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

Which is more popular in search, Release or Shipyard? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ephemeral environments 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**: Release and Shipyard
- **Competitive set**: Ephemeral environments
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Release Share of Search**: 59.3%
- **Shipyard Share of Search**: 8%

## Which is more popular in search, Release or Shipyard?

- In August 2026, Release had more branded searches than Shipyard among ephemeral environments worldwide. Release was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Shipyard’s 74K, and held a 59.3% Share of Search versus Shipyard’s 8%.
- Release was ahead of Shipyard in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Release’s estimated Share of Search among ephemeral environments worldwide held steady at 59.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 550K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shipyard’s estimated Share of Search among ephemeral environments worldwide held steady at 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 74K.

## How did search popularity change for ephemeral environments worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Release gained estimated Share of Search among ephemeral environments worldwide, from 58.3% to 59.3%.
- In August 2026, Shipyard lost estimated Share of Search among ephemeral environments worldwide, from 9.6% to 8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Release estimated searches | Release Share of Search | Release rank | Shipyard estimated searches | Shipyard Share of Search | Shipyard rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 59.3% | 1 | 74K | 8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 63% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 70.8% | 1 | 60.5K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 550K | 65.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 10.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 63% | 1 | 60.5K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 60.2% | 1 | 60.5K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 55.3% | 1 | 74K | 7.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 55.3% | 1 | 74K | 7.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 59.3% | 1 | 74K | 8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 550K | 58.3% | 1 | 90.5K | 9.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 550K | 59.3% | 1 | 74K | 8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Release’s and Shipyard’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.

- **Release**: Measured on the search term “release”.
- **Shipyard**: Measured on the search term “shipyard”.

- [Release profile](/demand/global-en/brands/release)
- [Shipyard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/shipyard)
- [All ephemeral environments worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/ephemeral-environments): 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, Release or Shipyard?

In August 2026, Release had more branded searches than Shipyard among ephemeral environments worldwide. Release was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Shipyard’s 74K, and held a 59.3% Share of Search versus Shipyard’s 8%.

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