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title: "Adobe Audition vs Audacity: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Adobe Audition or Audacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast editing software set worldwide. 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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# Adobe Audition vs Audacity: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Adobe Audition or Audacity? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast editing software set worldwide. 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**: Adobe Audition and Audacity
- **Competitive set**: Podcast editing software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Adobe Audition Share of Search**: 3.7%
- **Audacity Share of Search**: 61.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Adobe Audition or Audacity?

- In August 2026, Audacity had more branded searches than Adobe Audition among podcast editing software worldwide. Audacity was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Adobe Audition’s 74K, and held a 61.2% Share of Search versus Adobe Audition’s 3.7%.
- Audacity was ahead of Adobe Audition in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Adobe Audition’s estimated Share of Search among podcast editing software worldwide moved from 5.5% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 74K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Audacity’s estimated Share of Search among podcast editing software worldwide moved from 61.4% to 61.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5M to 1.2M.

## How did search popularity change for podcast editing software worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Audacity gained estimated Share of Search among podcast editing software worldwide, from 57.6% to 61.2%.
- In August 2026, Adobe Audition lost estimated Share of Search among podcast editing software worldwide, from 4.3% to 3.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Adobe Audition estimated searches | Adobe Audition Share of Search | Adobe Audition rank | Audacity estimated searches | Audacity Share of Search | Audacity rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 5.5% | 4 | 1.5M | 61.4% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 4.5% | 4 | 1.5M | 61.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 4.4% | 4 | 1.2M | 58.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 110K | 5.1% | 4 | 1.2M | 56.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 90.5K | 4.2% | 4 | 1.2M | 57.2% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 4 | 1.2M | 57.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 90.5K | 4.3% | 4 | 1.2M | 57.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 4.4% | 4 | 1.2M | 59.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 74K | 3.7% | 4 | 1.2M | 61.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 74K | 4.3% | 4 | 1M | 57.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 74K | 3.7% | 4 | 1.2M | 61.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adobe Audition’s and Audacity’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.

- **Adobe Audition**: Measured on the search term “adobe audition”.
- **Audacity**: Measured on the search term “audacity”.

- [Adobe Audition profile](/demand/global-en/brands/adobe-audition)
- [Audacity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/audacity)
- [All podcast editing software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/podcast-editing-software): 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, Adobe Audition or Audacity?

In August 2026, Audacity had more branded searches than Adobe Audition among podcast editing software worldwide. Audacity was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Adobe Audition’s 74K, and held a 61.2% Share of Search versus Adobe Audition’s 3.7%.

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