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title: "Khan Academy vs Udacity: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Khan Academy or Udacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the MOOC 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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# Khan Academy vs Udacity: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Khan Academy or Udacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the MOOC 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**: Khan Academy and Udacity
- **Competitive set**: MOOC platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Khan Academy Share of Search**: 70.6%
- **Udacity Share of Search**: 0.47%

## Which is more popular in search, Khan Academy or Udacity?

- In August 2026, Khan Academy had more branded searches than Udacity among MOOC platforms worldwide. Khan Academy was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Udacity’s 60.5K, and held a 70.6% Share of Search versus Udacity’s 0.47%.
- Khan Academy was ahead of Udacity in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Khan Academy’s estimated Share of Search among MOOC platforms worldwide moved from 69.7% to 70.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.1M to 9.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Udacity’s estimated Share of Search among MOOC platforms worldwide moved from 0.85% to 0.47%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 60.5K.

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

- In August 2026, Khan Academy gained estimated Share of Search among MOOC platforms worldwide, from 61.6% to 70.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Udacity worldwide fell 55.2% over 11 measured months, from 135K to 60.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Khan Academy estimated searches | Khan Academy Share of Search | Khan Academy rank | Udacity estimated searches | Udacity Share of Search | Udacity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 11.1M | 69.7% | 1 | 135K | 0.85% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 9.1M | 69.2% | 1 | 110K | 0.83% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 7.5M | 65.3% | 1 | 135K | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 7.5M | 60.9% | 1 | 110K | 0.9% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 7.5M | 65% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.79% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.5M | 64.9% | 1 | 110K | 0.95% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 7.5M | 65.9% | 1 | 110K | 0.97% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 6.1M | 61.4% | 1 | 90.5K | 0.91% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 5M | 56.6% | 1 | 74K | 0.84% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.1M | 61.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.61% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 9.1M | 70.6% | 1 | 60.5K | 0.47% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Khan Academy’s and Udacity’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.

- **Khan Academy**: Measured on the search term “khan academy”.
- **Udacity**: Measured on the search term “udacity”.

- [Khan Academy profile](/demand/global-en/brands/khan-academy)
- [Udacity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/udacity)
- [All MOOC platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/mooc-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, Khan Academy or Udacity?

In August 2026, Khan Academy had more branded searches than Udacity among MOOC platforms worldwide. Khan Academy was estimated to have 9.1M branded searches compared to Udacity’s 60.5K, and held a 70.6% Share of Search versus Udacity’s 0.47%.

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