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Epidemic Sound vs Pixabay:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Pixabay had more branded searches than Epidemic Sound among royalty-free music libraries worldwide. Pixabay had about 3.4 million branded searches, while Epidemic Sound had 466,000. Pixabay made up 74.7% of all royalty-free music library searches we track, and Epidemic Sound accounted for 10.4%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about royalty-free music libraries, Epidemic Sound appeared in four of the five answers and Pixabay in three. Epidemic Sound was mentioned before Pixabay in three out of five answers.

Among royalty-free music libraries worldwide in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Pixabay, about 7 searches for every 1 for Epidemic Sound

Pixabay 3.4M searchesEpidemic Sound 466K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Epidemic Sound, mentioned in 4 of 5 answers, Pixabay in 3

Epidemic Sound in 4 of 5Pixabay in 3 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Epidemic Sound, named ahead of Pixabay in 3 of 5 answers

Epidemic Sound first in 3Pixabay first in 2

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Top royalty-free music libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Epidemic Sound was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Pixabay was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Epidemic Sound was listed before Pixabay in three out of five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Epidemic Sound1st
  2. Artlist2nd
  3. Pixabay3rd
  4. Musicbed4th
  5. Bensound4th
  6. Soundstripe4th
  7. PremiumBeat7th

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Epidemic Sound4 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Pixabay3 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Artlist3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Musicbed3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Soundstripe3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Bensound2 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • PremiumBeat1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

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5 answers

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in the United States on October 21, 2026.

Is Epidemic Sound or Pixabay more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Epidemic Sound and Pixabay by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven royalty-free music libraries we track, month by month, from English-language searches worldwide.

Epidemic Sound and Pixabay among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Pixabay, Epidemic Sound. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthPixabayArtlistEpidemic SoundMusicbedBensoundSoundstripePremiumBeat
Oct 202573.9%14.7%8.4%0.9%1.1%0.68%0.27%
Nov 202577.7%12.3%7.2%0.78%1.1%0.58%0.28%
Dec 202577.9%12.3%7.3%0.78%0.94%0.58%0.23%
Jan 202676.6%12.1%8.7%0.93%0.93%0.48%0.23%
Feb 202674.6%14.1%8.5%0.91%1.1%0.55%0.22%
Mar 202676.5%12.2%8.7%0.93%0.93%0.5%0.23%
Apr 202676.8%12%8.7%0.94%0.93%0.44%0.19%
May 202673.2%14%10.2%1.1%0.89%0.43%0.22%
Jun 202675.2%11.8%10.5%1.1%0.74%0.43%0.22%
Jul 202671.4%13.7%12.1%1.3%0.71%0.5%0.26%
Aug 202671.2%14%12.1%1.3%0.7%0.49%0.26%
Sep 202674.7%12.4%10.4%1.1%0.74%0.42%0.22%

How has the Epidemic Sound and Pixabay comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

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

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Pixabay gained share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 71.2% to 74.7%.

  2. In September 2026, Epidemic Sound lost share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 12.1% to 10.4%.

How are branded searches counted?

5 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Epidemic Sound’s and Pixabay’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

4 branded search terms

  • epidemic sound
  • epidemic sound app
  • epidemic sound music
  • epidemicsound

Pixabay

1 branded search term

  • pixabay

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