--- title: "Epidemic Sound vs Soundstripe: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Epidemic Sound or Soundstripe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music licensing services set worldwide. 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/categories/music-licensing-services/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-soundstripe" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epidemic Sound vs Soundstripe: Which is searched more? Is Epidemic Sound or Soundstripe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music licensing services set worldwide. 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 - **Compared**: Epidemic Sound and Soundstripe - **Competitive set**: Music licensing services - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Epidemic Sound Share of Search**: 0.95% - **Soundstripe Share of Search**: 0.78% ## Is Epidemic Sound or Soundstripe more popular in search? - In September 2026, Epidemic Sound had more branded searches than Soundstripe among music licensing services worldwide. Epidemic Sound had about 720 branded searches, while Soundstripe had 590. Epidemic Sound made up 0.95% of all music licensing service searches we track, and Soundstripe accounted for 0.78%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Epidemic Sound took it in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Epidemic Sound’s share of searches among music licensing services worldwide moved from 0.66% to 0.95%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 720. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Soundstripe’s share of searches among music licensing services worldwide moved from 4% to 0.78%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 590. ## Top music licensing services in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Epidemic Sound appeared in all five answers. Soundstripe was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Epidemic Sound was listed before Soundstripe in every answer. 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 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Artlist | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Musicbed | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Soundstripe | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PremiumBeat | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about music licensing services - Asked ChatGPT "Which music licensing service should I use?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best music licensing services?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe, 5. PremiumBeat - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best music licensing service for royalty free music?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe, 5. PremiumBeat - Searched Google, AI Overview "royalty free music": 1. Epidemic Sound - Searched Google, AI Overview "music licensing services": 1. Artlist, 2. Epidemic Sound, 3. Musicbed Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for music licensing services worldwide 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. ## Month by month | Month | Epidemic Sound estimated searches | Epidemic Sound Share of Search | Epidemic Sound rank | Soundstripe estimated searches | Soundstripe Share of Search | Soundstripe rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 480 | 0.66% | 5 | 2.9K | 4% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 590 | 0.94% | 5 | 1.3K | 2.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 0.99% | 5 | 1K | 1.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 0.85% | 5 | 880 | 1.3% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 0.98% | 5 | 1.3K | 2.2% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 720 | 0.95% | 5 | 3.6K | 4.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 590 | 0.78% | 5 | 720 | 0.95% | 4 | | May 2026 | 590 | 0.78% | 5 | 720 | 0.95% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 480 | 0.64% | 5 | 590 | 0.78% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 590 | 0.78% | 5 | 720 | 0.95% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 720 | 0.95% | 4 | 590 | 0.78% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 720 | 0.95% | 4 | 590 | 0.78% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epidemic Sound’s and Soundstripe’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Epidemic Sound**: Measured on the search term “epidemic sound music”. - **Soundstripe**: Measured on the search term “soundstripe music”. - [Epidemic Sound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound) - [Soundstripe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/soundstripe) - [All music licensing services worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/music-licensing-services): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 ### Is Epidemic Sound or Soundstripe more popular in search? In September 2026, Epidemic Sound had more branded searches than Soundstripe among music licensing services worldwide. Epidemic Sound had about 720 branded searches, while Soundstripe had 590. Epidemic Sound made up 0.95% of all music licensing service searches we track, and Soundstripe accounted for 0.78%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epidemic Sound vs Soundstripe: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/music-licensing-services/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-soundstripe This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/music-licensing-services/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-soundstripe. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.