--- title: "Beacons vs MagicLinks: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Beacons or MagicLinks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator commerce 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beacons-vs-magiclinks" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Beacons vs MagicLinks: Which is searched more? Is Beacons or MagicLinks more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Creator commerce 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 MagicLinks - **Competitive set**: Creator commerce platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Beacons Share of Search**: 10.3% - **MagicLinks Share of Search**: 0.05% ## Is Beacons or MagicLinks more popular in search? - In September 2026, Beacons had more branded searches than MagicLinks among creator commerce platforms worldwide. Beacons had about 140,000 branded searches, while MagicLinks had 720. Beacons made up 10.3% of all creator commerce platform searches we track, and MagicLinks accounted for 0.05%. - Beacons was ahead of MagicLinks in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beacons’ share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide moved from 8.3% to 10.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 116K to 140K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MagicLinks’ share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 720. ## Top creator commerce platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Beacons was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. MagicLinks did not appear in any of the five answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Stan Store | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Fourthwall | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | LTK | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | ShopMy | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Gumroad | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Beacons | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Levanta | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sovrn Commerce | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | MagicLinks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about creator commerce platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which creator commerce platform should I use?": 1. Stan Store, 2. Fourthwall, 3. Gumroad - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best creator commerce platforms?": 1. Stan Store, 2. Fourthwall, 3. Gumroad, 4. LTK, 5. Beacons - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best creator commerce platform for affiliate product sales?": 1. ShopMy, 2. LTK, 3. Beacons - Searched Google, AI Overview "creator commerce platforms": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate commerce platform": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Levanta, Sovrn Commerce and MagicLinks. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for creator commerce platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, LTK overtook Beacons to rank 2nd among creator commerce platforms worldwide, with 11% of the searches. - In September 2026, Stan Store overtook Beacons to rank 3rd among creator commerce platforms worldwide, with 10.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Beacons lost share of searches among creator commerce platforms worldwide, from 11.1% to 10.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for MagicLinks worldwide fell 28% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 720 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Beacons estimated searches | Beacons Share of Search | Beacons rank | MagicLinks estimated searches | MagicLinks Share of Search | MagicLinks rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 116K | 8.3% | 4 | 1K | 0.07% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 139K | 9.7% | 4 | 1K | 0.07% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 139K | 9.2% | 4 | 880 | 0.06% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 171K | 9.7% | 4 | 880 | 0.05% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 170K | 11.3% | 2 | 880 | 0.06% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 170K | 9.4% | 5 | 880 | 0.05% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 170K | 10.8% | 4 | 880 | 0.06% | 8 | | May 2026 | 170K | 10.2% | 4 | 880 | 0.05% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 140K | 8.7% | 4 | 720 | 0.04% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | 139K | 9.2% | 4 | 1K | 0.07% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 172K | 11.1% | 2 | 720 | 0.05% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | 140K | 10.3% | 4 | 720 | 0.05% | 9 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Beacons’ and MagicLinks’ 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 app”, “beacons media kit” and “beacons.ai”, summed into one figure. - **MagicLinks**: Measured on the search term “magiclinks”. - [Beacons profile](/demand/global-en/brands/beacons) - [MagicLinks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/magiclinks) - [All creator commerce platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/creator-commerce-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Beacons or MagicLinks more popular in search? In September 2026, Beacons had more branded searches than MagicLinks among creator commerce platforms worldwide. Beacons had about 140,000 branded searches, while MagicLinks had 720. Beacons made up 10.3% of all creator commerce platform searches we track, and MagicLinks accounted for 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Beacons vs MagicLinks: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beacons-vs-magiclinks This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/beacons-vs-magiclinks. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.