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title: "Royalty-free music libraries: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare services and tools used to license music for video and creative productions. Share of Search among Artlist, Epidemic Sound, Musicbed, Soundstripe and PremiumBeat, the royalty-free music libraries Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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/royalty-free-music-libraries"
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# Royalty-free music libraries: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare services and tools used to license music for video and creative productions. Share of Search among Artlist, Epidemic Sound, Musicbed, Soundstripe and PremiumBeat, the royalty-free music libraries Brandwave compares worldwide, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Royalty-free music libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 5
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Artlist, 49%

## Which brand is most popular in search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide?

- In August 2026, Artlist was the most searched among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, with an estimated 525K branded searches and 49% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Epidemic Sound is in 2nd place, 5.5 percentage points behind at 43.5% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Artlist’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide decreased from 58.6% to 49%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epidemic Sound’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide increased from 33.8% to 43.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Musicbed’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide increased from 3.6% to 4.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Soundstripe’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide decreased from 2.8% to 1.8%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Artlist’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide peaked at 58.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 48.4% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epidemic Sound’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide peaked at 44% in June 2026 and was lowest at 33.8% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Musicbed’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide peaked at 4.7% in July 2026 and was lowest at 3.6% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Soundstripe’s estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide peaked at 3% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.8% in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PremiumBeat held steady: its estimated Share of Search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Artlist vs Epidemic Sound: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-epidemic-sound): 49% against 43.5% Share of Search.
- [Artlist vs Musicbed: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-musicbed): 49% against 4.7% Share of Search.
- [Epidemic Sound vs Musicbed: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-musicbed): 43.5% against 4.7% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for royalty-free music libraries worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe worldwide fell 50.3% over 11 measured months, from 39K to 19.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Artlist worldwide fell 35.1% over 11 measured months, from 810K to 525K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PremiumBeat worldwide fell 31.1% over 11 measured months, from 15.4K to 10.6K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Artlist | 49% | 525K | +2.2% | Artlist |
| 2 | Epidemic Sound | 43.5% | 466K | +0.4% | Epidemic Sound |
| 3 | Musicbed | 4.7% | 50K | +0.1% | Musicbed |
| 4 | Soundstripe | 1.8% | 19.4K | -4.1% | Soundstripe |
| 5 | PremiumBeat | 0.99% | 10.6K | 0.0% | PremiumBeat |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Artlist | 810K | 58.6% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 466K | 33.8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Musicbed | 50.3K | 3.6% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Soundstripe | 39K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | PremiumBeat | 15.4K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Artlist | 643K | 57.7% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 381K | 34.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Musicbed | 41.1K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Soundstripe | 33.6K | 3% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | PremiumBeat | 15.4K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Artlist | 643K | 57.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 381K | 34.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Musicbed | 41.3K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Soundstripe | 33.2K | 3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | PremiumBeat | 12.7K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Artlist | 643K | 53.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 38.9% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Musicbed | 50.3K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Soundstripe | 28.4K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | PremiumBeat | 12.7K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Artlist | 626K | 57.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 382K | 35.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Musicbed | 41K | 3.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Soundstripe | 26.5K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.6K | 0.97% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Artlist | 644K | 53.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 38.8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Musicbed | 50.3K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Soundstripe | 28.5K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | PremiumBeat | 12.7K | 1.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Artlist | 626K | 52.9% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 466K | 39.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Musicbed | 50.2K | 4.2% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Soundstripe | 29.6K | 2.5% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.5K | 0.89% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Artlist | 626K | 53.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 466K | 39.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Musicbed | 50.1K | 4.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Soundstripe | 21K | 1.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.6K | 0.91% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Artlist | 513K | 48.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 466K | 44% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Musicbed | 49.9K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Soundstripe | 20.4K | 1.9% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.6K | 1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Artlist | 514K | 48.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 464K | 43.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Musicbed | 50K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Soundstripe | 20.2K | 1.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.6K | 1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Artlist | 525K | 49% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 466K | 43.5% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Musicbed | 50K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Soundstripe | 19.4K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | PremiumBeat | 10.6K | 0.99% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Artlist | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Epidemic Sound | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Musicbed | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | PremiumBeat | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Soundstripe | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Artlist**: Measured on the search terms “artlist”, “artlist app”, “artlist io”, “artlist music licensing”, “artlist royalty free music”, “artlist software” and “royalty free music artlist”, summed into one figure.
- **Epidemic Sound**: Measured on the search terms “epidemic sound”, “epidemic sound app”, “epidemic sound music licensing”, “epidemicsound” and “epidemicsound com”, summed into one figure.
- **Musicbed**: Measured on the search terms “musicbed”, “musicbed app”, “musicbed com”, “musicbed music” and “musicbed music licensing”, summed into one figure.
- **PremiumBeat**: Measured on the search terms “premiumbeat”, “premiumbeat app”, “premiumbeat com” and “premiumbeat music licensing”, summed into one figure.
- **Soundstripe**: Measured on the search terms “royalty free music soundstripe”, “soundstripe”, “soundstripe app”, “soundstripe com”, “soundstripe music licensing” and “soundstripe royalty free music”, summed into one figure.

- [Artlist](/demand/global-en/brands/artlist)
- [Epidemic Sound](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound)
- [Musicbed](/demand/global-en/brands/musicbed)
- [PremiumBeat](/demand/global-en/brands/premiumbeat)
- [Soundstripe](/demand/global-en/brands/soundstripe)

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which brand is most popular in search among royalty-free music libraries worldwide?

In August 2026, Artlist was the most searched among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, with an estimated 525K branded searches and 49% estimated Share of Search within this set. Worldwide · English terms: these are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

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