--- title: "Harvard CS50 vs The Odin Project: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Harvard CS50 or The Odin Project 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/harvard-cs50-vs-the-odin-project" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Harvard CS50 vs The Odin Project: Which is searched more? Is Harvard CS50 or The Odin Project 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**: Harvard CS50 and The Odin Project - **Competitive set**: Online coding platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Harvard CS50 Share of Search**: 2.5% - **The Odin Project Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Harvard CS50 or The Odin Project more popular in search? - In September 2026, Harvard CS50 had more branded searches than The Odin Project among online coding platforms worldwide. Harvard CS50 had about 107,000 branded searches, while The Odin Project had 49,500. Harvard CS50 made up 2.5% of all online coding platform searches we track, and The Odin Project accounted for 1.1%. - Harvard CS50 was ahead of The Odin Project in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Odin Project’s share of searches among online coding platforms worldwide moved from 1.7% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K. ## Top online coding platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Harvard CS50 was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. The Odin Project was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Harvard CS50 was listed before The Odin Project in every answer 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | freeCodeCamp | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Codecademy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Harvard CS50 | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | LeetCode | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | The Odin Project | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Scrimba | 6th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Exercism | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | DataCamp | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about online coding platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which online coding platform should I use?": 1. freeCodeCamp, 2. LeetCode, 3. Codecademy, 4. Exercism, 5. Scrimba - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best online coding platforms?": 1. freeCodeCamp, 2. Codecademy, 3. Harvard CS50, 4. The Odin Project, 5. LeetCode, 6. Scrimba - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online coding platform for learning to code?": 1. freeCodeCamp, 2. Codecademy, 3. Harvard CS50, 4. The Odin Project, 5. Scrimba - Searched Google, AI Overview "online coding platforms": 1. Codecademy, 2. freeCodeCamp - Searched Google, AI Overview "coding lessons online": 1. freeCodeCamp, 2. Harvard CS50, 3. Codecademy, 4. Scrimba Not named in any answer: DataCamp. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for online coding platforms worldwide 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. - Estimated monthly branded searches for The Odin Project worldwide fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Harvard CS50 estimated searches | Harvard CS50 Share of Search | Harvard CS50 rank | The Odin Project estimated searches | The Odin Project Share of Search | The Odin Project rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 96.2K | 2.7% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.7% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 82.7K | 2.3% | 5 | 49.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 82.7K | 2.5% | 5 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 101K | 2.5% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.5% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 82.7K | 2% | 5 | 49.5K | 1.2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 82.7K | 2% | 6 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 93.6K | 2.8% | 5 | 49.5K | 1.5% | 7 | | May 2026 | 107K | 3.3% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.8% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 107K | 2.9% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 107K | 2.5% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 115K | 2.6% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 107K | 2.5% | 5 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Harvard CS50’s and The Odin Project’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. - **Harvard CS50**: Measured on the search terms “cs50” and “harvard cs50”, summed into one figure. - **The Odin Project**: Measured on the search term “the odin project”. - [Harvard CS50 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/harvard-cs50) - [The Odin Project profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-odin-project) - [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 Harvard CS50 or The Odin Project more popular in search? In September 2026, Harvard CS50 had more branded searches than The Odin Project among online coding platforms worldwide. Harvard CS50 had about 107,000 branded searches, while The Odin Project had 49,500. Harvard CS50 made up 2.5% of all online coding platform searches we track, and The Odin Project accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Harvard CS50 vs The Odin Project: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/harvard-cs50-vs-the-odin-project This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/harvard-cs50-vs-the-odin-project. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.