--- title: "freeCodeCamp vs Frontend Mentor: Which is searched more?" description: "Is freeCodeCamp or Frontend Mentor more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding practice 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/freecodecamp-vs-frontend-mentor" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # freeCodeCamp vs Frontend Mentor: Which is searched more? Is freeCodeCamp or Frontend Mentor more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding practice 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**: freeCodeCamp and Frontend Mentor - **Competitive set**: Coding practice platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **freeCodeCamp Share of Search**: 7.3% - **Frontend Mentor Share of Search**: 0.29% ## Is freeCodeCamp or Frontend Mentor more popular in search? - In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Frontend Mentor among coding practice platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp had about 368,000 branded searches, while Frontend Mentor had 14,800. freeCodeCamp made up 7.3% of all coding practice platform searches we track, and Frontend Mentor accounted for 0.29%. - freeCodeCamp was ahead of Frontend Mentor in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, freeCodeCamp’s share of searches among coding practice platforms worldwide moved from 7.1% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 368K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Frontend Mentor’s share of searches among coding practice platforms worldwide moved from 0.52% to 0.29%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 14.8K. ## Top coding practice platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Frontend Mentor was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. freeCodeCamp was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Frontend Mentor was listed before freeCodeCamp in two out of three answers that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LeetCode | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Exercism | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | HackerRank | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Codewars | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Frontend Mentor | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | freeCodeCamp | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Codecademy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Scratch | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about coding practice platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which coding practice platform should I use?": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Exercism, 4. Codewars, 5. Frontend Mentor - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best coding practice platforms?": 1. LeetCode, 2. Exercism, 3. Codewars, 4. freeCodeCamp, 5. HackerRank, 6. Frontend Mentor - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best coding practice platform for developer skill practice?": 1. LeetCode, 2. Exercism, 3. Codewars, 4. Frontend Mentor, 5. HackerRank - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding practice platforms": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Exercism, 4. Codewars - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding challenge platform": 1. LeetCode, 2. HackerRank, 3. Codewars, 4. Exercism Not named in any answer: Codecademy and Scratch. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for coding practice platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for freeCodeCamp worldwide rose 22.3% over 12 measured months, from 301K to 368K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Frontend Mentor worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 22.2K to 14.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | freeCodeCamp estimated searches | freeCodeCamp Share of Search | freeCodeCamp rank | Frontend Mentor estimated searches | Frontend Mentor Share of Search | Frontend Mentor rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 301K | 7.1% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.52% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 301K | 7.4% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.55% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 301K | 7.8% | 4 | 18.1K | 0.47% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 368K | 8% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.48% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 368K | 7.8% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.47% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 450K | 9% | 4 | 22.2K | 0.44% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 368K | 8.8% | 4 | 18.1K | 0.43% | 8 | | May 2026 | 368K | 9.8% | 3 | 18.1K | 0.48% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 368K | 8.7% | 3 | 14.8K | 0.35% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 368K | 7.4% | 3 | 18.1K | 0.36% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 368K | 7.4% | 3 | 18.1K | 0.36% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 368K | 7.3% | 3 | 14.8K | 0.29% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using freeCodeCamp’s and Frontend Mentor’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. - **freeCodeCamp**: Measured on the search term “freecodecamp”. - **Frontend Mentor**: Measured on the search term “frontend mentor”. - [freeCodeCamp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freecodecamp) - [Frontend Mentor profile](/demand/global-en/brands/frontend-mentor) - [All coding practice platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coding-practice-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 freeCodeCamp or Frontend Mentor more popular in search? In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Frontend Mentor among coding practice platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp had about 368,000 branded searches, while Frontend Mentor had 14,800. freeCodeCamp made up 7.3% of all coding practice platform searches we track, and Frontend Mentor accounted for 0.29%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "freeCodeCamp vs Frontend Mentor: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/freecodecamp-vs-frontend-mentor This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/freecodecamp-vs-frontend-mentor. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.