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title: "OBS Studio vs StreamYard: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or StreamYard? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Live streaming 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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# OBS Studio vs StreamYard: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or StreamYard? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Live streaming 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**: OBS Studio and StreamYard
- **Competitive set**: Live streaming software
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **OBS Studio Share of Search**: 80.8%
- **StreamYard Share of Search**: 6.3%

## Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or StreamYard?

- In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than StreamYard among live streaming software worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 4.8M branded searches compared to StreamYard’s 373K, and held an 80.8% Share of Search versus StreamYard’s 6.3%.
- OBS Studio was ahead of StreamYard in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, OBS Studio’s estimated Share of Search among live streaming software worldwide moved from 79.8% to 80.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 4.8M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, StreamYard’s estimated Share of Search among live streaming software worldwide moved from 6.2% to 6.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 372K to 373K.

## How did search popularity change for live streaming software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, OBS Studio gained estimated Share of Search among live streaming software worldwide, from 79.6% to 80.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | OBS Studio estimated searches | OBS Studio Share of Search | OBS Studio rank | StreamYard estimated searches | StreamYard Share of Search | StreamYard rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.8M | 79.8% | 1 | 372K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.3M | 82.6% | 1 | 372K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 5.3M | 82.8% | 1 | 372K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.7M | 84.7% | 1 | 373K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.9M | 81.5% | 1 | 373K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 4.9M | 81.1% | 1 | 373K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 5.4M | 81.5% | 1 | 455K | 6.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 4.9M | 81.7% | 1 | 373K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 6M | 84.4% | 1 | 373K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.5M | 79.9% | 1 | 373K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4M | 79.6% | 1 | 373K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 4.8M | 80.8% | 1 | 373K | 6.3% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OBS Studio’s and StreamYard’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.

- **OBS Studio**: Measured on the search terms “obs”, “obs screen recording”, “obs studio” and “obsstudio”, summed into one figure.
- **StreamYard**: Measured on the search terms “streamyard”, “streamyard app”, “streamyard podcast recording” and “streamyard software”, summed into one figure.

- [OBS Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obs-studio)
- [StreamYard profile](/demand/global-en/brands/streamyard)
- [All live streaming software worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/live-streaming-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, OBS Studio or StreamYard?

In September 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than StreamYard among live streaming software worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 4.8M branded searches compared to StreamYard’s 373K, and held an 80.8% Share of Search versus StreamYard’s 6.3%.

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