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title: "Fork vs GitHub Desktop: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Fork or GitHub Desktop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients 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/fork-vs-github-desktop"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Fork vs GitHub Desktop: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Fork or GitHub Desktop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Git clients 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**: Fork and GitHub Desktop
- **Competitive set**: Git clients
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Fork Share of Search**: 4.3%
- **GitHub Desktop Share of Search**: 71.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Fork or GitHub Desktop?

- In August 2026, GitHub Desktop had more branded searches than Fork among git clients worldwide. GitHub Desktop was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Fork’s 18.1K, and held a 71.4% Share of Search versus Fork’s 4.3%.
- GitHub Desktop was ahead of Fork in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fork’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide moved from 4.7% to 4.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub Desktop’s estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide moved from 63.2% to 71.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 301K.

## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitHub Desktop gained estimated Share of Search among git clients worldwide, from 69.2% to 71.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Fork worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Fork estimated searches | Fork Share of Search | Fork rank | GitHub Desktop estimated searches | GitHub Desktop Share of Search | GitHub Desktop rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 4.7% | 4 | 301K | 63.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 4.9% | 4 | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 4.6% | 4 | 246K | 63.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 5.6% | 4 | 246K | 62.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 4.9% | 4 | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 4.9% | 4 | 368K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 4.8% | 4 | 301K | 64.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 4.9% | 4 | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 5% | 4 | 301K | 67.1% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 4.2% | 4 | 301K | 69.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 4.3% | 4 | 301K | 71.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fork’s and GitHub Desktop’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.

- **Fork**: Measured on the search term “fork git”.
- **GitHub Desktop**: Measured on the search term “github desktop”.

- [Fork profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fork)
- [GitHub Desktop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github-desktop)
- [All git clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients): 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, Fork or GitHub Desktop?

In August 2026, GitHub Desktop had more branded searches than Fork among git clients worldwide. GitHub Desktop was estimated to have 301K branded searches compared to Fork’s 18.1K, and held a 71.4% Share of Search versus Fork’s 4.3%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Fork vs GitHub Desktop: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/fork-vs-github-desktop

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