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How popular isRiverside in search?

In September 2026, people searched for Riverside by name about 2,990 times worldwide, about the same as the previous year. These searches made up 0.17% of all global podcast hosting platform searches, placing Riverside tenth out of ten platforms. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. Spotify for Creators39.2%
  2. RedCircle26.6%
  3. Buzzsprout10.1%
  4. Podbean9.7%
  5. Acast7.9%
  6. Libsyn4.3%
  7. Transistor1.4%
  8. RSS.com0.55%
  9. Captivate0.3%
  10. Riverside0.17%
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Riverside against podcast hosting platforms worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Spotify for Creators, RedCircle, Buzzsprout, Podbean, Acast, Libsyn, Riverside. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthSpotify for CreatorsRedCircleBuzzsproutPodbeanAcastLibsynTransistorRSS.comCaptivateRiverside
Oct 202524.9%30.7%15.1%13.9%9.1%5%0.46%0.44%0.35%0.13%
Nov 202527.3%27.7%13.9%15.2%10%4.5%0.51%0.48%0.38%0.14%
Dec 202528.6%28.9%14.5%13.1%8.6%4.7%0.51%0.51%0.38%0.12%
Jan 202629.7%30.1%15.2%11.2%7.3%4.9%0.54%0.51%0.46%0.16%
Feb 202630.6%30.9%12.8%11.5%7.5%5%0.5%0.53%0.44%0.13%
Mar 202633.4%27.5%13.9%12.5%8.2%3%0.51%0.47%0.43%0.15%
Apr 202635.7%29.5%11.9%11%7.2%3.2%0.55%0.5%0.37%0.16%
May 202636.1%29.7%11.6%11.1%7.2%2.6%0.62%0.51%0.37%0.16%
Jun 202638.8%26.3%12.9%9.6%7.8%2.8%0.71%0.55%0.33%0.17%
Jul 202640.1%27.2%11.4%10%6.6%2.9%0.69%0.56%0.32%0.18%
Aug 202639.7%26.9%11%9.8%8%2.9%0.68%0.56%0.32%0.17%
Sep 202639.2%26.6%10.1%9.7%7.9%4.3%1.4%0.55%0.3%0.17%

  1. 1.Spotify for Creators

    39.2%

    Held 1st. 135K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.5 points.

  2. 2.RedCircle

    26.6%

    Held 2nd. 91.5K estimated branded searches, -0.03% vs prior month. Share -0.3 points.

  3. 3.Buzzsprout

    10.1%

    Held 3rd. 34.7K estimated branded searches, -7.5% vs prior month. Share -1 points.

  4. 4.Podbean

    9.7%

    Held 4th. 33.3K estimated branded searches, -0.54% vs prior month. Share -0.2 points.

  5. 5.Acast

    7.9%

    Held 5th. 27.1K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

  6. 6.Libsyn

    4.3%

    Held 6th. 14.8K estimated branded searches, +49.5% vs prior month. Share +1.4 points.

  7. 7.Transistor

    1.4%

    Held 7th. 4.8K estimated branded searches, +106.5% vs prior month. Share +0.7 points.

  8. 8.RSS.com

    0.55%

    Held 8th. 1.9K estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  9. 9.Captivate

    0.3%

    Held 9th. 1.1K estimated branded searches, -3.7% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

  10. 10.Riverside

    0.17%

    Held 10th. 590 estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share 0 points.

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

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Riverside worldwide held steady, from 2.9K to 3K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Riverside’s share of searches among podcast hosting platforms worldwide held steady, from 0.13% to 0.17%.

How did search popularity change for podcast hosting platforms worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Libsyn gained share of searches among podcast hosting platforms worldwide, from 2.9% to 4.3%.

  2. In September 2026, Transistor gained share of searches among podcast hosting platforms worldwide, from 0.68% to 1.4%.

  3. In September 2026, Buzzsprout lost share of searches among podcast hosting platforms worldwide, from 11% to 10.1%.

  4. Estimated monthly branded searches for Spotify for Creators worldwide rose 49.2% over 12 measured months, from 90.5K to 135K in September 2026.

  5. Estimated monthly branded searches for Riverside worldwide rose 22.9% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 590 in September 2026.

  6. Estimated monthly branded searches for RSS.com worldwide rose 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in September 2026.

How are Riverside’s branded searches counted?

2 search terms

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

  • riverside podcast recording
  • riverside webinar

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How the Brand Demand Index is measured

Where does Riverside compete?

Riverside is ranked in six competitor sets. Each share is worked out among that set's brands, so it differs from set to set.
Competitor setRankShare of searchesRanking
Broadcast software13th of 140.04%Show ranking
Podcast editing software9th of 100.02%Show ranking
Podcast production software5th of 70.12%Show ranking
Remote podcast recording platforms5th of 70.34%Show ranking
Webinar platforms10th of 100.12%Show ranking
Podcast hosting platforms10th of 100.17%Shown above
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