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title: "GitHub: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "GitHub is a code hosting platform used in New Zealand. 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/nz/brands/github"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# GitHub: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

GitHub is a code hosting platform used in New Zealand. 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

- **Brand**: GitHub
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among code hosting platforms**: 93.4%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code hosting platforms | 1 | 93.4% | 45.3K |

- [Code hosting platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-code-hosting-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for GitHub in New Zealand rose from 31K to 45.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub’s estimated Share of Search among code hosting platforms in New Zealand increased from 90.6% to 93.4%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GitHub’s estimated Share of Search among code hosting platforms in New Zealand peaked at 93.5% in March 2026 and was lowest at 90% in November 2025.

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

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

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Code hosting platforms | 31K | 90.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Code hosting platforms | 25.7K | 90% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Code hosting platforms | 21.2K | 90.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 21.8K | 90.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 31.7K | 92.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 46.9K | 93.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 40.9K | 92.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 47.7K | 92.8% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 39.3K | 92.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 38K | 93.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Code hosting platforms | 45.3K | 93.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Code hosting platforms | — | — | — |

## How is GitHub measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GitHub’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.

- “github”
- “github app”
- “github bash”
- “github classroom”
- “github co pilot pricing”
- “github com”
- “github coplot”
- “github download”
- “github education”
- “github for windows”
- “github git”
- “github near me”
- “github pages”
- “github pricing”
- “github repo”
- “github stash”
- “github trending”

## Which code hosting platforms compete with GitHub?

- [GitLab](/demand/nz/brands/gitlab): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/github-vs-gitlab
- [Bitbucket](/demand/nz/brands/bitbucket): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bitbucket-vs-github

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "GitHub: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/github

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