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

Which is more popular in search, PremiumBeat 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**: PremiumBeat and Soundstripe
- **Competitive set**: Music licensing services
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **PremiumBeat Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Soundstripe Share of Search**: 2.9%

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

- In August 2026, Soundstripe had more branded searches than PremiumBeat among music licensing services in New Zealand. Soundstripe was estimated to have 130 branded searches compared to PremiumBeat’s 50, and held a 2.9% Share of Search versus PremiumBeat’s 1.1%.
- Soundstripe was ahead of PremiumBeat in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PremiumBeat’s estimated Share of Search among music licensing services in New Zealand moved from 1.4% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 50.
- 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?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe in New Zealand fell 31.6% over 11 measured months, from 190 to 130 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PremiumBeat in New Zealand fell 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 50 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | PremiumBeat estimated searches | PremiumBeat Share of Search | PremiumBeat rank | Soundstripe estimated searches | Soundstripe Share of Search | Soundstripe rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 70 | 1.4% | 5 | 190 | 3.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 60 | 1.3% | 5 | 220 | 4.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 40 | 0.95% | 5 | 150 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 40 | 0.95% | 5 | 190 | 4.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 | 150 | 3.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 70 | 1.2% | 5 | 220 | 3.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 | 180 | 4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 40 | 0.87% | 5 | 120 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 | 1.2% | 5 | 180 | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 | 130 | 3% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 | 130 | 2.9% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PremiumBeat’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.

- **PremiumBeat**: Measured on the search terms “premiumbeat”, “premiumbeat com”, “premiumbeat music license” and “premiumbeat 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.

- [PremiumBeat profile](/demand/nz/brands/premiumbeat)
- [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, PremiumBeat or Soundstripe?

In August 2026, Soundstripe had more branded searches than PremiumBeat among music licensing services in New Zealand. Soundstripe was estimated to have 130 branded searches compared to PremiumBeat’s 50, and held a 2.9% Share of Search versus PremiumBeat’s 1.1%.

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