--- title: "How popular is Transistor? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Transistor is a podcast hosting platform. 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/transistor" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Transistor? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Transistor is a podcast hosting platform. 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**: Transistor - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among podcast hosting platforms**: 0.81% ## Where does Transistor compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Podcast hosting platforms | 8 | 0.81% | 10 | - [Podcast hosting platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-podcast-hosting-platforms) ## Top podcast hosting platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Transistor appeared in all five answers. Transistor is the third most recommended of the eight. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Spotify for Creators | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Buzzsprout | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Transistor | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Captivate | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | RSS.com | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Podbean | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Libsyn | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Acast | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about podcast hosting platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which podcast hosting platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Spotify for Creators, 2. Buzzsprout, 3. Transistor, 4. Podbean - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Spotify for Creators, 2. Buzzsprout, 3. Transistor, 4. Captivate, 5. RSS.com - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best podcast hosting platform in New Zealand for publishing a podcast?": 1. Buzzsprout, 2. Spotify for Creators, 3. Captivate, 4. Transistor - Searched Google, AI Overview "best podcast hosting": 1. RSS.com, 2. Buzzsprout, 3. Transistor, 4. Spotify for Creators, 5. Captivate, 6. Podbean - Searched Google, AI Overview "podcast hosting platform": 1. Spotify for Creators, 2. Buzzsprout, 3. Captivate, 4. Transistor, 5. RSS.com, 6. Libsyn Not named in any answer: Acast. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Transistor changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Transistor in New Zealand held steady at 10. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Transistor’s share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand held steady, from 0.67% to 0.81%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand podcast hosting platforms in October 2026? - In October 2026, Buzzsprout gained share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 24.6% to 27.4%. - In October 2026, Libsyn gained share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 1.4% to 3.2%. - In October 2026, Podbean lost share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 17.4% to 15.3%. - In October 2026, Acast lost share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 11.6% to 9.7%. - In October 2026, Spotify for Creators lost share of searches among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 39.9% to 38.7%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Captivate in New Zealand rose 150% over 12 measured months, from 20 to 50 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.67% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.83% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.76% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.74% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.53% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.64% | 8 | | May 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.57% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.63% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.67% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.62% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.72% | 8 | | Oct 2026 | Podcast hosting platforms | 10 | 0.81% | 8 | ## How are Transistor’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Transistor’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “transistor.fm” ## Which podcast hosting platforms compete with Transistor? - [Spotify for Creators](/demand/nz/brands/spotify-for-creators) - [Buzzsprout](/demand/nz/brands/buzzsprout) - [Podbean](/demand/nz/brands/podbean): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/podbean-vs-transistor - [Acast](/demand/nz/brands/acast): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/acast-vs-transistor - [Captivate](/demand/nz/brands/captivate): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/captivate-vs-transistor - [Libsyn](/demand/nz/brands/libsyn): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/libsyn-vs-transistor - [RSS.com](/demand/nz/brands/rss-com): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/rss-com-vs-transistor ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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