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title: "GitHub vs Graphite: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Graphite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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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# GitHub vs Graphite: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Graphite? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code review 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**: GitHub and Graphite
- **Competitive set**: Code review platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GitHub Share of Search**: 94.9%
- **Graphite Share of Search**: <0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, GitHub or Graphite?

- In August 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Graphite among code review platforms worldwide. GitHub was estimated to have 16.6M branded searches compared to Graphite’s 480, and held a 94.9% Share of Search versus Graphite’s <0.01%.
- GitHub was ahead of Graphite in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub’s estimated Share of Search among code review platforms worldwide moved from 91.1% to 94.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 16.6M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Graphite’s estimated Share of Search among code review platforms worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 480.

## How did search popularity change for code review platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, GitHub gained estimated Share of Search among code review platforms worldwide, from 93.9% to 94.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | GitHub estimated searches | GitHub Share of Search | GitHub rank | Graphite estimated searches | Graphite Share of Search | Graphite rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 11.1M | 91.1% | 1 | 480 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 13.6M | 93.6% | 1 | 480 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 11.1M | 92.2% | 1 | 2.4K | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 11.1M | 92.2% | 1 | 1K | <0.01% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 13.6M | 93.5% | 1 | 880 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 16.6M | 93.8% | 1 | 880 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 16.6M | 93.9% | 1 | 720 | <0.01% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 16.6M | 93.9% | 1 | 720 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 13.6M | 92.9% | 1 | 720 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 13.6M | 93.9% | 1 | 480 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 16.6M | 94.9% | 1 | 480 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **GitHub**: Measured on the search term “github”.
- **Graphite**: Measured on the search term “graphite code review”.

- [GitHub profile](/demand/global-en/brands/github)
- [Graphite profile](/demand/global-en/brands/graphite)
- [All code review platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/code-review-platforms): 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, GitHub or Graphite?

In August 2026, GitHub had more branded searches than Graphite among code review platforms worldwide. GitHub was estimated to have 16.6M branded searches compared to Graphite’s 480, and held a 94.9% Share of Search versus Graphite’s <0.01%.

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