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title: "OBS Studio vs Zight: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Zight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording 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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# OBS Studio vs Zight: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, OBS Studio or Zight? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Screen recording 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**: OBS Studio and Zight
- **Competitive set**: Screen recording apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **OBS Studio Share of Search**: 70.3%
- **Zight Share of Search**: 8%

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

- In August 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Zight among screen recording apps worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Zight’s 139K, and held a 70.3% Share of Search versus Zight’s 8%.
- OBS Studio was ahead of Zight in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, OBS Studio’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording apps worldwide moved from 71.1% to 70.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.2M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Zight’s estimated Share of Search among screen recording apps worldwide moved from 2% to 8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 34K to 139K.

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

- In August 2026, OBS Studio gained estimated Share of Search among screen recording apps worldwide, from 68.4% to 70.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Zight worldwide rose 307.8% over 11 measured months, from 34K to 139K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | OBS Studio estimated searches | OBS Studio Share of Search | OBS Studio rank | Zight estimated searches | Zight Share of Search | Zight rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.2M | 71.1% | 1 | 34K | 2% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 71% | 1 | 34.1K | 2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2M | 71.8% | 1 | 34K | 2% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 67.3% | 1 | 50.9K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2M | 69.3% | 1 | 79.8K | 4.5% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 61.3% | 1 | 171K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 62.3% | 1 | 171K | 8.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.2M | 64.8% | 1 | 174K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.2M | 67.7% | 1 | 140K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.2M | 68.4% | 1 | 139K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.2M | 70.3% | 1 | 139K | 8% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using OBS Studio’s and Zight’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 term “obs studio”.
- **Zight**: Measured on the search terms “cloud app screen recorder”, “cloudapp”, “zight”, “zight app”, “zight com” and “zight screen recorder”, summed into one figure.

- [OBS Studio profile](/demand/global-en/brands/obs)
- [Zight profile](/demand/global-en/brands/zight)
- [All screen recording apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/screen-recording-apps): 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 Zight?

In August 2026, OBS Studio had more branded searches than Zight among screen recording apps worldwide. OBS Studio was estimated to have 1.2M branded searches compared to Zight’s 139K, and held a 70.3% Share of Search versus Zight’s 8%.

## Cite this page

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