6% | 1 | 8.8K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 43.1% | 2 | 8.8K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 75.4% | 1 | 7.2K | 2.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 52.4% | 1 | 7.2K | 5.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 53% | 1 | 7.2K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 53.1% | 1 | 8.8K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 53.2% | 1 | 7.2K | 5.2% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 74K | 53.7% | 1 | 5.8K | 4.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 52.5% | 1 | 5.8K | 5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 48.2% | 1 | 5.8K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 48.6% | 1 | 4.8K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Confluent’s and Google Pub/Sub’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.

- **Confluent**: Measured on the search term “confluent”.
- **Google Pub/Sub**: Measured on the search terms “google pub sub” and “google pubsub”, summed into one figure.

- [Confluent profile](/demand/global-en/brands/confluent)
- [Google Pub/Sub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/google-pub-sub)
- [All event streaming platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/event-streaming-platforms): 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, Confluent or Google Pub/Sub?

In August 2026, Confluent had more branded searches than Google Pub/Sub among event streaming platforms worldwide. Confluent was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to Google Pub/Sub’s 4.8K, and held a 48.6% Share of Search versus Google Pub/Sub’s 4.7%.

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