--- title: "Digital Marketing Institute vs Reforge: Which is more popular?" description: "Is Digital Marketing Institute or Reforge more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital marketing courses 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/digital-marketing-institute-vs-reforge" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Digital Marketing Institute vs Reforge: Which is more popular? Is Digital Marketing Institute or Reforge more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Digital marketing courses 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**: Digital Marketing Institute and Reforge - **Competitive set**: Digital marketing courses - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Digital Marketing Institute Share of Search**: 1.7% - **Reforge Share of Search**: 4.8% ## Is Digital Marketing Institute or Reforge more popular in search? - In October 2026, Reforge had more branded searches than Digital Marketing Institute among digital marketing courses worldwide. Reforge had about 18,100 branded searches, while Digital Marketing Institute had 6,600. Reforge made up 4.8% of all digital marketing course searches we track, and Digital Marketing Institute accounted for 1.7%. - Reforge was ahead of Digital Marketing Institute in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Digital Marketing Institute’s share of searches among digital marketing courses worldwide moved from 2.4% to 1.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 6.6K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Reforge’s share of searches among digital marketing courses worldwide moved from 6.6% to 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K. ## Top digital marketing courses in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Digital Marketing Institute was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Reforge did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HubSpot Academy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Skillshop | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Semrush Academy | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Meta Blueprint | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Digital Marketing Institute | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Google Digital Garage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | CXL | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Reforge | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | DigitalMarketer | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Growth Tribe | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about digital marketing courses - Asked ChatGPT "Which digital marketing course should I take?": 1. HubSpot Academy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best digital marketing courses?": 1. HubSpot Academy, 2. Meta Blueprint, 3. Semrush Academy, 4. Google Skillshop - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best free digital marketing certification?": 1. HubSpot Academy, 2. Google Skillshop, 3. Semrush Academy - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital marketing course": 1. HubSpot Academy, 2. Google Skillshop - Searched Google, AI Overview "digital marketing certification": 1. HubSpot Academy, 2. Digital Marketing Institute Not named in any answer: Google Digital Garage, CXL, Reforge, DigitalMarketer and Growth Tribe. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on November 9, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for digital marketing courses worldwide in October 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Digital Marketing Institute worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 9.9K to 6.6K in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Reforge worldwide fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 18.1K in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Digital Marketing Institute and Reforge changed worldwide over the last 12 months? | Month | Digital Marketing Institute estimated searches | Digital Marketing Institute Share of Search | Digital Marketing Institute rank | Reforge estimated searches | Reforge Share of Search | Reforge rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 2.4% | 7 | 27.1K | 6.6% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 7 | 27.1K | 7.2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 1.9% | 7 | 33.1K | 6.3% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 7 | 27.1K | 6.2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 33.1K | 6.7% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 9.9K | 2% | 7 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 12.1K | 2.7% | 7 | 22.2K | 5% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 7 | 22.2K | 5.3% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 6 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 12.1K | 2.5% | 7 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 1.6% | 8 | 22.2K | 5.3% | 6 | | Oct 2026 | 6.6K | 1.7% | 8 | 18.1K | 4.8% | 6 | ## How are Digital Marketing Institute’s and Reforge’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Digital Marketing Institute’s and Reforge’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. - **Digital Marketing Institute**: Measured on the search term “digital marketing institute”. - **Reforge**: Measured on the search term “reforge”. - [Digital Marketing Institute profile](/demand/global-en/brands/digital-marketing-institute) - [Reforge profile](/demand/global-en/brands/reforge) - [All digital marketing courses worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/digital-marketing-courses): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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 Digital Marketing Institute or Reforge more popular in search? In October 2026, Reforge had more branded searches than Digital Marketing Institute among digital marketing courses worldwide. Reforge had about 18,100 branded searches, while Digital Marketing Institute had 6,600. Reforge made up 4.8% of all digital marketing course searches we track, and Digital Marketing Institute accounted for 1.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Digital Marketing Institute vs Reforge: Which is more popular?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digital-marketing-institute-vs-reforge This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/digital-marketing-institute-vs-reforge. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.