--- title: "Artlist vs Freesound: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Artlist or Freesound more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music and sound libraries 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/compare/artlist-vs-freesound" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Artlist vs Freesound: Which is searched more? Is Artlist or Freesound more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Music and sound libraries 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**: Artlist and Freesound - **Competitive set**: Music and sound libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Artlist Share of Search**: 3.7% - **Freesound Share of Search**: 50% ## Is Artlist or Freesound more popular in search? - In September 2026, Freesound had more branded searches than Artlist among music and sound libraries worldwide. Freesound had about 201,000 branded searches, while Artlist had 14,800. Freesound made up 50% of all music and sound library searches we track, and Artlist accounted for 3.7%. - Freesound was ahead of Artlist in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Artlist’s share of searches among music and sound libraries worldwide moved from 0.98% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 14.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Freesound’s share of searches among music and sound libraries worldwide moved from 44.7% to 50%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 246K to 201K. ## Top music and sound libraries in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Artlist was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Freesound was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Artlist was listed before Freesound 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 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Artlist | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Musicbed | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Soundstripe | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Freesound | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Motion Array | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about music and sound libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which music and sound library should I use?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Freesound - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best music and sound libraries?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Freesound - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best music and sound library for a video project?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe - Searched Google, AI Overview "royalty free music library": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Soundstripe, 3. Artlist - Searched Google, AI Overview "sound effects library": 1. Freesound Not named in any answer: Motion Array. 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 and sound libraries worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Artlist worldwide rose 174.1% over 12 measured months, from 5.4K to 14.8K in September 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Freesound worldwide fell 18.3% over 12 measured months, from 246K to 201K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Artlist estimated searches | Artlist Share of Search | Artlist rank | Freesound estimated searches | Freesound Share of Search | Freesound rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 0.98% | 4 | 246K | 44.7% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 1.1% | 4 | 246K | 49.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 1.1% | 4 | 246K | 49.7% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 1.4% | 4 | 201K | 43.7% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 8.1K | 1.9% | 4 | 201K | 48.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 1.7% | 4 | 301K | 53.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 14.8K | 2.8% | 4 | 301K | 56.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 4 | 246K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 3.1% | 4 | 246K | 51.6% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 14.8K | 3.7% | 4 | 201K | 50% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 3.7% | 4 | 201K | 50% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 14.8K | 3.7% | 4 | 201K | 50% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Artlist’s and Freesound’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. - **Artlist**: Measured on the search term “artlist music”. - **Freesound**: Measured on the search term “freesound”. - [Artlist profile](/demand/global-en/brands/artlist) - [Freesound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/freesound) - [All music and sound libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/sound-effect-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Artlist or Freesound more popular in search? In September 2026, Freesound had more branded searches than Artlist among music and sound libraries worldwide. Freesound had about 201,000 branded searches, while Artlist had 14,800. Freesound made up 50% of all music and sound library searches we track, and Artlist accounted for 3.7%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Artlist vs Freesound: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-freesound This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/artlist-vs-freesound. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.