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title: "Challengermode vs ESL: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Challengermode or ESL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Esports platforms 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."
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# Challengermode vs ESL: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Challengermode or ESL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Esports platforms 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**: Challengermode and ESL
- **Competitive set**: Esports platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Challengermode Share of Search**: 0.51%
- **ESL Share of Search**: 4.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Challengermode or ESL?

- In August 2026, ESL had more branded searches than Challengermode among esports platforms worldwide. ESL was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Challengermode’s 27.1K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Challengermode’s 0.51%.
- ESL was ahead of Challengermode in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Challengermode’s estimated Share of Search among esports platforms worldwide moved from 0.87% to 0.51%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 27.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ESL’s estimated Share of Search among esports platforms worldwide moved from 9.7% to 4.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 301K to 246K.

## How did search popularity change for esports platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ESL lost estimated Share of Search among esports platforms worldwide, from 5.6% to 4.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Challengermode estimated searches | Challengermode Share of Search | Challengermode rank | ESL estimated searches | ESL Share of Search | ESL rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 0.87% | 4 | 301K | 9.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 27.1K | 0.74% | 3 | 246K | 6.7% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 0.74% | 3 | 246K | 6.7% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 0.61% | 4 | 301K | 6.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 0.75% | 3 | 246K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.74% | 4 | 301K | 6.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 0.75% | 4 | 246K | 5.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 0.62% | 4 | 246K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 27.1K | 0.61% | 4 | 301K | 6.8% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.51% | 4 | 246K | 5.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 0.51% | 4 | 246K | 4.6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Challengermode’s and ESL’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.

- **Challengermode**: Measured on the search term “challengermode”.
- **ESL**: Measured on the search term “esl”.

- [Challengermode profile](/demand/global-en/brands/challengermode)
- [ESL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/esl)
- [All esports platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/esports-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Challengermode or ESL?

In August 2026, ESL had more branded searches than Challengermode among esports platforms worldwide. ESL was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Challengermode’s 27.1K, and held a 4.6% Share of Search versus Challengermode’s 0.51%.

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