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title: "Beacons vs Gumroad: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Beacons or Gumroad? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator storefront platforms 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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# Beacons vs Gumroad: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Beacons or Gumroad? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator storefront platforms 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**: Beacons and Gumroad
- **Competitive set**: Creator storefront platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Beacons Share of Search**: 11.3%
- **Gumroad Share of Search**: 50.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Beacons or Gumroad?

- In August 2026, Gumroad had more branded searches than Beacons among creator storefront platforms worldwide. Gumroad was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Beacons’ 182K, and held a 50.9% Share of Search versus Beacons’ 11.3%.
- Gumroad was ahead of Beacons in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Beacons’ estimated Share of Search among creator storefront platforms worldwide moved from 10.1% to 11.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 124K to 182K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Gumroad’s estimated Share of Search among creator storefront platforms worldwide moved from 54.9% to 50.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 823K.

## How did search popularity change for creator storefront platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Beacons overtook Stan Store to rank 3rd among creator storefront platforms worldwide, at 11.3%.
- In August 2026, Gumroad lost estimated Share of Search among creator storefront platforms worldwide, from 54.3% to 50.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Beacons estimated searches | Beacons Share of Search | Beacons rank | Gumroad estimated searches | Gumroad Share of Search | Gumroad rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 124K | 10.1% | 4 | 673K | 54.9% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 148K | 11.8% | 4 | 673K | 53.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 148K | 10.2% | 4 | 823K | 56.8% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 183K | 10.6% | 4 | 1M | 58.1% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 181K | 12.4% | 3 | 823K | 56.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 182K | 11.7% | 4 | 823K | 52.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 182K | 11.9% | 4 | 823K | 53.9% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 180K | 11.8% | 4 | 823K | 54% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 150K | 9.9% | 4 | 823K | 54.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 148K | 9.8% | 4 | 823K | 54.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 182K | 11.3% | 3 | 823K | 50.9% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Beacons**: Measured on the search terms “ai beacons”, “Beacons AI”, “beacons ai app”, “beacons ai com”, “beacons ai free”, “beacons ai link in bio”, “beacons ai media kit”, “beacons ai pricing”, “beacons ai website”, “beacons app”, “beacons link in bio”, “beacons media kit”, “beacons.ai”, “https beacons ai”, “what is beacons ai” and “www beacons ai”, summed into one figure.
- **Gumroad**: Measured on the search term “gumroad”.

- [Beacons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beacons)
- [Gumroad profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gumroad)
- [All creator storefront platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-storefront-platforms): 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, Beacons or Gumroad?

In August 2026, Gumroad had more branded searches than Beacons among creator storefront platforms worldwide. Gumroad was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Beacons’ 182K, and held a 50.9% Share of Search versus Beacons’ 11.3%.

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