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title: "Apple Podcasts vs Castbox: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Apple Podcasts or Castbox? 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."
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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Apple Podcasts vs Castbox: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Apple Podcasts or Castbox? 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**: Apple Podcasts and Castbox
- **Competitive set**: Podcast apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Apple Podcasts Share of Search**: 0.36%
- **Castbox Share of Search**: 0.03%

## Which is more popular in search, Apple Podcasts or Castbox?

- In August 2026, Apple Podcasts had more branded searches than Castbox among podcast apps worldwide. Apple Podcasts was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Castbox’s 18.1K, and held a 0.36% Share of Search versus Castbox’s 0.03%.
- Apple Podcasts was ahead of Castbox in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Apple Podcasts’ estimated Share of Search among podcast apps worldwide moved from 0.29% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 201K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Castbox’s estimated Share of Search among podcast apps worldwide held steady at 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 22.2K to 18.1K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Castbox worldwide fell 18.5% over 11 measured months, from 22.2K to 18.1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Apple Podcasts estimated searches | Apple Podcasts Share of Search | Apple Podcasts rank | Castbox estimated searches | Castbox Share of Search | Castbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 246K | 0.36% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 201K | 0.36% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 12.1K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 12.1K | 0.02% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 201K | 0.29% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 165K | 0.3% | 2 | 14.8K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 201K | 0.36% | 2 | 18.1K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple Podcasts’ and Castbox’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.

- **Apple Podcasts**: Measured on the search term “apple podcasts”.
- **Castbox**: Measured on the search term “castbox”.

- [Apple Podcasts profile](/demand/global-en/brands/apple-podcasts)
- [Castbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/castbox)
- [All podcast apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/podcast-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Apple Podcasts or Castbox?

In August 2026, Apple Podcasts had more branded searches than Castbox among podcast apps worldwide. Apple Podcasts was estimated to have 201K branded searches compared to Castbox’s 18.1K, and held a 0.36% Share of Search versus Castbox’s 0.03%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Apple Podcasts vs Castbox: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/apple-podcasts-vs-castbox

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