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25 without further ado the number of new sounds uploaded during 2025 has been of 47 068 new sounds which corresponds to 1494 hours of audio in terms of number of sounds this is 9k less sounds compared to 2024 but in terms of duration this is 340 more hours in fact the average sound duration is significantly higher in 2025 114 seconds compared to 73 in 2024 and 101 in 2023 as usual these statistics can vary from one year to the next and it does not necessarily mean that there s a relevant pattern the influence of individual users is easily significant on a site the size of freesound as a new addition to the freesound in numbers usual stats here you can see the number of sounds uploaded per month and the average as a red line it looks like northern hemisphere spring months are those with more upload activity number of sounds uploaded per month in 2025 let s continue looking at the licenses of uploaded sounds here is the creative commons license distribution of the newly uploaded sounds distribution of licenses for the sounds uploaded in 2025 it is interesting to see how creative commons 0 cc0 peaks at 72 and attribution noncommercial reaches a historic minimum last year we observed significant decrease in cc0 licenses sounds and we hypothesised that could be due to concerns about generative ai model training nevertheless the tendency does not seem to be continuing this year on the contrary there have been more cc0 licenses sounds than ever with the new additions from 2025 freesound now currently hosts a stunning total of 714 671 sounds yes we surpassed the 700k mark the total audio duration is of 536 days and 8 hours here is the evolution of the total number of sounds since the beginning of freesound and the prediction for the future total number of uploaded sounds and prediction for the future maybe we can get to 1m by the 25th anniversary of freesound in 2030 hmmmm we ll probably be quite close anyway here is a tag cloud of the tags of the sounds uploaded during 2025 tag cloud of the most used tags in 2025 note to improve clarity a bit this image was updated with respect to the original one published in the post just like every year we can see some of the classic tags again in the cloud it is hard to draw strong conclusions just by looking at the picture but if you look at it closely maybe you ll find curious tags and some inspiration the characterisation of the types of sounds uploaded deserves further research so we can have better guesses about any possible existing patterns maybe using the broad sound taxonomy could be a good idea for this right well at the end of the post you might find some stats about that and now the moment many of you are waiting for the chart of most prolific sound contributors you know what let s first pause for a second and listen to some of the best rated most downloaded sounds of 2025 after this nice intermission let s delay it no further here is the chart of users who have contributed the most sounds in 2025 username uploaded sounds username uploaded time hours 1 cvltiv8r 5943 1 sensingtheforest 261 2 looplicator 3214 2 sadiquecat 187 3 sensingtheforest 3135 3 etheraudio 98 4 designerschoice 1917 4 klankbeeld 73 5 sadiquecat 1850 5 looplicator 53 6 klankbeeld 900 6 sieuamthanh 51 7 josefpres 731 7 philip_goddard 44 8 yondercomputer 624 8 kevp888 27 9 jw_audio 598 9 tim kahn 22 10 cat fox_alex 576 10 designerschoice 17 11 kontraamusic 574 11 bobvoldar 16 12 logicogonist 336 12 cvltiv8r 15 13 bassimat 325 13 josefpres 14 14 audiopapkin 269 14 matio888 11 15 discordantscraps 222 15 treytatum3 11 16 artninja 222 16 jw_audio 11 17 dreadwolf910 221 17 tonnex 11 18 kevp888 220 18 klankschap 11 19 sieuamthanh 202 19 janrou 11 20 qubodup 195 20 logancircle2 11 let us take this opportunity to thank all sound contributors not only those appearing in the table it is incredible to see year after year that many new sounds are uploaded and it is also incredible to see how some contributors are so dedicated and make such great efforts to upload very high quality sounds but what about downloads the number of sound downloads including packs during 2025 was 23 729 327 downloads this is 5m more than last year and 2m more than two years ago if we break this into monthly downloads we get the following number of downloads per month in 2025 similarly to the uploads figure northern hemisphere spring months are quite active but there are other spikes particularly in january the biggest month in terms of number of downloads it will be interesting to see why is that if this is a recurrent pattern and what type of sounds are downloaded in january maybe an idea for next year s freesound in numbers post series all in all users have downloaded more than 278m sounds and packs from freesound let s continue with the term cloud which shows the most common query terms that have been used when searching in freesound during 2025 term cloud of the most used search in 2025 note to improve clarity a bit this image was updated with respect to the original one published in the post i ll let you dig into the term cloud to reach your conclusions but spoilers alert it is rather similar to previous years last year for the 2024 in numbers blog post we included a special section with more details about user queries we recommend you to check it out if you did not do it thanks benno for writing that part last year now some extra general statistics in 2025 15 6k messages were exchanged between 2 4k unique users 1 1k forum posts were written by 196 users 485k sound ratings were made by 143k users and 26 5k sound comments were written by 11k users these numbers are quite similar to those of last year which means that the tendency of lowering the number of sound comments but increasing the number of sound ratings is consolidated we hypothesised in the past that this could happen due to the release of the new ui at the end of 2023 which encourages adding more sound ratings and seems to make the comments section a bit les visible after the tendency since the release of the new ui it looks like our hypothesis is correct we re now getting closer to the end of the post but before finishing and as it was promised here is an extra section to deepen our understanding about what types of sounds are being shared in freesound and what s the best way to do that by classifying them luckily in april 2025 we introduced the broad sound taxonomy bst which provides a structured way to categorize sounds across the platform the taxonomy is designed to be simple and easy to use and consists of 5 top level categories and 23 second level categories since april 2025 when uploading sounds uploaders must select one of these categories and subcategories sounds that were uploaded before the taxonomy was introduced were automatically assigned a category by an algorithm here is what the taxonomy looks like the broad sound taxonomy designed by the freesound team using this taxonomy we analysed freesound s uploaded content to classify sounds and identify patterns a key finding is that uploaded sounds belong to diverse categories emphasising the variety and heterogeneity of material contributed in freesound the figures below illustrate the types of sounds that were uploaded both during 2025 figure a and also for all time uploads figure b note that automatic categorization is only used when categories have not been manually provided by sound authors a types of sounds uploaded during 2025 the inner