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title: "freeCodeCamp vs HackerRank: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank? 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."
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# freeCodeCamp vs HackerRank: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank? 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 HackerRank
- **Competitive set**: Coding practice platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **freeCodeCamp Share of Search**: 7.4%
- **HackerRank Share of Search**: 16.6%

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

- In September 2026, HackerRank had more branded searches than freeCodeCamp among coding practice platforms worldwide. HackerRank was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to freeCodeCamp’s 368K, and held a 16.6% Share of Search versus freeCodeCamp’s 7.4%.
- HackerRank was ahead of freeCodeCamp in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, freeCodeCamp’s estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms worldwide moved from 7.3% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 368K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HackerRank’s estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms worldwide moved from 19.8% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.

## 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.

## Month by month

| Month | freeCodeCamp estimated searches | freeCodeCamp Share of Search | freeCodeCamp rank | HackerRank estimated searches | HackerRank Share of Search | HackerRank rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 7.3% | 4 | 823K | 19.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 7.6% | 4 | 673K | 17% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 7.9% | 4 | 673K | 17.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 368K | 8.1% | 4 | 673K | 14.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 8% | 4 | 673K | 14.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 9.2% | 4 | 673K | 13.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 9% | 4 | 673K | 16.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 10% | 3 | 450K | 12.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 8.8% | 3 | 550K | 13.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 7.5% | 3 | 823K | 16.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 7.5% | 3 | 823K | 16.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 368K | 7.4% | 3 | 823K | 16.6% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using freeCodeCamp’s and HackerRank’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”.
- **HackerRank**: Measured on the search term “hackerrank”.

- [freeCodeCamp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freecodecamp)
- [HackerRank profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hackerrank)
- [All coding practice platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coding-practice-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank?

In September 2026, HackerRank had more branded searches than freeCodeCamp among coding practice platforms worldwide. HackerRank was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to freeCodeCamp’s 368K, and held a 16.6% Share of Search versus freeCodeCamp’s 7.4%.

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