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title: "iTerm2 vs Windows Terminal: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, iTerm2 or Windows Terminal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Terminal emulators 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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# iTerm2 vs Windows Terminal: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, iTerm2 or Windows Terminal? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Terminal emulators 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**: iTerm2 and Windows Terminal
- **Competitive set**: Terminal emulators
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **iTerm2 Share of Search**: 22.8%
- **Windows Terminal Share of Search**: 18.6%

## Which is more popular in search, iTerm2 or Windows Terminal?

- In August 2026, iTerm2 had more branded searches than Windows Terminal among terminal emulators worldwide. iTerm2 was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Windows Terminal’s 49.5K, and held a 22.8% Share of Search versus Windows Terminal’s 18.6%.
- iTerm2 was ahead of Windows Terminal in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, iTerm2’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide moved from 20% to 22.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Windows Terminal’s estimated Share of Search among terminal emulators worldwide moved from 16.4% to 18.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.

## How did search popularity change for terminal emulators worldwide in August 2026?

Neither iTerm2 nor Windows Terminal moved beyond provider rounding among terminal emulators in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | iTerm2 estimated searches | iTerm2 Share of Search | iTerm2 rank | Windows Terminal estimated searches | Windows Terminal Share of Search | Windows Terminal rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 20% | 2 | 49.5K | 16.4% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 21.4% | 2 | 40.5K | 14.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 60.5K | 21.9% | 2 | 40.5K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 22.1% | 2 | 49.5K | 14.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 27.3% | 2 | 49.5K | 15% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 110K | 29.3% | 2 | 74K | 19.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 25.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 17.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 25.6% | 2 | 60.5K | 17.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 25.7% | 2 | 49.5K | 17.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 22.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 22.8% | 2 | 49.5K | 18.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using iTerm2’s and Windows Terminal’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.

- **iTerm2**: Measured on the search term “iterm2”.
- **Windows Terminal**: Measured on the search term “windows terminal”.

- [iTerm2 profile](/demand/global-en/brands/iterm2)
- [Windows Terminal profile](/demand/global-en/brands/windows-terminal)
- [All terminal emulators worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/terminal-emulators): 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, iTerm2 or Windows Terminal?

In August 2026, iTerm2 had more branded searches than Windows Terminal among terminal emulators worldwide. iTerm2 was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Windows Terminal’s 49.5K, and held a 22.8% Share of Search versus Windows Terminal’s 18.6%.

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