--- title: "AntennaPod vs Pocket Casts: Which is searched more?" description: "Is AntennaPod or Pocket Casts more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast apps 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/antennapod-vs-pocket-casts" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # AntennaPod vs Pocket Casts: Which is searched more? Is AntennaPod or Pocket Casts more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast apps 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**: AntennaPod and Pocket Casts - **Competitive set**: Podcast apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **AntennaPod Share of Search**: 0.01% - **Pocket Casts Share of Search**: 0.03% ## Is AntennaPod or Pocket Casts more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pocket Casts had more branded searches than AntennaPod among podcast apps worldwide. Pocket Casts had about 22,200 branded searches, while AntennaPod had 8,100. Pocket Casts made up 0.03% of all podcast app searches we track, and AntennaPod accounted for 0.01%. - Pocket Casts was ahead of AntennaPod in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, AntennaPod’s share of searches among podcast apps worldwide moved from 0.02% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.1K to 8.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pocket Casts’ share of searches among podcast apps worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 22.2K. ## Top podcast apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Pocket Casts appeared in all five answers. AntennaPod was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Pocket Casts was listed before AntennaPod in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pocket Casts | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apple Podcasts | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Overcast | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | AntennaPod | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Podcast Addict | 5th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Spotify | 6th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Castbox | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about podcast apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which podcast app should I use?": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. Apple Podcasts, 3. Spotify, 4. AntennaPod - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best podcast apps?": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. Overcast, 3. Apple Podcasts, 4. Spotify, 5. AntennaPod - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best podcast app for listening on the go?": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. Apple Podcasts, 3. Overcast, 4. Spotify - Searched Google, AI Overview "podcast app": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. Apple Podcasts, 3. Podcast Addict, 4. Overcast, 5. AntennaPod - Searched Google, AI Overview "free podcast app": 1. Pocket Casts, 2. AntennaPod, 3. Podcast Addict, 4. Apple Podcasts, 5. Overcast Not named in any answer: Castbox. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for podcast apps worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for AntennaPod worldwide fell 33.1% over 12 measured months, from 12.1K to 8.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Pocket Casts worldwide fell 18.1% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 22.2K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | AntennaPod estimated searches | AntennaPod Share of Search | AntennaPod rank | Pocket Casts estimated searches | Pocket Casts Share of Search | Pocket Casts rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.1K | 0.02% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.04% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 9.9K | 0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.04% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.04% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 0.01% | 7 | 33.1K | 0.05% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.05% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.04% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 27.1K | 0.04% | 4 | | May 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 22.2K | 0.03% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | <0.01% | 7 | 22.2K | 0.03% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 0.01% | 7 | 22.2K | 0.04% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 22.2K | 0.04% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 8.1K | 0.01% | 7 | 22.2K | 0.03% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AntennaPod’s and Pocket Casts’ 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. - **AntennaPod**: Measured on the search term “antennapod”. - **Pocket Casts**: Measured on the search term “pocket casts”. - [AntennaPod profile](/demand/global-en/brands/antennapod) - [Pocket Casts profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pocket-casts) - [All podcast apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/podcast-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is AntennaPod or Pocket Casts more popular in search? In September 2026, Pocket Casts had more branded searches than AntennaPod among podcast apps worldwide. Pocket Casts had about 22,200 branded searches, while AntennaPod had 8,100. Pocket Casts made up 0.03% of all podcast app searches we track, and AntennaPod accounted for 0.01%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "AntennaPod vs Pocket Casts: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/antennapod-vs-pocket-casts This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/antennapod-vs-pocket-casts. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.