Yes, people use both terms for the same idea: a webinar that runs the same content or format on a fixed schedule, like a monthly demo or a weekly office-hours session.
Webinar Glossary
Recurring webinar
A recurring webinar is a webinar that is hosted on a regular basis.
What is a recurring webinar?
A recurring webinar is a webinar that is hosted on a regular basis. Product demos and training sessions particularly benefit from the recurring webinars format. It depends on the webinar platform, but recurring webinars usually have one landing page with many options of sessions to register to. Such webinars can be live or on-demand.
What are the benefits of recurring webinars?
Recurring webinars make it possible to have one landing page with one URL for one single webinar and all of its sessions. This removes the need to constantly duplicate webinars and create a new landing page each time.
It is possible to schedule recurring webinar sessions at one time, making it faster to prepare and manage webinars. The recurring webinars are generally grouped together on a dashboard, making it easy to see them at a glance. The dashboard helps analyze results from all sessions over time without having to export data.
Recurring webinar vs. webinar series
A recurring webinar repeats the same content or format on a fixed schedule — a monthly product demo, a weekly office-hours session. A webinar series covers a progression of different topics over a limited run, like a four-part onboarding course. The practical difference: recurring webinars are open-ended, while a series has a defined start and end.
For cadence, Livestorm’s 2026 Webinar Benchmark Report found that webinars scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday post nearly identical — and the highest — show-up rates (51–51.7%), while Thursday and Friday sessions drop to around 50%. If you’re picking one fixed day for a recurring series, early-to-midweek slots consistently outperform end-of-week ones.
Editorial & methodology — Written and reviewed by the Livestorm content team. Figures on this page are drawn from the Livestorm 2026 Webinar Benchmark Report (33,786 webinar sessions and 7M+ registrations analyzed). Last updated: July 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a "repeat webinar" the same thing as a recurring webinar?
Do attendees need to register for every session of a recurring webinar?
It depends on setup. Some platforms let one registration cover the whole series, while others require registering per session.
Can the content change between sessions of a recurring webinar?
Yes, and it often does. Many recurring webinars keep the same format and time slot but update the specific content each time.
What's a good use case for a recurring webinar?
Ongoing programs like customer onboarding sessions, monthly product demos, or regular office hours, where the audience benefits from a predictable, repeatable format.
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