Audacity is a free, open-source audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems.
Audacity’s organic search traffic went from 2.1M to 2.2M visits in one month, mostly from the non-brand terms below. In the same window, Audacity’s Sitemap added 43 pages, mostly under /changelog/3.0.0. The timing overlaps — worth a closer look.
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-05 — 2026-09 · DR 86, flat
Sep 2026
3.1M↑ 4.6%
Monthly visits split by channel share: Audacity added 134.9K visits from Aug to Sep, with organic search contributing 47%.
| Channel | Jul | Aug | Sep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2.9M | 3M | 3.1M |
| Organic search | 2.1M | 2.1M | 2.2M |
| Direct | 574.7K | 543.4K | 593.6K |
| Referrals | 105K | 89.2K | 117.6K |
| Organic social | 75.6K | 70.3K | 76.1K |
| 6K | 8.7K | 6.5K | |
| Paid search | 3.3K | 3.4K | 2.6K |
| Paid social | 4.8K | 4.3K | 1.1K |
| Display ads | 1.4K | 1K | 1K |
| Channel | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic search | +63.8K | 47% | 71.4% ↓1.1pp | |
| Direct | +50.2K | 37% | 19.2% ↑0.8pp | |
| Referrals | +28.4K | 21% | 3.8% ↑0.8pp | |
| 5 other channels | −484 | -0.4% | 2.8% ↓0.1pp |
Audacity’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
Pages listed in the Sitemap grew 19.7% over 40 days, from 218 listed URLs to 261 listed URLs.
/changelog/3.0.0+1/changelog/3.0.2+1Borrow: Generate pages of this kind from data you already have (see /changelog/3.0.0) to capture long-tail search.
Non-brand terms are traffic anyone can compete for; higher CPC means higher commercial value.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| audacityBrand | 994.8K | $0.45 | 1 |
| audacity downloadNon-brand | 131.5K | $0.50 | 2 |
| audacity 4Non-brand | 35.9K | $1.17 | 3 |
| audio editorNon-brand | 11.1K | $0.52 | 4 |
| audicityNon-brand | 10.2K | $0.69 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
75.4K visits from AI assistants (previous month 83.9K), 2.4% of all traffic.
Borrow: Check how assistants recommend Audacity and work on appearing for the same questions.
Above is what we observe automatically. The reconstruction starts from these moments, searches launches, community threads, directory listings and backlinks from the same period, fills in what Audacity did at each step, and gives you a sequence to follow.
Audacity's public Sitemap now lists 43 more URLs
Observed · SitemapAudacity's public Sitemap now lists 168 more URLs
Observed · SitemapWhere it launched and who discussed it
Product Hunt, Reddit, X, directoriesWhich channels produced new backlinks
Ordered by first seenA launch sequence you can follow
Exportable action listSep 2026 · Audio Processing
| Product | Monthly visits | DR | MoM |
|---|---|---|---|
| AudacityThis product | 3.1M | 86 | +4.6% |
| Audo StudioSame market | 102.4K | 49 | -32.1% |
| SpeaklySame market | 93.1K | 17 | -13.3% |
| Vocal ClaritySame market | 1.4K | 9 | -37.3% |
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
Know the next time Audacity ships pages in bulk
We diff its Sitemap, backlinks and traffic daily and alert you only on real changes.
Method: visits and channel shares are third-party monthly estimates; channel change = monthly visits × channel share, month over month; site actions and traffic are shown by timing only, not as cause and effect.