and outer donut correspond to the two levels of the broad sound taxonomy b types of sounds uploaded since the beginning of freesound time 20 years the inner and outer donut correspond to the two levels of the broad sound taxonomy comparing the two figures at the top level of bst that is to say considering only the 5 broad sound categories we can see that both are quite similar sound effects are by far the most popular top level category in the taxonomy making up the largest share of uploaded sounds this dominance likely reflects the broad applicability of isolated sound events e g footsteps objects engines across many creative and practical use cases such as game audio film post production interactive media and sound design some types of sounds like music or animal recordings might be also uploaded on other platforms but everyday sound effects clearly remain freesound s focus among the other top level categories music excerpts loops melodies instrument samples single notes scales and soundscapes all show relatively similarly sized distributions the balanced mix of them shows that user interests are also heterogeneous speech is the least common top level category which raises interesting questions about potential gaps or opportunities on freesound could there be more incentives or challenges to encourage uploads in underrepresented areas like speech recordings zooming in on subcategories i e the second level of bst certain types of sounds consistently stand out objects house appliances are the most popular likely because they re easy to record in everyday life making them a frequent upload choice for contributors solo instrument music e g melodies passages is also popular indicating that users are more likely to upload stems or isolated parts of music rather than full compositions probably because freesound isn t meant for complete music pieces this year though there was an increase in multiple instrument uploads electronic design and experimental sound effects also have a notable share suggesting uploaders often explore synthesised or processed audio beyond natural recordings this year we also notice an increase of nature soundscapes which could be likely due to individual users rather than a particular generalised new interest on it probably due to sensingtheforest project uploads lastly percussion are the most popular instrument samples both in 2025 and all time but interestingly there seems to be a decreased interest in uploading traditional instruments such as winds or piano in 2025 there s a lot more to discover by looking at how users navigate the taxonomy remember that in the search page you ll find filters for the bst categories when searching each top level category has an other subcategory which is used in approximately 7 of sound uploads and indicates uploads where contributors aren t quite sure which category to choose that means that we might need to provide some more help to users when choosing their categories all in all it s clear that freesound is incredibly heterogeneous and there are tons of sonic gold to discover across every type of sound there s a lot more to learn about the distribution of sounds in freesound but for now happy uploading and don t forget to give a little thought to where your sounds belong and discover all corners of freesound aaaaaaand that is all for this year s post thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy a 2026 full of sounds frederic and penny on behalf of the freesound team posted in uncategorized 7 comments freesound day video recordings available online posted on january 30 2026 by frederic font hi everyone as most of you know on the 28th of october 2025 we celebrated the freesound day the freesound day brought together members of the freesound community for a full day of talks listening and exchange around sound practices connected to freesound hosted at the campus poblenou of universitat pompeu fabra in barcelona and simultaneously open to online participants the event featured a diverse program of presentations by artists researchers developers and sound enthusiasts speakers shared personal workflows technical insights artistic projects and anecdotes that highlighted the many ways freesound has been used shaped and reimagined over the past 20 years here is the blog post where we announced the freesound day programme today we re making available the video recordings of the talks so anyone interested can check them out we prepared a simple web page with a list of the talks https fs20 freesound org freesound day the freesound day programme also included a concert with some pieces selected from the freesound 20th anniversary composition contest we are planning to also publish all the pieces submitted to the composition contest in the coming weeks even though we initially promised we d do it by the end of 2025 so stay tuned that s it for now frederic on behalf of the freesound team posted in uncategorized leave a comment preserving the sound of san fermín in pamplona iruña posted on december 22 2025 by amaia this year freesound celebrates its 20th anniversary and intangible heritage has been chosen as the main theme of the celebration intangible heritage encompasses the ephemeral and immaterial elements that shape our world whether rooted in human culture natural environments or the complex interactions between them these sounds reflect what is fragile ever changing and at risk of disappearing inspired by this topic and supported by the music technology group phonos and the city council of pamplona amaia sagasti former researcher and member of the freesound team at the music technology group has carried out an initiative to create a repository of sounds from the well known san fermín festival every year from july 6th to july 14th san fermín takes place and the city of pamplona iruña 200 000 inhabitants hosts more than 1 million visitors transforming completely every corner of the city fills with music and people beyond its iconic red and white colors and the strong smell of wine one thing that truly stands out during san fermín is the richness of sounds that surround the celebration giving the festival a very unique identity during 2025 san fermín festivities microphone in hand amaia made numerous audio recordings across a wide variety of events now available on the freesound platform in a sound pack titled san fermín these recordings include a wide range of sounds from san fermín from the traditional songs like aurora a san fermín ánimo pues and no te vayas de navarra sung by crowds to the thrilling sounds of the famous running of the bulls and the txupinazo firework that kicks off the celebration the result is an open repository that lets anyone immerse themselves in the festival not only those who have lived it firsthand but also those who would like to experience it one day each sound is accompanied by descriptions in english spanish and basque as well as an image and its location below are some sounds selected from the pack july 6 2025 recording of the gaiteros or bagpipers playing ánimo pues after the txupinazo that kicks off the san fermín festival at the plaza consistorial the crowd sings along july 7 2025 field recording of the santiago choir performing al glorioso san fermín or la jota de tu navarra at plaza del consejo during the san fermin procession field recording of aizkolarak or log cutters a basque navarrese rural sport at plaza de los fueros in pamplona iruña during the san fermín festival july 7 2025 recording ...