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title: "freeCodeCamp vs HackerRank: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank? 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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# freeCodeCamp vs HackerRank: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank? 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**: freeCodeCamp and HackerRank
- **Competitive set**: Coding practice platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **freeCodeCamp Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **HackerRank Share of Search**: 7.5%

## Which is more popular in search, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank?

- In August 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than HackerRank among coding practice platforms in New Zealand. freeCodeCamp was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to HackerRank’s 350, and held an 11.3% Share of Search versus HackerRank’s 7.5%.
- freeCodeCamp was ahead of HackerRank in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, freeCodeCamp’s estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand moved from 8.1% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 500 to 530.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, HackerRank’s estimated Share of Search among coding practice platforms in New Zealand moved from 5.7% to 7.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 350.

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

Neither freeCodeCamp nor HackerRank moved beyond provider rounding among coding practice platforms in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | freeCodeCamp estimated searches | freeCodeCamp Share of Search | freeCodeCamp rank | HackerRank estimated searches | HackerRank Share of Search | HackerRank rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 500 | 8.1% | 4 | 350 | 5.7% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 | 9.3% | 4 | 420 | 7.8% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 610 | 14.6% | 4 | 270 | 6.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 600 | 14.5% | 3 | 340 | 8.2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 610 | 11.2% | 4 | 420 | 7.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 600 | 9% | 4 | 500 | 7.5% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 610 | 12.6% | 4 | 420 | 8.7% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 600 | 10.1% | 4 | 400 | 6.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 640 | 9.9% | 4 | 420 | 6.5% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 510 | 11.4% | 4 | 340 | 7.6% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 11.3% | 4 | 350 | 7.5% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using freeCodeCamp’s and HackerRank’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.

- **freeCodeCamp**: Measured on the search terms “freecodecamp”, “freecodecamp coding challenges”, “freecodecamp coding practice” and “freecodecamp org”, summed into one figure.
- **HackerRank**: Measured on the search terms “hackerrank”, “hackerrank coding challenges”, “hackerrank coding practice” and “hackerrank com”, summed into one figure.

- [freeCodeCamp profile](/demand/nz/brands/freecodecamp)
- [HackerRank profile](/demand/nz/brands/hackerrank)
- [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, freeCodeCamp or HackerRank?

In August 2026, freeCodeCamp had more branded searches than HackerRank among coding practice platforms in New Zealand. freeCodeCamp was estimated to have 530 branded searches compared to HackerRank’s 350, and held an 11.3% Share of Search versus HackerRank’s 7.5%.

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