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Brand page · Music & Sound Recordings · United States

EMPIRE Top 5% worldwide Top 5% in the United States Top 5% in Music & Sound Recordings Top 5% in Music & Sound Recordings in the United States
store.empi.re·🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States· Shopify

EMPIRE traffic, ads & competitors 62.2k visits a month, 16 active Meta ads, Gravity score 569.

EMPIRE — EMPIRE is an independent label, distributor, and publisher that sells merchandise including music, vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and clothing for various artists. In September 2026 store.empi.re drew an estimated 62.2k visits, down 16% on the month before. It ranks #144 of 3,987 Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States.

store.empi.re@empire 638kFacebookTrustpilot 3.2Meta Ad Library 16

Updated Traffic Sept 2026Meta ads 9 Oct 2026Instagram Sept 2026Trustpilot Oct 2026Catalogue Oct 2026Gravity score 2 Nov 2026

Estimated traffic
62.2k
−16% vs. August 2026
Instagram followers
638k
6,554 posts · @empire
Trustpilot
3.2
1 review
Meta ads
16
active
Products
74%
in stock · 395 collections
Rank in the United States
#144
of 3,987 in Music & Sound Recordings
LinkedIn
—
Data not available
Earned media value
€423.4k
per month, Instagram

Gravity score

569/ 1000 · 10 of 10 indicators rated
Brand Power520
Momentum610
Performance579

Percentiles within 217 peers: Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States with 30K–100K monthly visits. Recomputed nightly, last on 2 Nov 2026.

How the score is calculated

About the store

EMPIRE is an independent label, distributor, and publisher that sells merchandise including music, vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and clothing for various artists.

01 · Traffic

EMPIRE website traffic

The traffic card of the Gravity brand page: the latest month and its two trends. The monthly curve, 24 months of history, the audience by country, the traffic sources and the category comparison are for members, free to start.

EMPIRE drew an estimated 62.2k visits in September 2026, down 16% on the month before and up 28% over three months.

  • Worldwide#141,102of 4.5m sites · Top 5%
  • In United States#45,629of 1.2m sites · Top 5%
  • Music & Sound Recordings, worldwide#430of 14,068 brands · Top 5%
  • Music & Sound Recordings, United States#144of 3,987 brands · Top 5%
Monthly visitssource Sept 2026

62.2k

estimated visits in September

1 mo ▼ −16.0%4 mo ▲ +27.9%

The monthly curve, 24 months of history and the category comparison.

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02 · Reviews

EMPIRE reviews

The review cards of the Gravity brand page: the Trustpilot page, with its star distribution and the brand's tiers against the index, and the Google reviews. The TrustScore history and the review velocity against the category are for signed-in members.

EMPIRE holds 3.2 out of 5 on Trustpilot over 1 review: 0% of customers give five stars and 100% one star.

Trustpilotread 21 Oct 2026
3.2TrustScore · 1 review
5 ★0%
4 ★0%
3 ★0%
2 ★0%
1 ★100%

Online Marketplace

Google reviewsData not available

Data not available

Review velocity, TrustScore history and the category comparison are on the Gravity brand page.

03 · Products

EMPIRE best-selling products

The top three products in the catalogue, in the store's own best-seller order, with price and stock. The full catalogue, the rankings over time and the ads that lead to each product are for signed-in members.

EMPIRE sells on Shopify, 74% of its catalogue in stock. The best seller is Tyga - NSFW CD, at US$7.99, followed by Key Glock - Yellow Tape 2 (Digital Download) and UNTAMED Digital Download.

ProductsCatalogue read Oct 2026
Catalogue mixOct 2026
Music & Sound Recordings26%
Clothing Tops21%
Digital Music Downloads12%
Apparel & Accessories7%

Share of the catalogue by product family.

Activity mixdominant: Music & Sound Recordings
Music & Sound Recordings46%
Clothing33%
Clothing Accessories7%
Apparel & Accessories7%
Bundles2%

The dominant category places EMPIRE in its comparison group.

Prices and ratingsstore data
Average rating
4.80 / 5
Rated products
24% of the catalogue
In stock
74%
Upper price quartile
US$40.00
Currency
USD

05 · Influencers

EMPIRE influencers

The creators who tag @empire on Instagram, found by Gravity by Benchr in their posts. One is shown here; the full list, the audiences and the contact details are for signed-in members.

Creators tag @empire on Instagram, led by Xarz Momoh (40.2k followers, 0.0% engagement).

