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title: "SoundCloud: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "SoundCloud is a music streaming service available in New Zealand. 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/nz/brands/soundcloud"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# SoundCloud: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

SoundCloud is a music streaming service available in New Zealand. 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

- **Brand**: SoundCloud
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among music streaming services**: 8.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Music streaming services | 3 | 8.7% | 44.9K |

- [Music streaming services](/demand/nz/categories/nz-music-streaming-services)

## How has branded search demand for SoundCloud changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for SoundCloud in New Zealand held steady, from 46.1K to 44.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SoundCloud’s estimated Share of Search among music streaming services in New Zealand decreased from 9.4% to 8.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, SoundCloud’s estimated Share of Search among music streaming services in New Zealand peaked at 9.4% in October 2025 and was lowest at 7.7% in May 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand music streaming services in August 2026?

- SoundCloud’s estimated Share of Search among music streaming services in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.7% to 8.7% in August 2026.
- Spotify’s estimated Share of Search among music streaming services in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 69.4% to 65.5% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for YouTube Music in New Zealand rose 19.5% over 11 measured months, from 96.2K to 115K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Apple Music in New Zealand rose 16.1% over 11 measured months, from 12.2K to 14.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Amazon Music in New Zealand rose 12% over 11 measured months, from 2.7K to 3.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Tidal in New Zealand fell 49.4% over 11 measured months, from 1.8K to 900 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Music streaming services | 46.1K | 9.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Music streaming services | 45K | 9.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Music streaming services | 37.8K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Music streaming services | 32.2K | 8.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Music streaming services | 37.8K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Music streaming services | 45.5K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Music streaming services | 37.8K | 8.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Music streaming services | 45.8K | 7.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Music streaming services | 46.6K | 7.8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Music streaming services | 37.7K | 8.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Music streaming services | 44.9K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Music streaming services | — | — | — |

## How is SoundCloud measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SoundCloud’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “cloud soundcloud”
- “dl from soundcloud”
- “download soundcloud for windows”
- “download soundcloud mp3”
- “download soundcloud tracks”
- “john 00 fleming soundcloud”
- “soundcloud”
- “soundcloud app”
- “soundcloud c”
- “soundcloud downloader”
- “soundcloud for artists”
- “soundcloud go”
- “soundcloud mo3”
- “soundcloud mp4”
- “soundcloud music”
- “soundcloud music download”
- “soundcloud near me”
- “soundcloud nz”
- “soundcloud online”
- “soundcloud premium”
- “soundcloud promotion”
- “soundcloud rap”
- “soundcloud subscription”
- “soundcloud to download mp3”
- “soundcloud to mp3”
- “soundcloud to mp3 320k”

## Which music streaming services compete with SoundCloud?

- [Spotify](/demand/nz/brands/spotify): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/soundcloud-vs-spotify
- [YouTube Music](/demand/nz/brands/youtube-music): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/soundcloud-vs-youtube-music
- [Apple Music](/demand/nz/brands/apple-music): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/apple-music-vs-soundcloud
- [Amazon Music](/demand/nz/brands/amazon-music): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/amazon-music-vs-soundcloud
- [Deezer](/demand/nz/brands/deezer): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/deezer-vs-soundcloud
- [Tidal](/demand/nz/brands/tidal)

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "SoundCloud: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/soundcloud

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