--- title: "Bensound: search popularity worldwide" description: "Bensound is a royalty-free music library. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/bensound" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bensound: search popularity worldwide Bensound is a royalty-free music library. 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 - **Brand**: Bensound - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries**: 0.74% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Royalty-free music libraries | 5 | 0.74% | 33.1K | - [Royalty-free music libraries](/demand/global-en/categories/royalty-free-music-libraries) ## Top royalty-free music libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Bensound was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Bensound is the joint fourth most recommended of the seven. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Epidemic Sound | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Artlist | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pixabay | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Musicbed | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bensound | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Soundstripe | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PremiumBeat | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about royalty-free music libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which royalty-free music library should I use?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best royalty-free music libraries?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe, 5. PremiumBeat, 6. Pixabay - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best royalty-free music library for video creators?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Soundstripe, 4. Musicbed - Searched Google, AI Overview "royalty free music": 1. Pixabay, 2. Bensound, 3. Epidemic Sound, 4. Soundstripe - Searched Google, AI Overview "copyright free music": 1. Pixabay, 2. Bensound Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Bensound changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bensound worldwide fell from 60.5K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bensound fell from 4th to 5th among royalty-free music libraries worldwide. ## How did search popularity change for royalty-free music libraries worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pixabay gained share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 71.2% to 74.7%. - In September 2026, Epidemic Sound lost share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 12.1% to 10.4%. - In September 2026, Artlist lost share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 14% to 12.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe worldwide fell 49.7% over 12 measured months, from 37.4K to 18.8K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bensound worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PremiumBeat worldwide fell 33.2% over 12 measured months, from 14.8K to 9.9K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Royalty-free music libraries | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | Royalty-free music libraries | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Royalty-free music libraries | 49.5K | 0.94% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 49.5K | 1.1% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | | May 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 40.5K | 0.89% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 33.1K | 0.74% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 27.1K | 0.71% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 27.1K | 0.7% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Royalty-free music libraries | 33.1K | 0.74% | 5 | ## How are Bensound’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bensound’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “bensound” ## Which royalty-free music libraries compete with Bensound? - [Pixabay](/demand/global-en/brands/pixabay) - [Artlist](/demand/global-en/brands/artlist): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-bensound - [Epidemic Sound](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-epidemic-sound - [Musicbed](/demand/global-en/brands/musicbed): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-musicbed - [Soundstripe](/demand/global-en/brands/soundstripe): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-soundstripe - [PremiumBeat](/demand/global-en/brands/premiumbeat): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-premiumbeat ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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