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How popular isBitbucket in search?

In August 2026, there were an estimated 1K branded searches for Bitbucket in New Zealand which held steady over the last 11 months. Bitbucket holds 2.1% estimated Share of Search among New Zealand code hosting platforms and is ranked 3rd of 3 competitors for search popularity.

Share of Search, August 2026
  1. GitHub93.4%
  2. GitLab4.5%
  3. Bitbucket2.1%
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Which code hosting platforms compete with Bitbucket?

Bitbucket against code hosting platforms in New Zealand, by month

Share of Search by month for GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of search table
MonthGitHubGitLabBitbucket
Oct 202590.6%6.5%3%
Nov 202590%6.5%3.5%
Dec 202590.4%6.5%3.1%
Jan 202690.5%6.5%3%
Feb 202692.8%4.5%2.6%
Mar 202693.5%4.5%2%
Apr 202692.9%5%2%
May 202692.8%5.3%2%
Jun 202692.4%5.2%2.4%
Jul 202693.3%4.5%2.2%
Aug 202693.4%4.5%2.1%
Sep 2026———
  1. 1.GitHub

    93.4%

    held 1st · 45.3K estimated branded searches · +19.1% vs prior month · +0.1 points

  2. 2.GitLab

    4.5%

    held 2nd · 2.2K estimated branded searches · +18.4% vs prior month · 0 points

  3. 3.Bitbucket

    2.1%

    held 3rd · 1K estimated branded searches · +13.5% vs prior month · -0.1 points

Compare search popularity between Bitbucket and its closest rivals

How has branded search demand for Bitbucket changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bitbucket in New Zealand held steady at 1K.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bitbucket’s estimated Share of Search among code hosting platforms in New Zealand decreased from 3% to 2.1%.
  • Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bitbucket’s estimated Share of Search among code hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 3.5% in November 2025 and was lowest at 2% in May 2026.

How did search popularity change for New Zealand code hosting platforms in August 2026?

  1. GitLab’s estimated Share of Search among code hosting platforms in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.3% to 4.5% in August 2026.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for GitHub in New Zealand rose 46% over 11 measured months, from 31K to 45.3K in August 2026.

How is Bitbucket measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bitbucket’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

4 branded search terms

  • bitbucket
  • bitbucket git
  • bitbucket online
  • bitbucket org

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Who owns Bitbucket?

Bitbucket is owned by Atlassian. Brandwave also tracks Trello, Atlassian Statuspage and Jira Service Management, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

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