Influencersaccounts tagging @empire · Instagram
AccountProfileFollowersEngagementTagsRelationship
XXarz Momoh@official_xarz · 🇳🇬 NGMusic concerts dance Creator40.2k0.0%11Tagged @empire
Engagement is the median of recent posts.See all

06 · Competitors according to Gravity

EMPIRE competitors and alternatives

Gravity picks competitors from the index itself: same category, same market, similar size. The closest are named here; their figures, the full list and the side-by-side comparison are for subscribers.

Gravity by Benchr finds competitors for EMPIRE among Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States. The closest is Cardi B, then Def Jam, Alan Parsons, Bayonet Records, Epitaph Records, Alter Bridge.

CompetitorsMusic & Sound Recordings · United States · similarity out of 100
BrandSimilarityGravity scoreEst. trafficInstagramTrustpilotMeta adsProducts
Cardi Bstore.cardib.com
Def Jamdefjamshop.com
Alan Parsonsalanparsons.com
Bayonet Recordsbayonetrecords.com
Epitaph Recordsepitaph.com
Alter Bridgealterbridge.com
Competitors Gravity finds for EMPIRE. Similarity, Gravity score, traffic, social, reviews, ads and catalogue are for subscribers.Compare EMPIRE with Cardi B

07 · Company

Who is behind EMPIRE?

Legal entity, funding and distribution, as the Company tab of the Gravity brand page shows them. Where Gravity has nothing on file, the line says so rather than disappearing.

EMPIRE is a company based in San Francisco, United States.

Legal entityGravity index, Nov 2026
Entity country
🇺🇸 United States · San Francisco
DistributionGravity index, Nov 2026
Own store
store.empi.re · Shopify · USD
Catalogue
395 collections
Retailers
None recorded
Open jobs
None recorded

08 · What people ask about EMPIRE

What people ask Google about EMPIRE.

9 answers built from the data on this page, each one sourced to Gravity by Benchr, which say so when we don't know.

Is EMPIRE legit or a scam?

According to Gravity by Benchr, EMPIRE is a brand based in San Francisco, United States: it sells on a Shopify store, it has 637,731 Instagram followers. Those are the marks of an established brand, not a pop-up shop. Source: Gravity by Benchr brand index, November 2026.

What is EMPIRE?

EMPIRE is an independent label, distributor, and publisher that sells merchandise including music, vinyl, CDs, cassettes, and clothing for various artists. Gravity by Benchr classifies it under Music & Sound Recordings, with Music & Sound Recordings making up 26% of the catalogue. Source: Gravity by Benchr product classification, October 2026.

EMPIRE prices: how much is it?

EMPIRE's best seller, Tyga - NSFW CD, sells US$7.99 on store.empi.re. 74% of the catalogue is in stock. Gravity does not track prices daily: check store.empi.re before buying. Source: Gravity by Benchr catalogue reading, October 2026.

Does EMPIRE have a discount code?

Gravity by Benchr does not collect discount codes. What Gravity observes: EMPIRE advertises on Facebook and Instagram, where its offers often run. Check store.empi.re for current promotions. Source: Gravity by Benchr ad records, October 2026.

Where to buy EMPIRE?

EMPIRE sells on its own website, store.empi.re, a Shopify store. Gravity by Benchr lists no retailer or marketplace for the brand. Source: Gravity by Benchr retailer data, November 2026.

Is EMPIRE doing well?

Yes. Gravity by Benchr estimates about 62,200 visits to store.empi.re in September 2026, down 16% in a month and up 28% over three months. EMPIRE ranks #144 of 3,987 Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States in the Gravity index. Source: Gravity by Benchr estimated traffic, September 2026.

Which platform and tools does EMPIRE use?

Gravity by Benchr identifies store.empi.re as a Shopify store (standard plan, not Shopify Plus), selling in USD. It advertises through Meta. Source: Gravity by Benchr platform and advertising records, November 2026.

What is EMPIRE's ad budget?

Gravity by Benchr does not publish a spend figure for EMPIRE on this page. What Gravity observes: an active Meta advertiser, on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp. The estimated monthly spend band, derived from the EU reach of each ad, is on the Gravity brand page. Source: Gravity by Benchr Meta Ad Library records, October 2026.

Who are the biggest Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States?

Among Music & Sound Recordings brands in the United States in the Gravity by Benchr index, EMPIRE ranks #144 of 3,987 by estimated traffic. Its closest competitors on the same market are Cardi B, Def Jam, Alan Parsons, Bayonet Records and Epitaph Records. Source: Gravity by Benchr competitor analysis, same category, same market, similar size, November 2026.

Gravity by Benchr indexes more than 4 million e-commerce brands across 150 countries. Figures on this page are estimates, updated monthly; the Gravity score is recomputed nightly. Not affiliated with EMPIRE.