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title: "freeCodeCamp vs Harvard CS50: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is freeCodeCamp or Harvard CS50 more popular in search? 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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# freeCodeCamp vs Harvard CS50: Which is searched more?

Is freeCodeCamp or Harvard CS50 more popular in search? 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**: freeCodeCamp and Harvard CS50
- **Competitive set**: Online coding platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **freeCodeCamp Share of Search**: 8.5%
- **Harvard CS50 Share of Search**: 2.5%

## Is freeCodeCamp or Harvard CS50 more popular in search?

- In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Harvard CS50 among online coding platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp had about 368,000 branded searches, while Harvard CS50 had 107,000. freeCodeCamp made up 8.5% of all online coding platform searches we track, and Harvard CS50 accounted for 2.5%.
- freeCodeCamp was ahead of Harvard CS50 in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, freeCodeCamp’s share of searches among online coding platforms worldwide moved from 8.6% to 8.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 368K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Harvard CS50’s share of searches among online coding platforms worldwide moved from 2.7% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 96.2K to 107K.

## How did search popularity change for online coding 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 Harvard CS50 worldwide rose 11.3% over 12 measured months, from 96.2K to 107K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | freeCodeCamp estimated searches | freeCodeCamp Share of Search | freeCodeCamp rank | Harvard CS50 estimated searches | Harvard CS50 Share of Search | Harvard CS50 rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 301K | 8.6% | 3 | 96.2K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 301K | 8.5% | 4 | 82.7K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 301K | 9% | 3 | 82.7K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | 101K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 368K | 8.9% | 3 | 82.7K | 2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 10.7% | 3 | 82.7K | 2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 368K | 11.1% | 2 | 93.6K | 2.8% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 368K | 11.2% | 2 | 107K | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 9.8% | 2 | 107K | 2.9% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 8.5% | 2 | 107K | 2.5% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 8.4% | 2 | 115K | 2.6% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 368K | 8.5% | 2 | 107K | 2.5% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using freeCodeCamp’s and Harvard CS50’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”.
- **Harvard CS50**: Measured on the search terms “cs50” and “harvard cs50”, summed into one figure.

- [freeCodeCamp profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freecodecamp)
- [Harvard CS50 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/harvard-cs50)
- [All online coding platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/online-coding-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 Harvard CS50 more popular in search?

In September 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than Harvard CS50 among online coding platforms worldwide. freeCodeCamp had about 368,000 branded searches, while Harvard CS50 had 107,000. freeCodeCamp made up 8.5% of all online coding platform searches we track, and Harvard CS50 accounted for 2.5%.

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