Most used recording software among creators
OBS Project is the most-used recording software brand among creators, used by 11 of 31 documented creators as of September 2026, ahead of Riverside on 4.
Every month from April 2021 to September 2026, counted as of the end of each month. The panel today is 31 creators — it was 12 in April 2021, so a brand can lose share here without losing a single creator.
Where it stands, September 2026
OBS Project
11/31 · 35.5%Riverside
4/31 · 12.9%Ableton
2/31 · 6.5%StreamYard
2/31 · 6.5%Apple
1/31 · 3.2%Blackmagic Design
1/31 · 3.2%Cockos
1/31 · 3.2%Ecamm
1/31 · 3.2%Lancaster Audio
1/31 · 3.2%LSP
1/31 · 3.2%MTW
1/31 · 3.2%Native Instruments
1/31 · 3.2%ShareX
1/31 · 3.2%Sound Devices
1/31 · 3.2%TechSmith
1/31 · 3.2%Universal Audio
1/31 · 3.2%Accsoon
none nowAdobe
none nowAkai
none nowCanon
none nowDJI
none nowElgato
none nowEpic Games
none nowExistential Audio
none nowFabFilter
none nowFilmic
none nowGinger Audio
none nowiZotope
none nowMagic Lantern
none nowMeldaProduction
none nowMicrosoft
none nowMoment
none nowRODE
none nowRØDE
none nowRogue Amoeba
none nowRoland
none nowShure
none nowSonarworks
none nowSony
none nowSteven Slate Audio
none nowTAL
none nowTelestream
none nowTentacle Sync
none nowValhalla DSP
none nowYoulean
none nowZoom
none nowAll charts share one scale, 0 to 40% of the panel. A flat line at the bottom is a brand with no reading, not a missing chart.
Who moved
A move is one creator whose most recent reading changed brand between two consecutive months. Creators entering the panel for the first time are not counted — that would inflate every brand with people who simply appeared.
| Month | From | To | Creators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | RØDE | OBS Project | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | MTW | Apple | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | OBS Project | Riverside | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Native Instruments | Cockos | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Riverside | RØDE | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Adobe | StreamYard | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Blackmagic Design | Riverside | 1 |
| May 2026 | Ecamm | Microsoft | 1 |
| May 2026 | StreamYard | Adobe | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Cockos | LSP | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Ginger Audio | Existential Audio | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Sonarworks | Sound Devices | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Zoom | Sonarworks | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Cockos | Native Instruments | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | MTW | Blackmagic Design | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | Apple | Zoom | 1 |
| Jul 2025 | Elgato | Universal Audio | 1 |
| Jun 2025 | Rode | Elgato | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | TAL | Ginger Audio | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | Blackmagic Design | MTW | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | RØDE | Apple | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | Microsoft | OBS Project | 1 |
| Mar 2025 | Native Instruments | Cockos | 1 |
| Dec 2024 | Shure | Rode | 1 |