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title: "edX vs Skillshare: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, edX or Skillshare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online learning 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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# edX vs Skillshare: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, edX or Skillshare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Online learning 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**: edX and Skillshare
- **Competitive set**: Online learning platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **edX Share of Search**: 2.7%
- **Skillshare Share of Search**: 2%

## Which is more popular in search, edX or Skillshare?

- In August 2026, edX had more branded searches than Skillshare among online learning platforms in New Zealand. edX was estimated to have 860 branded searches compared to Skillshare’s 640, and held a 2.7% Share of Search versus Skillshare’s 2%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Skillshare took it in May 2026, edX took it in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, edX’s estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 2.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 860.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Skillshare’s estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms in New Zealand moved from 2.5% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 760 to 640.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand online learning platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, edX lost estimated Share of Search among online learning platforms in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 2.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Skillshare in New Zealand fell 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 760 to 640 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | edX estimated searches | edX Share of Search | edX rank | Skillshare estimated searches | Skillshare Share of Search | Skillshare rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | 3.3% | 5 | 760 | 2.5% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 3.6% | 5 | 800 | 2.6% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 910 | 3.9% | 5 | 760 | 3.3% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 3.5% | 5 | 950 | 3.2% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 860 | 2.7% | 5 | 780 | 2.4% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 5 | 780 | 2.2% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 830 | 2.8% | 5 | 790 | 2.7% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 760 | 2.1% | 6 | 800 | 2.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 880 | 2.4% | 5 | 640 | 1.7% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.3K | 4.3% | 5 | 630 | 2.1% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 860 | 2.7% | 5 | 640 | 2% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using edX’s and Skillshare’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.

- **edX**: Measured on the search terms “edx”, “edx certificate”, “edx courses”, “edx nz”, “edx online”, “edx online courses”, “edx org” and “edx spanish courses”, summed into one figure.
- **Skillshare**: Measured on the search terms “skillshare”, “skillshare certificate”, “skillshare com”, “skillshare courses”, “skillshare nz” and “skillshare online courses”, summed into one figure.

- [edX profile](/demand/nz/brands/edx)
- [Skillshare profile](/demand/nz/brands/skillshare)
- [All online learning platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-online-learning-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, edX or Skillshare?

In August 2026, edX had more branded searches than Skillshare among online learning platforms in New Zealand. edX was estimated to have 860 branded searches compared to Skillshare’s 640, and held a 2.7% Share of Search versus Skillshare’s 2%.

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