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title: "Artlist vs Musicbed: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Artlist or Musicbed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music licensing services 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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# Artlist vs Musicbed: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Artlist or Musicbed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music licensing services 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**: Artlist and Musicbed
- **Competitive set**: Music licensing services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Artlist Share of Search**: 51.3%
- **Musicbed Share of Search**: 7%

## Which is more popular in search, Artlist or Musicbed?

- In August 2026, Artlist had more branded searches than Musicbed among music licensing services in New Zealand. Artlist was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Musicbed’s 320, and held a 51.3% Share of Search versus Musicbed’s 7%.
- Artlist was ahead of Musicbed in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Artlist’s estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand moved from 61.5% to 51.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 2.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Musicbed’s estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand moved from 6.4% to 7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 330 to 320.

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

- In August 2026, Artlist gained estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand, from 46.4% to 51.3%.
- In August 2026, Musicbed gained estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand, from 6.2% to 7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Artlist estimated searches | Artlist Share of Search | Artlist rank | Musicbed estimated searches | Musicbed Share of Search | Musicbed rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.1K | 61.5% | 1 | 330 | 6.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.5K | 55.3% | 1 | 340 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 57.8% | 1 | 210 | 5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 56.3% | 1 | 270 | 6.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 54.7% | 1 | 260 | 6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3K | 53.3% | 1 | 340 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.3K | 51.2% | 1 | 410 | 9.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 52.4% | 1 | 340 | 7.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.3K | 47.2% | 1 | 330 | 6.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2K | 46.4% | 1 | 270 | 6.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3K | 51.3% | 1 | 320 | 7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Artlist’s and Musicbed’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.

- **Artlist**: Measured on the search terms “artlist”, “artlist ai”, “artlist io”, “artlist music license”, “artlist nz” and “artlist royalty free music”, summed into one figure.
- **Musicbed**: Measured on the search terms “musicbed”, “musicbed com”, “musicbed music license” and “musicbed royalty free music”, summed into one figure.

- [Artlist profile](/demand/nz/brands/artlist)
- [Musicbed profile](/demand/nz/brands/musicbed)
- [All music licensing services in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-music-licensing-services): 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, Artlist or Musicbed?

In August 2026, Artlist had more branded searches than Musicbed among music licensing services in New Zealand. Artlist was estimated to have 2.3K branded searches compared to Musicbed’s 320, and held a 51.3% Share of Search versus Musicbed’s 7%.

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