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How popular isBeacons in search?

In September 2026, people searched for Beacons by name about 140,000 times worldwide, a 20.9% increase from the previous year. These searches made up 10.3% of all global creator commerce platform searches, placing Beacons fourth out of nine platforms. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. Gumroad49.4%
  2. LTK11%
  3. Stan Store10.6%
  4. Beacons10.3%
  5. ShopMy10%
  6. Fourthwall6.6%
  7. Levanta2%
  8. Sovrn Commerce0.1%
  9. MagicLinks0.05%
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Beacons against creator commerce platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Gumroad, LTK, Stan Store, Beacons, ShopMy, Fourthwall. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthGumroadLTKStan StoreBeaconsShopMyFourthwallLevantaSovrn CommerceMagicLinks
Oct 202548.1%18.9%12.1%8.3%5.3%5.3%1.9%0.06%0.07%
Nov 202546.8%18.6%11.8%9.7%6.3%5.1%1.6%0.05%0.07%
Dec 202554.5%14.3%10.8%9.2%4.9%4.9%1.2%0.05%0.06%
Jan 202656.6%10.4%11.7%9.7%5.1%5.1%1.3%0.05%0.05%
Feb 202654.8%10%11.3%11.3%5%6%1.5%0.05%0.06%
Mar 202645.7%10%11.5%9.4%5.1%16.7%1.5%0.05%0.05%
Apr 202652.1%11.4%11.2%10.8%7%5.7%1.7%0.05%0.06%
May 202649.6%15.6%10.7%10.2%6.7%5.5%1.6%0.05%0.05%
Jun 202651.3%16.1%9%8.7%8.5%4.6%1.7%0.05%0.04%
Jul 202654.4%9.9%9.6%9.2%9%6%1.8%0.07%0.07%
Aug 202653.3%9.7%9.4%11.1%8.8%5.9%1.8%0.06%0.05%
Sep 202649.4%11%10.6%10.3%10%6.6%2%0.1%0.05%

  1. 1.Gumroad

    49.4%

    Held 1st. 673K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -3.9 points.

  2. 2.LTK

    11%

    Moved from 3rd to 2nd. 150K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +1.3 points.

  3. 3.Stan Store

    10.6%

    Moved from 4th to 3rd. 144K estimated branded searches, -0.25% vs prior month. Share +1.2 points.

  4. 4.Beacons

    10.3%

    Moved from 2nd to 4th. 140K estimated branded searches, -18.6% vs prior month. Share -0.9 points.

  5. 5.ShopMy

    10%

    Held 5th. 136K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +1.2 points.

  6. 6.Fourthwall

    6.6%

    Held 6th. 90.5K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share +0.8 points.

  7. 7.Levanta

    2%

    Held 7th. 27.2K estimated branded searches, -0.11% vs prior month. Share +0.2 points.

  8. 8.Sovrn Commerce

    0.1%

    Held 8th. 1.3K estimated branded searches, +30% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  9. 9.MagicLinks

    0.05%

    Held 9th. 720 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

Compare search popularity between Beacons and its closest rivals

Every comparison with Beacons

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How has branded search demand for Beacons changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

3 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Beacons worldwide rose from 116K to 140K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beacons’ share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide increased from 8.3% to 10.3%.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beacons’ share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide peaked at 11.3% in February 2026 and was lowest at 8.3% in October 2025.

How did search popularity change for creator commerce platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, LTK overtook Beacons to rank 2nd among creator commerce platforms worldwide, with 11% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, Stan Store overtook Beacons to rank 3rd among creator commerce platforms worldwide, with 10.6% of the searches.

  3. In September 2026, ShopMy gained share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide, from 8.8% to 10%.

  4. In September 2026, Fourthwall gained share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide, from 5.9% to 6.6%.

  5. In September 2026, Gumroad lost share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide, from 53.3% to 49.4%.

  6. In September 2026, Beacons lost share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide, from 11.1% to 10.3%.

How are Beacons’ branded searches counted?

6 search terms

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

  • ai beacons
  • Beacons AI
  • beacons ai app
  • beacons app
  • beacons media kit
  • beacons.ai

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Beacons compete?

Beacons is ranked in four competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Link-in-bio tools3rd of 95.9%Show ranking
Creator storefront platforms4th of 69.7%Show ranking
Creator commerce platforms4th of 910.3%Shown above
Creator media kit platforms3rd of 815%Show ranking
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