--- title: "Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Cursor or GitHub Copilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding tools 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/cursor-vs-github-copilot" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Cursor or GitHub Copilot? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI coding tools 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**: Cursor and GitHub Copilot - **Competitive set**: AI coding tools - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Cursor Share of Search**: 23.7% - **GitHub Copilot Share of Search**: 5.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Cursor or GitHub Copilot? - In August 2026, Cursor had more branded searches than GitHub Copilot among AI coding tools worldwide. Cursor was estimated to have 2.9M branded searches compared to GitHub Copilot’s 658K, and held a 23.7% Share of Search versus GitHub Copilot’s 5.4%. - Cursor was ahead of GitHub Copilot in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cursor’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide moved from 40.6% to 23.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3M to 2.9M. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Copilot’s estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide moved from 12.6% to 5.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 947K to 658K. ## How did search popularity change for AI coding tools worldwide in August 2026? - In August 2026, Cursor gained estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide, from 20.7% to 23.7%. - In August 2026, GitHub Copilot gained estimated Share of Search among AI coding tools worldwide, from 4.8% to 5.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Cursor estimated searches | Cursor Share of Search | Cursor rank | GitHub Copilot estimated searches | GitHub Copilot Share of Search | GitHub Copilot rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3M | 40.6% | 1 | 947K | 12.6% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 3M | 42.9% | 1 | 784K | 11.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 2.8M | 42.2% | 1 | 766K | 11.3% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 3.5M | 33.1% | 2 | 816K | 7.8% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 3.5M | 25.8% | 2 | 980K | 7.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 4.2M | 23.8% | 2 | 1.4M | 7.9% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 4.2M | 22% | 3 | 1.7M | 8.8% | 4 | | May 2026 | 3.6M | 19.6% | 3 | 1.4M | 7.5% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.2M | 25.3% | 3 | 1.1M | 6.4% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9M | 20.7% | 3 | 684K | 4.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9M | 23.7% | 3 | 658K | 5.4% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cursor’s and GitHub Copilot’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. - **Cursor**: Measured on the search terms “anysphere cursor”, “Cursor”, “cursor agent”, “cursor ai”, “cursor ai agent”, “cursor ai app”, “cursor ai code editor”, “cursor ai coding”, “cursor ai coding assistant”, “cursor ai coding tool”, “cursor ai download”, “cursor ai editor”, “cursor ai for students”, “cursor ai free”, “cursor ai ide”, “cursor ai pricing”, “cursor ai pro”, “cursor ai student”, “cursor app”, “cursor bugbot”, “cursor cli”, “cursor code”, “cursor code editor”, “cursor coding”, “cursor com”, “cursor composer”, “cursor download”, “cursor editor”, “cursor for students”, “cursor ide”, “cursor price”, “cursor pricing”, “cursor pro”, “cursor sh”, “cursor vscode”, “cursor.com”, “cursor.sh” and “download cursor ai”, summed into one figure. - **GitHub Copilot**: Measured on the search terms “copilot github”, “copilot vscode”, “git copilot”, “GitHub Copilot”, “github copilot agent”, “github copilot ai”, “github copilot app”, “github copilot business”, “github copilot certification”, “github copilot chat”, “github copilot cli”, “github copilot coding agent”, “github copilot download”, “github copilot enterprise”, “github copilot extension”, “github copilot free”, “github copilot intellij”, “github copilot price”, “github copilot pricing”, “github copilot pro”, “github copilot student”, “github copilot students”, “github copilot vscode”, “github copilots”, “microsoft github copilot”, “vscode copilot” and “vscode github copilot”, summed into one figure. - [Cursor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cursor) - [GitHub Copilot profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github-copilot) - [All AI coding tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-coding-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Cursor or GitHub Copilot? In August 2026, Cursor had more branded searches than GitHub Copilot among AI coding tools worldwide. Cursor was estimated to have 2.9M branded searches compared to GitHub Copilot’s 658K, and held a 23.7% Share of Search versus GitHub Copilot’s 5.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cursor vs GitHub Copilot: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cursor-vs-github-copilot This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/cursor-vs-github-copilot. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.