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title: "Coursera vs Udemy: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Coursera or Udemy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online course marketplaces 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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# Coursera vs Udemy: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Coursera or Udemy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online course marketplaces 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**: Coursera and Udemy
- **Competitive set**: Online course marketplaces
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Coursera Share of Search**: 43%
- **Udemy Share of Search**: 52.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Coursera or Udemy?

- In August 2026, Udemy had more branded searches than Coursera among online course marketplaces worldwide. Udemy was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Coursera’s 3.4M, and held a 52.5% Share of Search versus Coursera’s 43%.
- Udemy was ahead of Coursera in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Coursera’s estimated Share of Search among online course marketplaces worldwide moved from 41.9% to 43%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Udemy’s estimated Share of Search among online course marketplaces worldwide moved from 51.2% to 52.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5M to 4.1M.

## How did search popularity change for online course marketplaces worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Udemy worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 5M to 4.1M in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Coursera worldwide fell 18.1% over 11 measured months, from 4.1M to 3.4M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Coursera estimated searches | Coursera Share of Search | Coursera rank | Udemy estimated searches | Udemy Share of Search | Udemy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.1M | 41.9% | 2 | 5M | 51.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.4M | 37.1% | 2 | 5M | 55.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.4M | 41.6% | 2 | 4.1M | 50.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.1M | 41.6% | 2 | 5M | 50.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.4M | 41% | 2 | 4.1M | 50% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.4M | 41% | 2 | 4.1M | 50% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.4M | 42.4% | 2 | 4.1M | 51.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 3.4M | 42.5% | 2 | 4.1M | 51.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.4M | 42.8% | 2 | 4.1M | 52.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.4M | 43% | 2 | 4.1M | 52.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.4M | 43% | 2 | 4.1M | 52.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Coursera’s and Udemy’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.

- **Coursera**: Measured on the search term “coursera”.
- **Udemy**: Measured on the search term “udemy”.

- [Coursera profile](/demand/global-en/brands/coursera)
- [Udemy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/udemy)
- [All online course marketplaces worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-course-marketplaces): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 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, Coursera or Udemy?

In August 2026, Udemy had more branded searches than Coursera among online course marketplaces worldwide. Udemy was estimated to have 4.1M branded searches compared to Coursera’s 3.4M, and held a 52.5% Share of Search versus Coursera’s 43%.

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