--- title: "Fork vs lazygit: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Fork or lazygit more popular in search? 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-lazygit" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Fork vs lazygit: Which is searched more? Is Fork or lazygit more popular in search? 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 lazygit - **Competitive set**: Git clients - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Fork Share of Search**: 4% - **lazygit Share of Search**: 5.9% ## Is Fork or lazygit more popular in search? - In September 2026, lazygit had more branded searches than Fork among git clients worldwide. lazygit had about 27,100 branded searches, while Fork had 18,100. lazygit made up 5.9% of all git client searches we track, and Fork accounted for 4%. - lazygit was ahead of Fork in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Fork’s share of searches among git clients worldwide moved from 4.3% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, lazygit’s share of searches among git clients worldwide moved from 6.4% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 27.1K. ## Top git clients in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Fork appeared in all five answers. lazygit was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Fork was listed before lazygit in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | GitHub Desktop | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Fork | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitKraken | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sublime Merge | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sourcetree | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | lazygit | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Tower | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about git clients - Asked ChatGPT "Which git client should I use?": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Fork, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. lazygit, 5. GitKraken - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best git clients?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. GitHub Desktop, 4. Sublime Merge, 5. Sourcetree, 6. lazygit, 7. Tower - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best git client for developers?": 1. Fork, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sublime Merge, 4. GitHub Desktop, 5. lazygit - Searched Google, AI Overview "git client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. Sourcetree, 3. GitKraken, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge - Searched Google, AI Overview "git gui client": 1. GitHub Desktop, 2. GitKraken, 3. Sourcetree, 4. Fork, 5. Sublime Merge Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for git clients worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Fork worldwide fell 18.5% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for lazygit worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 27.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Fork estimated searches | Fork Share of Search | Fork rank | lazygit estimated searches | lazygit Share of Search | lazygit rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 22.2K | 4.3% | 5 | 33.1K | 6.4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 6.8% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 4.3% | 5 | 27.1K | 6.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 5.1% | 5 | 33.1K | 7.6% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | 40.5K | 8.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 4.5% | 5 | 40.5K | 6.8% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 22.2K | 4.4% | 5 | 33.1K | 6.5% | 4 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 4.5% | 5 | 33.1K | 6.8% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 4.6% | 5 | 27.1K | 5.6% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 3.9% | 5 | 27.1K | 5.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 18.1K | 4% | 5 | 27.1K | 6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 4% | 5 | 27.1K | 5.9% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Fork’s and lazygit’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”. - **lazygit**: Measured on the search term “lazygit”. - [Fork profile](/demand/global-en/brands/fork) - [lazygit profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lazygit) - [All git clients worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/git-clients): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Fork or lazygit more popular in search? In September 2026, lazygit had more branded searches than Fork among git clients worldwide. lazygit had about 27,100 branded searches, while Fork had 18,100. lazygit made up 5.9% of all git client searches we track, and Fork accounted for 4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Fork vs lazygit: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/fork-vs-lazygit This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/fork-vs-lazygit. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.