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title: "Overcast vs Spotify: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Overcast or Spotify? 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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# Overcast vs Spotify: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Overcast or Spotify? 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**: Overcast and Spotify
- **Competitive set**: Podcast apps
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Overcast Share of Search**: 0.09%
- **Spotify Share of Search**: 99.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Overcast or Spotify?

- In August 2026, Spotify had more branded searches than Overcast among podcast apps worldwide. Spotify was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Overcast’s 49.5K, and held a 99.5% Share of Search versus Overcast’s 0.09%.
- Spotify was ahead of Overcast in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Overcast’s estimated Share of Search among podcast apps worldwide moved from 0.07% to 0.09%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 49.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Spotify’s estimated Share of Search among podcast apps worldwide moved from 99.6% to 99.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 68M to 55.6M.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Spotify worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 68M to 55.6M in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Overcast estimated searches | Overcast Share of Search | Overcast rank | Spotify estimated searches | Spotify Share of Search | Spotify rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 60.5K | 0.09% | 3 | 68M | 99.5% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 40.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 55.6M | 99.5% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 0.07% | 3 | 68M | 99.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 49.5K | 0.09% | 3 | 55.6M | 99.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 49.5K | 0.09% | 3 | 55.6M | 99.5% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Overcast’s and Spotify’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.

- **Overcast**: Measured on the search term “overcast app”.
- **Spotify**: Measured on the search term “spotify”.

- [Overcast profile](/demand/global-en/brands/overcast)
- [Spotify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/spotify)
- [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, Overcast or Spotify?

In August 2026, Spotify had more branded searches than Overcast among podcast apps worldwide. Spotify was estimated to have 55.6M branded searches compared to Overcast’s 49.5K, and held a 99.5% Share of Search versus Overcast’s 0.09%.

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