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title: "Acast vs Podbean: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Acast or Podbean? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast hosting platforms set 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."
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# Acast vs Podbean: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Acast or Podbean? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Podcast hosting platforms set 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

- **Compared**: Acast and Podbean
- **Competitive set**: Podcast hosting platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Acast Share of Search**: 10.4%
- **Podbean Share of Search**: 16%

## Which is more popular in search, Acast or Podbean?

- In August 2026, Podbean had more branded searches than Acast among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand. Podbean was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Acast’s 170, and held a 16% Share of Search versus Acast’s 10.4%.
- Podbean was ahead of Acast in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Acast’s estimated Share of Search among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand moved from 12.2% to 10.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 170.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Podbean’s estimated Share of Search among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand moved from 21.2% to 16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 260.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand podcast hosting platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Acast gained estimated Share of Search among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 10.4%.
- In August 2026, Podbean lost estimated Share of Search among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand, from 17% to 16%.

## Month by month

| Month | Acast estimated searches | Acast Share of Search | Acast rank | Podbean estimated searches | Podbean Share of Search | Podbean rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 190 | 12.2% | 4 | 330 | 21.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 210 | 14% | 4 | 370 | 24.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 150 | 12.2% | 4 | 270 | 22% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 200 | 14.9% | 4 | 260 | 19.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 170 | 12.1% | 4 | 320 | 22.9% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 280 | 14.5% | 4 | 380 | 19.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 230 | 14.2% | 4 | 320 | 19.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 200 | 11.1% | 4 | 330 | 18.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 | 10.2% | 4 | 270 | 16.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 130 | 8.5% | 4 | 260 | 17% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 170 | 10.4% | 4 | 260 | 16% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acast’s and Podbean’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.

- **Acast**: Measured on the search terms “acast”, “acast com”, “acast online”, “acast podcast” and “acast podcast hosting”, summed into one figure.
- **Podbean**: Measured on the search terms “podbean”, “podbean app”, “podbean com”, “podbean podcast”, “podbean podcast hosting” and “podbean rss”, summed into one figure.

- [Acast profile](/demand/nz/brands/acast)
- [Podbean profile](/demand/nz/brands/podbean)
- [All podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-podcast-hosting-platforms): 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, Acast or Podbean?

In August 2026, Podbean had more branded searches than Acast among podcast hosting platforms in New Zealand. Podbean was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Acast’s 170, and held a 16% Share of Search versus Acast’s 10.4%.

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