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title: "Sibelius: search popularity worldwide"
description: "Sibelius is music notation software from Avid. 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/sibelius"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Sibelius: search popularity worldwide

Sibelius is music notation software from Avid. 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**: Sibelius
- **Owned by**: Avid
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Sep 2026
- **Share of Search among music notation software**: 4.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Music notation software | 4 | 4.7% | 74K |

- [Music notation software](/demand/global-en/categories/music-notation-software)

## How has branded search demand for Sibelius changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sibelius worldwide fell from 90.5K to 74K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sibelius’ share of searches among music notation software worldwide decreased from 5.8% to 4.7%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sibelius’ share of searches among music notation software worldwide peaked at 6.6% in January 2026 and was lowest at 4.7% in September 2026.

## How did search popularity change for music notation software worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Flat overtook MuseScore to become the leader among music notation software worldwide, with 42.5% of the searches.
- In September 2026, Noteflight gained share of searches among music notation software worldwide, from 6.3% to 8.5%.
- In September 2026, MuseScore lost share of searches among music notation software worldwide, from 46.8% to 42.5%.
- In September 2026, Sibelius lost share of searches among music notation software worldwide, from 6.3% to 4.7%.
- In September 2026, Dorico lost share of searches among music notation software worldwide, from 2.3% to 1.7%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 6.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 6.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Music notation software | 90.5K | 6.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Music notation software | 74K | 5.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Music notation software | 74K | 5.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Music notation software | 60.5K | 5.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Music notation software | 60.5K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Music notation software | 74K | 6.3% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Music notation software | 74K | 4.7% | 4 |

## How are Sibelius’ branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sibelius’ 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.

- “sibelius”

## Which music notation software compete with Sibelius?

- [Flat](/demand/global-en/brands/flat-io): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/flat-io-vs-sibelius
- [MuseScore](/demand/global-en/brands/musescore): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/musescore-vs-sibelius
- [Noteflight](/demand/global-en/brands/noteflight): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/noteflight-vs-sibelius
- [Dorico](/demand/global-en/brands/dorico): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/dorico-vs-sibelius

## Who owns Sibelius?

Sibelius is owned by Avid. Brandwave also tracks Avid, owned by the same company, worldwide.

- [Avid](/demand/global-en/companies/avid): Owns 2 tracked brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who owns Sibelius?

Sibelius is owned by Avid. Brandwave also tracks Avid, owned by the same company, worldwide.

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