--- title: "Bensound vs Epidemic Sound: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bensound or Epidemic Sound more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Royalty-free music 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/bensound-vs-epidemic-sound" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bensound vs Epidemic Sound: Which is searched more? Is Bensound or Epidemic Sound more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Royalty-free music 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**: Bensound and Epidemic Sound - **Competitive set**: Royalty-free music libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bensound Share of Search**: 0.74% - **Epidemic Sound Share of Search**: 10.4% ## Is Bensound or Epidemic Sound more popular in search? - In September 2026, Epidemic Sound had more branded searches than Bensound among royalty-free music libraries worldwide. Epidemic Sound had about 466,000 branded searches, while Bensound had 33,100. Epidemic Sound made up 10.4% of all royalty-free music library searches we track, and Bensound accounted for 0.74%. - Epidemic Sound was ahead of Bensound in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bensound’s share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide moved from 1.1% to 0.74%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 33.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Epidemic Sound’s share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide moved from 8.4% to 10.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 465K to 466K. ## 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. Bensound was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Epidemic Sound was listed before Bensound in three out of five answers. 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 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Pixabay | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Musicbed | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bensound | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Soundstripe | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | PremiumBeat | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about royalty-free music libraries - Asked ChatGPT "Which royalty-free music library should I use?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best royalty-free music libraries?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Musicbed, 4. Soundstripe, 5. PremiumBeat, 6. Pixabay - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best royalty-free music library for video creators?": 1. Epidemic Sound, 2. Artlist, 3. Soundstripe, 4. Musicbed - Searched Google, AI Overview "royalty free music": 1. Pixabay, 2. Bensound, 3. Epidemic Sound, 4. Soundstripe - Searched Google, AI Overview "copyright free music": 1. Pixabay, 2. Bensound 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 royalty-free music libraries worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Epidemic Sound lost share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 12.1% to 10.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bensound worldwide fell 45.3% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 33.1K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bensound estimated searches | Bensound Share of Search | Bensound rank | Epidemic Sound estimated searches | Epidemic Sound Share of Search | Epidemic Sound rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 465K | 8.4% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 60.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 381K | 7.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 49.5K | 0.94% | 4 | 381K | 7.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 49.5K | 1.1% | 4 | 381K | 8.5% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 49.5K | 0.93% | 5 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 40.5K | 0.89% | 5 | 466K | 10.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 5 | 465K | 10.5% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 0.71% | 5 | 463K | 12.1% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 0.7% | 5 | 466K | 12.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 5 | 466K | 10.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bensound’s and Epidemic Sound’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. - **Bensound**: Measured on the search term “bensound”. - **Epidemic Sound**: Measured on the search terms “epidemic sound”, “epidemic sound app”, “epidemic sound music” and “epidemicsound”, summed into one figure. - [Bensound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bensound) - [Epidemic Sound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound) - [All royalty-free music libraries worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/royalty-free-music-libraries): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Bensound or Epidemic Sound more popular in search? In September 2026, Epidemic Sound had more branded searches than Bensound among royalty-free music libraries worldwide. Epidemic Sound had about 466,000 branded searches, while Bensound had 33,100. Epidemic Sound made up 10.4% of all royalty-free music library searches we track, and Bensound accounted for 0.74%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bensound vs Epidemic Sound: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-epidemic-sound This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bensound-vs-epidemic-sound. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.