Data updated Nov 1, 2026
A free, open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
OpenShot Video Editor’s organic social traffic went from 22.7K to 39.6K visits in one month. In the same window, OpenShot Video Editor’s Sitemap added 260 pages. The timing overlaps — worth a closer look.
How the growth happened
Monthly visit estimates · 2026-05 — 2026-09 · DR 78, flat
Sep 2026
Monthly visits split by channel share: OpenShot Video Editor added 11K visits from Aug to Sep, with organic social contributing 100%.
| Channel | Last 3 months | Change barAug → Sep | Change | Share of change | Current share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organic social | +16.9K | 154% | 7% ↑2.9pp | ||
| Direct | +14.7K | 134% | 19.9% ↑2.3pp | ||
| Referrals | +10.9K | 100% | 5.4% ↑1.9pp | ||
| 5 other channels | −33.9K | -309% | 65.7% ↓7.4pp |
What you can borrow
OpenShot Video Editor’s acquisition moves across pages, search terms and AI referrals, each with its data source.
| Keyword | Traffic | CPC | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| openshotUnclassified | 53.3K | $0.69 | 1 |
| openshot video editorUnclassified | 19.3K | $0.75 | 2 |
| video editing appUnclassified | 13K | $0.35 | 3 |
| free video editorUnclassified | 3.8K | $1.19 | 4 |
| open shotUnclassified | 3.6K | $0.73 | 5 |
Borrow: Search traffic is mostly branded, riding existing awareness; the non-brand needs it does not cover are open to you.
Pages listed in the Sitemap grew 1.5% over 3 days, from 17K listed URLs to 17.26K listed URLs.
Borrow: Generate pages of this kind from data you already have to capture long-tail search.
6K visits from AI assistants (previous month 4.7K), 1.1% of all traffic.
Borrow: Check how assistants recommend OpenShot Video Editor and work on appearing for the same questions.
Full growth history
Where did the +11K visits actually come from?
OpenShot Video Editor grew 2% in Sep. Unlock the launch posts, community threads and new backlinks behind the spike, plus a launch checklist you can copy.
OpenShot Video Editor's public Sitemap now lists 260 more URLs
Observed eventWhere it launched and who talked about it
Visible after unlockingWhere the new backlinks came from
Visible after unlockingA launch sequence you can copy
Visible after unlockingSame-market benchmark
Sep 2026
Each product uses its latest observed month; different months are not a same-period ranking.
Know the next time OpenShot Video Editor 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.
