Hybrid pepper cultivar designated `E 499526` which is a Sweetbite type and suitable for covered cultivation and open field, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of hybrid pepper cultivar `E 499526` and to the plants of hybrid pepper cultivar `E 499526`. The invention also relates to methods for producing a pepper plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the hybrid cultivar `E 499526` with itself or another pepper cultivar. The invention further relates to methods for producing other pepper cultivars derived from the hybrid `E 499526`.