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

Which is more popular in search, edX or Skillshare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online learning 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**: edX and Skillshare
- **Competitive set**: Online learning platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **edX Share of Search**: 1.6%
- **Skillshare Share of Search**: 0.57%

## Which is more popular in search, edX or Skillshare?

- In September 2026, edX had more branded searches than Skillshare among online learning platforms worldwide. edX was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Skillshare’s 110K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Skillshare’s 0.57%.
- edX was ahead of Skillshare in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, edX’s estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms worldwide moved from 2.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 301K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Skillshare’s estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms worldwide moved from 1.4% to 0.57%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 110K.

## How did search popularity change for online learning platforms worldwide in September 2026?

- edX’s estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 2.7% to 1.6% in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Skillshare worldwide fell 63.5% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 110K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | edX estimated searches | edX Share of Search | edX rank | Skillshare estimated searches | Skillshare Share of Search | Skillshare rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 2.5% | 5 | 301K | 1.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 2.8% | 5 | 301K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 2.7% | 5 | 246K | 1.5% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 3% | 5 | 301K | 1.6% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 3.3% | 5 | 368K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 3.2% | 5 | 368K | 2.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 2.2% | 5 | 165K | 1% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 2.5% | 5 | 135K | 0.9% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 2.7% | 5 | 135K | 0.98% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 2.5% | 5 | 110K | 0.75% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 2.1% | 5 | 110K | 0.61% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 301K | 1.6% | 5 | 110K | 0.57% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using edX’s and Skillshare’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.

- **edX**: Measured on the search term “edx”.
- **Skillshare**: Measured on the search term “skillshare”.

- [edX profile](/demand/global-en/brands/edx)
- [Skillshare profile](/demand/global-en/brands/skillshare)
- [All online learning platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-learning-platforms): 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, edX or Skillshare?

In September 2026, edX had more branded searches than Skillshare among online learning platforms worldwide. edX was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Skillshare’s 110K, and held a 1.6% Share of Search versus Skillshare’s 0.57%.

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