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

Which is more popular in search, MySQL or PostgreSQL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Database 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**: MySQL and PostgreSQL
- **Competitive set**: Database platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **MySQL Share of Search**: 1.9%
- **PostgreSQL Share of Search**: 1.6%

## Which is more popular in search, MySQL or PostgreSQL?

- In August 2026, MySQL had more branded searches than PostgreSQL among database platforms worldwide. MySQL was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to PostgreSQL’s 33.1K, and held a 1.9% Share of Search versus PostgreSQL’s 1.6%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: MySQL took it in January 2026, PostgreSQL took it in June 2026, MySQL took it in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, MySQL’s estimated Share of Search among database platforms worldwide moved from 0.58% to 1.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 40.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PostgreSQL’s estimated Share of Search among database platforms worldwide moved from 0.71% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 33.1K.

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

- MySQL’s estimated Share of Search among database platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1% to 1.9% in August 2026.
- PostgreSQL’s estimated Share of Search among database platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 1% to 1.6% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | MySQL estimated searches | MySQL Share of Search | MySQL rank | PostgreSQL estimated searches | PostgreSQL Share of Search | PostgreSQL rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 0.58% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.71% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 0.81% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.81% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.1K | 0.63% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.78% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 0.92% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.76% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 1.6% | 5 | 22.2K | 0.86% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.88% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 0.78% | 5 | 27.1K | 0.78% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 1% | 5 | 27.1K | 1% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 1.1% | 6 | 33.1K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 1.8% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 1.9% | 5 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using MySQL’s and PostgreSQL’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.

- **MySQL**: Measured on the search term “mysql database”.
- **PostgreSQL**: Measured on the search term “postgresql database”.

- [MySQL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mysql)
- [PostgreSQL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/postgresql)
- [All database platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/database-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, MySQL or PostgreSQL?

In August 2026, MySQL had more branded searches than PostgreSQL among database platforms worldwide. MySQL was estimated to have 40.5K branded searches compared to PostgreSQL’s 33.1K, and held a 1.9% Share of Search versus PostgreSQL’s 1.6%.

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