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title: "Musicbed vs Soundstripe: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Musicbed or Soundstripe? 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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# Musicbed vs Soundstripe: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Musicbed or Soundstripe? 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**: Musicbed and Soundstripe
- **Competitive set**: Music licensing services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Musicbed Share of Search**: 7%
- **Soundstripe Share of Search**: 2.9%

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

- In August 2026, Musicbed had more branded searches than Soundstripe among music licensing services in New Zealand. Musicbed was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to Soundstripe’s 130, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Soundstripe’s 2.9%.
- Musicbed was ahead of Soundstripe in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Soundstripe’s estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand moved from 3.7% to 2.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 190 to 130.

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

- In August 2026, Musicbed gained estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand, from 6.2% to 7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe in New Zealand fell 31.6% over 11 measured months, from 190 to 130 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Musicbed estimated searches | Musicbed Share of Search | Musicbed rank | Soundstripe estimated searches | Soundstripe Share of Search | Soundstripe rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 330 | 6.4% | 3 | 190 | 3.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 340 | 7.6% | 3 | 220 | 4.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 210 | 5% | 3 | 150 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 270 | 6.4% | 3 | 190 | 4.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 6% | 3 | 150 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 340 | 6.1% | 3 | 220 | 3.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 410 | 9.1% | 3 | 180 | 4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 340 | 7.4% | 3 | 120 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 330 | 6.7% | 3 | 180 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 270 | 6.2% | 3 | 130 | 3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 320 | 7% | 3 | 130 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Musicbed**: Measured on the search terms “musicbed”, “musicbed com”, “musicbed music license” and “musicbed royalty free music”, summed into one figure.
- **Soundstripe**: Measured on the search terms “soundstripe”, “soundstripe com”, “soundstripe music license” and “soundstripe royalty free music”, summed into one figure.

- [Musicbed profile](/demand/nz/brands/musicbed)
- [Soundstripe profile](/demand/nz/brands/soundstripe)
- [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, Musicbed or Soundstripe?

In August 2026, Musicbed had more branded searches than Soundstripe among music licensing services in New Zealand. Musicbed was estimated to have 320 branded searches compared to Soundstripe’s 130, and held a 7% Share of Search versus Soundstripe’s 2.9%.

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