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title: "HackerEarth vs LeetCode: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is HackerEarth or LeetCode more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# HackerEarth vs LeetCode: Which is searched more?

Is HackerEarth or LeetCode more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding challenge brands 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**: HackerEarth and LeetCode
- **Competitive set**: Coding challenge brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **HackerEarth Share of Search**: 0.82%
- **LeetCode Share of Search**: 67.5%

## Is HackerEarth or LeetCode more popular in search?

- In September 2026, LeetCode had more branded searches than HackerEarth among coding challenge brands worldwide. LeetCode had about 3.4 million branded searches, while HackerEarth had 40,500. LeetCode made up 67.5% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and HackerEarth accounted for 0.82%.
- LeetCode was ahead of HackerEarth in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, HackerEarth’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 1.2% to 0.82%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 40.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LeetCode’s share of searches among coding challenge brands worldwide moved from 55.1% to 67.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 3.4M.

## How did search popularity change for coding challenge brands worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for LeetCode worldwide rose 49.6% over 12 measured months, from 2.2M to 3.4M in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HackerEarth worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 49.5K to 40.5K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | HackerEarth estimated searches | HackerEarth Share of Search | HackerEarth rank | LeetCode estimated searches | LeetCode Share of Search | LeetCode rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 1.2% | 7 | 2.2M | 55.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 1.3% | 6 | 2.2M | 59.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 5 | 2.2M | 60.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 6 | 2.7M | 62.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 74K | 1.7% | 6 | 2.7M | 62.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 2.1% | 6 | 2.7M | 63.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 6 | 2.2M | 59.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 1.4% | 6 | 2.2M | 65.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 1.2% | 6 | 2.7M | 68.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 0.82% | 6 | 3.4M | 67.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 0.99% | 6 | 3.4M | 67.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 40.5K | 0.82% | 6 | 3.4M | 67.5% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using HackerEarth’s and LeetCode’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.

- **HackerEarth**: Measured on the search term “hackerearth”.
- **LeetCode**: Measured on the search term “leetcode”.

- [HackerEarth profile](/demand/global-en/brands/hackerearth)
- [LeetCode profile](/demand/global-en/brands/leetcode)
- [All coding challenge brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/coding-challenge-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 HackerEarth or LeetCode more popular in search?

In September 2026, LeetCode had more branded searches than HackerEarth among coding challenge brands worldwide. LeetCode had about 3.4 million branded searches, while HackerEarth had 40,500. LeetCode made up 67.5% of all coding challenge brand searches we track, and HackerEarth accounted for 0.82%.

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