--- title: "Sublime Text vs Zed: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Sublime Text or Zed more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code editors 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sublime-text-vs-zed-editor" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sublime Text vs Zed: Which is searched more? Is Sublime Text or Zed more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Code editors 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**: Sublime Text and Zed - **Competitive set**: Code editors - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Sublime Text Share of Search**: 3.8% - **Zed Share of Search**: 0.76% ## Is Sublime Text or Zed more popular in search? - In September 2026, Sublime Text had more branded searches than Zed among code editors worldwide. Sublime Text had about 201,000 branded searches, while Zed had 40,500. Sublime Text made up 3.8% of all code editor searches we track, and Zed accounted for 0.76%. - Sublime Text was ahead of Zed in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sublime Text’s share of searches among code editors worldwide moved from 4.3% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Zed’s share of searches among code editors worldwide moved from 1.1% to 0.76%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 40.5K. ## Top code editors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Zed appeared in all five answers. Sublime Text was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Zed was listed before Sublime Text in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Visual Studio Code | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Cursor | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Zed | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Sublime Text | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | JetBrains | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Neovim | 6th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Notepad++ | 7th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about code editors - Asked ChatGPT "Which code editor should I use?": 1. Visual Studio Code, 2. Cursor, 3. Zed - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best code editors?": 1. Visual Studio Code, 2. Cursor, 3. Zed, 4. JetBrains, 5. Sublime Text, 6. Neovim - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best code editor for daily programming work?": 1. Visual Studio Code, 2. Cursor, 3. JetBrains, 4. Zed - Searched Google, AI Overview "code editor": 1. Visual Studio Code, 2. Cursor, 3. Zed, 4. Sublime Text, 5. Neovim, 6. Notepad++ - Searched Google, AI Overview "programming editor": 1. Visual Studio Code, 2. Cursor, 3. Zed, 4. Sublime Text, 5. Notepad++, 6. Neovim Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for code editors worldwide in September 2026? - Sublime Text’s share of searches among code editors worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.1% to 3.8% in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Zed worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 40.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Sublime Text estimated searches | Sublime Text Share of Search | Sublime Text rank | Zed estimated searches | Zed Share of Search | Zed rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 246K | 4.3% | 4 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 246K | 4.6% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.75% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 201K | 4.2% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.84% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 246K | 4.4% | 4 | 49.5K | 0.88% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 246K | 4.2% | 4 | 49.5K | 0.85% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 246K | 4.3% | 4 | 49.5K | 0.86% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 201K | 3.7% | 4 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | 201K | 3.7% | 4 | 74K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 165K | 3.1% | 5 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 165K | 3.2% | 5 | 40.5K | 0.8% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 165K | 3.3% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.8% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 201K | 3.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 0.76% | 7 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sublime Text’s and Zed’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. - **Sublime Text**: Measured on the search term “sublime text”. - **Zed**: Measured on the search term “zed editor”. - [Sublime Text profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sublime-text) - [Zed profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zed-editor) - [All code editors worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/code-editors): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Sublime Text or Zed more popular in search? In September 2026, Sublime Text had more branded searches than Zed among code editors worldwide. Sublime Text had about 201,000 branded searches, while Zed had 40,500. Sublime Text made up 3.8% of all code editor searches we track, and Zed accounted for 0.76%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sublime Text vs Zed: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sublime-text-vs-zed-editor This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/sublime-text-vs-zed-editor. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.