--- title: "Epidemic Sound vs Pixabay: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Epidemic Sound or Pixabay 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/epidemic-sound-vs-pixabay" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Epidemic Sound vs Pixabay: Which is searched more? Is Epidemic Sound or Pixabay 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**: Epidemic Sound and Pixabay - **Competitive set**: Royalty-free music libraries - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Epidemic Sound Share of Search**: 10.4% - **Pixabay Share of Search**: 74.7% ## Is Epidemic Sound or Pixabay more popular in search? - 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%. - Pixabay was ahead of Epidemic Sound in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - 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. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pixabay’s share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide moved from 73.9% to 74.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.1M to 3.4M. ## 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. 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, Pixabay gained share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 71.2% to 74.7%. - In September 2026, Epidemic Sound lost share of searches among royalty-free music libraries worldwide, from 12.1% to 10.4%. ## Month by month | Month | Epidemic Sound estimated searches | Epidemic Sound Share of Search | Epidemic Sound rank | Pixabay estimated searches | Pixabay Share of Search | Pixabay rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 465K | 8.4% | 3 | 4.1M | 73.9% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 381K | 7.2% | 3 | 4.1M | 77.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 381K | 7.3% | 3 | 4.1M | 77.9% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | 4.1M | 76.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 381K | 8.5% | 3 | 3.4M | 74.6% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | 4.1M | 76.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 466K | 8.7% | 3 | 4.1M | 76.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 466K | 10.2% | 3 | 3.4M | 73.2% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 465K | 10.5% | 3 | 3.4M | 75.2% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 463K | 12.1% | 3 | 2.7M | 71.4% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 466K | 12.1% | 3 | 2.7M | 71.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 466K | 10.4% | 3 | 3.4M | 74.7% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured 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**: Measured on the search terms “epidemic sound”, “epidemic sound app”, “epidemic sound music” and “epidemicsound”, summed into one figure. - **Pixabay**: Measured on the search term “pixabay”. - [Epidemic Sound profile](/demand/global-en/brands/epidemic-sound) - [Pixabay profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pixabay) - [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 Epidemic Sound or Pixabay more popular in search? 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%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Epidemic Sound vs Pixabay: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-pixabay This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/epidemic-sound-vs-pixabay. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.