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

Which is more popular in search, Exercism or freeCodeCamp? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online coding 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**: Exercism and freeCodeCamp
- **Competitive set**: Online coding platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Exercism Share of Search**: 7.2%
- **freeCodeCamp Share of Search**: 44.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Exercism or freeCodeCamp?

- In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Exercism among online coding platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Exercism’s 60.5K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus Exercism’s 7.2%.
- freeCodeCamp was ahead of Exercism in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Exercism’s estimated Share of Search among online coding platforms worldwide moved from 6.6% to 7.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, freeCodeCamp’s estimated Share of Search among online coding platforms worldwide moved from 26.9% to 44.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 368K.

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

- In September 2026, freeCodeCamp gained estimated Share of Search among online coding platforms worldwide, from 43.4% to 44.1%.
- In September 2026, Exercism lost estimated Share of Search among online coding platforms worldwide, from 8.7% to 7.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Exercism estimated searches | Exercism Share of Search | Exercism rank | freeCodeCamp estimated searches | freeCodeCamp Share of Search | freeCodeCamp rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 6.6% | 4 | 301K | 26.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 5.2% | 4 | 301K | 26.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 5.2% | 4 | 301K | 31.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 5.4% | 4 | 368K | 32.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 5.8% | 4 | 368K | 28.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 6.8% | 4 | 450K | 33.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 74K | 8% | 4 | 368K | 39.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 60.5K | 6.9% | 4 | 368K | 42.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 8.7% | 4 | 368K | 43.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 9.1% | 4 | 368K | 45.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 8.7% | 4 | 368K | 43.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 7.2% | 4 | 368K | 44.1% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Exercism’s and freeCodeCamp’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.

- **Exercism**: Measured on the search term “exercism”.
- **freeCodeCamp**: Measured on the search term “freecodecamp”.

- [Exercism profile](/demand/global-en/brands/exercism)
- [freeCodeCamp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freecodecamp)
- [All online coding platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-coding-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, Exercism or freeCodeCamp?

In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Exercism among online coding platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp was estimated to have 368K branded searches compared to Exercism’s 60.5K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus Exercism’s 7.2%.

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