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title: "Kong vs LiteLLM: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Kong or LiteLLM? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI gateway 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Kong vs LiteLLM: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Kong or LiteLLM? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the AI gateway 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**: Kong and LiteLLM
- **Competitive set**: AI gateway platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Kong Share of Search**: 0.1%
- **LiteLLM Share of Search**: 3%

## Which is more popular in search, Kong or LiteLLM?

- In August 2026, LiteLLM had more branded searches than Kong among AI gateway platforms worldwide. LiteLLM was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Kong’s 4.4K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Kong’s 0.1%.
- LiteLLM was ahead of Kong in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kong’s estimated Share of Search among AI gateway platforms worldwide moved from 0.34% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LiteLLM’s estimated Share of Search among AI gateway platforms worldwide moved from 2.1% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 135K.

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

- In August 2026, LiteLLM lost estimated Share of Search among AI gateway platforms worldwide, from 3.7% to 3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kong worldwide fell 45.7% over 11 measured months, from 8.1K to 4.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kong estimated searches | Kong Share of Search | Kong rank | LiteLLM estimated searches | LiteLLM Share of Search | LiteLLM rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 0.34% | 4 | 49.5K | 2.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 0.06% | 5 | 60.5K | 0.64% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 0.13% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 0.18% | 5 | 74K | 2.5% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 0.18% | 5 | 90.5K | 3.1% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 0.21% | 5 | 301K | 9.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 0.15% | 5 | 165K | 4.5% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 0.12% | 5 | 135K | 3.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 0.15% | 5 | 135K | 3.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 0.15% | 5 | 135K | 3.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 0.1% | 5 | 135K | 3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kong’s and LiteLLM’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.

- **Kong**: Measured on the search term “kong api”.
- **LiteLLM**: Measured on the search term “litellm”.

- [Kong profile](/demand/global-en/brands/kong-inc)
- [LiteLLM profile](/demand/global-en/brands/litellm)
- [All AI gateway platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ai-gateway-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, Kong or LiteLLM?

In August 2026, LiteLLM had more branded searches than Kong among AI gateway platforms worldwide. LiteLLM was estimated to have 135K branded searches compared to Kong’s 4.4K, and held a 3% Share of Search versus Kong’s 0.1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Kong vs LiteLLM: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/kong-inc-vs-litellm

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