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title: "Music and sound libraries: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the libraries creators license music and sound effects from. Share of Search among Artlist, Epidemic Sound, Motion Array and Soundstripe, the music and sound 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."
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# Music and sound libraries: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the libraries creators license music and sound effects from. Share of Search among Artlist, Epidemic Sound, Motion Array and Soundstripe, the music and sound 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**: Music and sound libraries
- **Market**: Global
- **Brands compared**: 4
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Artlist, 46.5%

## Which brand is most popular in search among music and sound libraries worldwide?

- In August 2026, Artlist was the most searched among music and sound libraries worldwide, with an estimated 540K branded searches and 46.5% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- Epidemic Sound is in 2nd place, 6.3 percentage points behind at 40.2% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Artlist’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide decreased from 51.9% to 46.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epidemic Sound’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide increased from 29.7% to 40.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Motion Array’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide decreased from 15.7% to 11.6%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Soundstripe’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide decreased from 2.7% to 1.7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Artlist’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide peaked at 52.4% in February 2026 and was lowest at 44.7% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Epidemic Sound’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide peaked at 40.4% in July 2026 and was lowest at 29.7% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Motion Array’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide peaked at 15.9% in December 2025 and was lowest at 11.6% in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Soundstripe’s estimated Share of Search among music and sound libraries worldwide peaked at 2.8% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.7% in May 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Artlist vs Epidemic Sound: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-epidemic-sound): 46.5% against 40.2% Share of Search.
- [Artlist vs Motion Array: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-motion-array): 46.5% against 11.6% Share of Search.
- [Epidemic Sound vs Motion Array: compare search popularity](/demand/global-en/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-motion-array): 40.2% against 11.6% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for music and sound libraries worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Soundstripe worldwide fell 52.3% over 11 measured months, from 41.9K to 20K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Motion Array worldwide fell 45.1% over 11 measured months, from 246K to 135K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Artlist worldwide fell 33.7% over 11 measured months, from 815K to 540K in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Artlist | 46.5% | 540K | +2.1% | Artlist |
| 2 | Epidemic Sound | 40.2% | 467K | +0.5% | Epidemic Sound |
| 3 | Motion Array | 11.6% | 135K | 0.0% | Motion Array |
| 4 | Soundstripe | 1.7% | 20K | -4.5% | Soundstripe |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Artlist | 815K | 51.9% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 29.7% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Motion Array | 246K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Soundstripe | 41.9K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Artlist | 648K | 51.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 382K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Motion Array | 201K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Soundstripe | 34.9K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Artlist | 648K | 51.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Epidemic Sound | 382K | 30.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Motion Array | 201K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Soundstripe | 34.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Artlist | 650K | 48.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 34.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Motion Array | 201K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Soundstripe | 29.2K | 2.2% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Artlist | 634K | 52.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 382K | 31.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Motion Array | 165K | 13.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Soundstripe | 27.8K | 2.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Artlist | 653K | 48.3% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 34.5% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Motion Array | 201K | 14.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Soundstripe | 32.1K | 2.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Artlist | 641K | 49.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 35.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Motion Array | 165K | 12.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Soundstripe | 30.3K | 2.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Artlist | 641K | 49.5% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 36.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Motion Array | 165K | 12.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Soundstripe | 21.7K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Artlist | 527K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 39.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Motion Array | 165K | 14% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Soundstripe | 20.9K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Artlist | 529K | 46% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 465K | 40.4% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Motion Array | 135K | 11.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Soundstripe | 20.9K | 1.8% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Artlist | 540K | 46.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Epidemic Sound | 467K | 40.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Motion Array | 135K | 11.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Soundstripe | 20K | 1.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Artlist | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Epidemic Sound | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Motion Array | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Soundstripe | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **Artlist**: Measured on the search terms “artlist”, “artlist app”, “artlist io”, “artlist music”, “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”, “epidemic sound music licensing”, “epidemicsound” and “epidemicsound com”, summed into one figure.
- **Motion Array**: Measured on the search term “motion array”.
- **Soundstripe**: Measured on the search terms “royalty free music soundstripe”, “soundstripe”, “soundstripe app”, “soundstripe com”, “soundstripe music”, “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)
- [Motion Array](/demand/global-en/brands/motion-array)
- [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 music and sound libraries worldwide?

In August 2026, Artlist was the most searched among music and sound libraries worldwide, with an estimated 540K branded searches and 46.5% estimated Share of Search within this set. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Music and sound libraries: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/sound-effect-libraries

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