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title: "Codecademy vs Codewars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Codecademy or Codewars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding practice platforms set 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."
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# Codecademy vs Codewars: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Codecademy or Codewars? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Coding practice platforms set 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

- **Compared**: Codecademy and Codewars
- **Competitive set**: Coding practice platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Codecademy Share of Search**: 19.2%
- **Codewars Share of Search**: 4.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Codecademy or Codewars?

- In August 2026, Codecademy had more branded searches than Codewars among coding practice platforms in New Zealand. Codecademy was estimated to have 900 branded searches compared to Codewars’ 220, and held a 19.2% Share of Search versus Codewars’ 4.7%.
- Codecademy was ahead of Codewars in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Codecademy’s estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand moved from 21.5% to 19.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.3K to 900.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Codewars’ estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 220.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand coding practice platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Codewars gained estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand, from 3.8% to 4.7%.
- In August 2026, Codecademy lost estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand, from 20.1% to 19.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Codecademy estimated searches | Codecademy Share of Search | Codecademy rank | Codewars estimated searches | Codewars Share of Search | Codewars rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.3K | 21.5% | 3 | 170 | 2.8% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | 18.8% | 3 | 170 | 3.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 890 | 21.3% | 3 | 160 | 3.8% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 24.6% | 2 | 190 | 4.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 35.1% | 1 | 180 | 3.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 19.8% | 3 | 270 | 4.1% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 20.8% | 3 | 180 | 3.7% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 890 | 15% | 3 | 220 | 3.7% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 15.6% | 3 | 180 | 2.8% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 900 | 20.1% | 3 | 170 | 3.8% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 900 | 19.2% | 3 | 220 | 4.7% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Codecademy’s and Codewars’ 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.

- **Codecademy**: Measured on the search terms “codecademy”, “codecademy coding challenges”, “codecademy coding practice”, “codecademy com”, “codecademy near me” and “codecademy online”, summed into one figure.
- **Codewars**: Measured on the search terms “codewars”, “codewars coding challenges” and “codewars com”, summed into one figure.

- [Codecademy profile](/demand/nz/brands/codecademy)
- [Codewars profile](/demand/nz/brands/codewars)
- [All coding practice platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-coding-practice-platforms): 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, Codecademy or Codewars?

In August 2026, Codecademy had more branded searches than Codewars among coding practice platforms in New Zealand. Codecademy was estimated to have 900 branded searches compared to Codewars’ 220, and held a 19.2% Share of Search versus Codewars’ 4.7%.

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