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title: "containerd vs Docker Hub: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker Hub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Containerisation 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# containerd vs Docker Hub: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker Hub? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Containerisation 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**: containerd and Docker Hub
- **Competitive set**: Containerisation platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **containerd Share of Search**: 1%
- **Docker Hub Share of Search**: 46%

## Which is more popular in search, containerd or Docker Hub?

- In August 2026, Docker Hub had more branded searches than containerd among containerisation platforms worldwide. Docker Hub was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to containerd’s 8.1K, and held a 46% Share of Search versus containerd’s 1%.
- Docker Hub was ahead of containerd in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, containerd’s estimated Share of Search among containerisation platforms worldwide held steady at 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Docker Hub’s estimated Share of Search among containerisation platforms worldwide moved from 55.9% to 46%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 368K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Docker Hub worldwide fell 45.3% over 11 measured months, from 673K to 368K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for containerd worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | containerd estimated searches | containerd Share of Search | containerd rank | Docker Hub estimated searches | Docker Hub Share of Search | Docker Hub rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 1% | 5 | 673K | 55.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 550K | 51.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 0.99% | 5 | 550K | 55.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 0.92% | 5 | 550K | 51% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 0.94% | 5 | 550K | 52.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 0.92% | 5 | 550K | 51% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 1.1% | 5 | 450K | 50% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 0.85% | 5 | 450K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 8.1K | 0.85% | 5 | 450K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 8.1K | 1% | 5 | 368K | 46% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 1% | 5 | 368K | 46% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using containerd’s and Docker Hub’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.

- **containerd**: Measured on the search term “containerd”.
- **Docker Hub**: Measured on the search term “docker hub”.

- [containerd profile](/demand/global-en/brands/containerd)
- [Docker Hub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/docker-hub)
- [All containerisation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/containerisation-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, containerd or Docker Hub?

In August 2026, Docker Hub had more branded searches than containerd among containerisation platforms worldwide. Docker Hub was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to containerd’s 8.1K, and held a 46% Share of Search versus containerd’s 1%.

## Cite this page

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