--- title: "uv vs Yarn: Which is searched more?" description: "Is uv or Yarn more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers 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/uv-python-vs-yarn" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # uv vs Yarn: Which is searched more? Is uv or Yarn more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Package managers 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**: uv and Yarn - **Competitive set**: Package managers - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **uv Share of Search**: 10.2% - **Yarn Share of Search**: 0.17% ## Is uv or Yarn more popular in search? - In September 2026, uv had more branded searches than Yarn among package managers worldwide. uv had about 51,800 branded searches, while Yarn had 880. uv made up 10.2% of all package manager searches we track, and Yarn accounted for 0.17%. - uv was ahead of Yarn in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, uv’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 13.5% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 83.4K to 51.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Yarn’s share of searches among package managers worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.17%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 880. ## Top package managers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, uv and Yarn were each mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. uv was listed before Yarn in four out of five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Homebrew | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | uv | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | pnpm | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | npm | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Conda | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Yarn | 6th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Cargo | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | APT | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | NuGet | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about package managers - Asked ChatGPT "Which package manager should I use?": 1. Homebrew, 2. npm, 3. pnpm, 4. uv, 5. Yarn - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best package managers?": 1. Homebrew, 2. pnpm, 3. uv, 4. APT, 5. Conda, 6. Cargo, 7. npm, 8. Yarn - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best package manager for software dependencies?": 1. pnpm, 2. uv, 3. npm, 4. Cargo, 5. NuGet, 6. APT, 7. Yarn, 8. Homebrew - Searched Google, AI Overview "package managers": 1. Homebrew, 2. npm, 3. Yarn, 4. pnpm, 5. Conda, 6. Cargo - Searched Google, AI Overview "python package manager": 1. uv, 2. Conda Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for package managers worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, uv rose from 4th to 3rd among package managers worldwide. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Yarn worldwide fell 45% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 880 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | uv estimated searches | uv Share of Search | uv rank | Yarn estimated searches | Yarn Share of Search | Yarn rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 83.4K | 13.5% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.26% | 9 | | Nov 2025 | 68.2K | 11.5% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.27% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | 68.2K | 11.6% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.27% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | 72.4K | 12% | 3 | 1.6K | 0.27% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | 72.4K | 12.1% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.22% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | 76.4K | 11% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.19% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | 72.4K | 10.6% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.19% | 9 | | May 2026 | 63.4K | 10.4% | 3 | 1.3K | 0.21% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | 61.9K | 11.7% | 3 | 1K | 0.19% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 51.8K | 10.1% | 4 | 1K | 0.19% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | 51.8K | 9.7% | 4 | 1.3K | 0.24% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 51.8K | 10.2% | 3 | 880 | 0.17% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using uv’s and Yarn’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. - **uv**: Measured on the search terms “astral uv”, “uv package manager” and “uv python”, summed into one figure. - **Yarn**: Measured on the search term “yarn package manager”. - [uv profile](/demand/global-en/brands/uv-python) - [Yarn profile](/demand/global-en/brands/yarn) - [All package managers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/package-manager-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 uv or Yarn more popular in search? In September 2026, uv had more branded searches than Yarn among package managers worldwide. uv had about 51,800 branded searches, while Yarn had 880. uv made up 10.2% of all package manager searches we track, and Yarn accounted for 0.17%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "uv vs Yarn: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/uv-python-vs-yarn This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/uv-python-vs-yarn. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.