--- title: "Freesound: search popularity worldwide" description: "Freesound is a music and sound 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/freesound" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Freesound: search popularity worldwide Freesound is a music and sound 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**: Freesound - **Market**: Global - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among music and sound libraries**: 50% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Music and sound libraries | 1 | 50% | 201K | - [Music and sound libraries](/demand/global-en/categories/sound-effect-libraries) ## Top music and sound libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Freesound was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Freesound is the fifth most recommended of the six. 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 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Musicbed | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Soundstripe | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Freesound | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Motion Array | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about music and sound libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which music and sound library should I use?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Freesound - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best music and sound libraries?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Freesound - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best music and sound library for a video project?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe - Searched Google, AI Overview "royalty free music library": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Soundstripe, 3. Artlist - Searched Google, AI Overview "sound effects library": 1. Freesound Not named in any answer: Motion Array. 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 Freesound changed worldwide over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Freesound worldwide fell from 246K to 201K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Freesound’s share of searches among music and sound libraries worldwide increased from 44.7% to 50%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Freesound’s share of searches among music and sound libraries worldwide peaked at 56.6% in April 2026 and was lowest at 43.7% in January 2026. ## How did search popularity change for music and sound libraries worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Artlist worldwide rose 174.1% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 14.8K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Epidemic Sound worldwide rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 720 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe worldwide fell 79.7% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 590 in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Motion Array worldwide fell 45.1% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 135K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Freesound worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 201K in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Music and sound libraries | 246K | 44.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | Music and sound libraries | 246K | 49.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | Music and sound libraries | 246K | 49.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 201K | 43.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 201K | 48.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 301K | 53.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 301K | 56.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 246K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 246K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 201K | 50% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 201K | 50% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | Music and sound libraries | 201K | 50% | 1 | ## How are Freesound’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Freesound’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. - “freesound” ## Which music and sound libraries compete with Freesound? - [Motion Array](/demand/global-en/brands/motion-array): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/freesound-vs-motion-array - [Musicbed](/demand/global-en/brands/musicbed): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/freesound-vs-musicbed - [Artlist](/demand/global-en/brands/artlist): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-freesound - [Epidemic Sound](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-freesound - [Soundstripe](/demand/global-en/brands/soundstripe): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/freesound-vs-soundstripe ## 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. "Freesound: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/freesound This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/freesound. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.