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How popular isGrand Theft Auto in search?

In September 2026, people searched for Grand Theft Auto by name about 550,000 times worldwide, an 18.3% decrease from the previous year. These searches made up 1% of all global video game franchise searches, placing Grand Theft Auto seventh out of nine franchises. These are worldwide searches for English-language branded terms.

Share of searches, September 2026
  1. Minecraft46%
  2. Resident Evil20.5%
  3. Pokémon13.8%
  4. Fortnite11.3%
  5. Call of Duty3.4%
  6. The Legend of Zelda3.1%
  7. Grand Theft Auto1%
  8. Mario Kart0.83%
  9. EA Sports FC0.12%
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Which video game franchises compete with Grand Theft Auto?

Grand Theft Auto against video game franchises worldwide, by month

Share of searches by month for Minecraft, Resident Evil, Pokémon, Fortnite, Call of Duty, The Legend of Zelda, Grand Theft Auto. The figures are in the table below the chart.

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MonthMinecraftResident EvilPokémonFortniteCall of DutyThe Legend of ZeldaGrand Theft AutoMario KartEA Sports FC
Oct 202557.8%3.5%14.2%14.2%5.2%2%1.6%1.3%0.18%
Nov 202554.1%3.3%13.3%19.9%4.9%2.1%1.2%1.2%0.14%
Dec 202558.5%2.9%11.8%17.6%5.3%1.7%0.87%1.3%0.12%
Jan 202661%3.7%12.3%15%3.7%2%1.1%1.1%0.19%
Feb 202656.5%5.1%17%13.9%3.4%1.9%1%1%0.21%
Mar 202655.4%7.5%16.6%13.6%3.3%1.8%0.67%1%0.12%
Apr 202655.4%5%16.7%13.6%4.1%2.3%1.5%1.2%0.17%
May 202657.9%4.3%17.4%11.6%4.3%2.3%1%1%0.22%
Jun 202659.7%4.4%14.7%12%4.4%2.3%1.3%0.88%0.27%
Jul 202659.5%4.4%14.6%12%4.4%2.2%1.3%1.3%0.34%
Aug 202656%4.1%16.8%13.8%4.1%2.2%1.5%1.2%0.26%
Sep 202646%20.5%13.8%11.3%3.4%3.1%1%0.83%0.12%

  1. 1.Minecraft

    46%

    Held 1st. 24.9M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -10 points.

  2. 2.Resident Evil

    20.5%

    Moved from 5th to 2nd. 11.1M estimated branded searches, +506.6% vs prior month. Share +16.4 points.

  3. 3.Pokémon

    13.8%

    Moved from 2nd to 3rd. 7.5M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -3 points.

  4. 4.Fortnite

    11.3%

    Moved from 3rd to 4th. 6.1M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -2.5 points.

  5. 5.Call of Duty

    3.4%

    Moved from 4th to 5th. 1.8M estimated branded searches, 0% vs prior month. Share -0.7 points.

  6. 6.The Legend of Zelda

    3.1%

    Held 6th. 1.7M estimated branded searches, +71.8% vs prior month. Share +0.9 points.

  7. 7.Grand Theft Auto

    1%

    Held 7th. 550K estimated branded searches, -18.3% vs prior month. Share -0.5 points.

  8. 8.Mario Kart

    0.83%

    Held 8th. 450K estimated branded searches, -18.2% vs prior month. Share -0.4 points.

  9. 9.EA Sports FC

    0.12%

    Held 9th. 65.9K estimated branded searches, -42.9% vs prior month. Share -0.1 points.

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How has branded search demand for Grand Theft Auto changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

2 findings
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Grand Theft Auto worldwide fell from 673K to 550K.
  • Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Grand Theft Auto’s share of searches among video game franchises worldwide decreased from 1.6% to 1%.

How did search popularity change for video game franchises worldwide in September 2026?

6 changes

  1. In September 2026, Resident Evil overtook Pokémon and 2 others to rank 2nd among video game franchises worldwide, with 20.5% of the searches.

  2. In September 2026, The Legend of Zelda gained share of searches among video game franchises worldwide, from 2.2% to 3.1%.

  3. In September 2026, Minecraft lost share of searches among video game franchises worldwide, from 56% to 46%.

  4. In September 2026, Pokémon lost share of searches among video game franchises worldwide, from 16.8% to 13.8%.

  5. In September 2026, Fortnite lost share of searches among video game franchises worldwide, from 13.8% to 11.3%.

  6. In September 2026, Call of Duty lost share of searches among video game franchises worldwide, from 4.1% to 3.4%.

How are Grand Theft Auto’s branded searches counted?

1 search term

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grand Theft Auto’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

  • grand theft auto

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Who owns Grand Theft Auto?

Grand Theft Auto is owned by Rockstar Games. Brandwave does not track any other brands owned by Rockstar Games.

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