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

Which is more popular in search, DreamHack or PGL? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Esports tournaments 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**: DreamHack and PGL
- **Competitive set**: Esports tournaments
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **DreamHack Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **PGL Share of Search**: 3.8%

## Which is more popular in search, DreamHack or PGL?

- In August 2026, PGL had more branded searches than DreamHack among esports tournaments worldwide. PGL was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to DreamHack’s 14.8K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus DreamHack’s 1.1%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: DreamHack took it in November 2025, PGL took it in December 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, DreamHack’s estimated Share of Search among esports tournaments worldwide moved from 3.9% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 49.5K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PGL’s estimated Share of Search among esports tournaments worldwide moved from 5.8% to 3.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 49.5K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for DreamHack worldwide fell 70.1% over 11 measured months, from 49.5K to 14.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for PGL worldwide fell 33.1% over 11 measured months, from 74K to 49.5K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | DreamHack estimated searches | DreamHack Share of Search | DreamHack rank | PGL estimated searches | PGL Share of Search | PGL rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 49.5K | 3.9% | 5 | 74K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 74K | 6% | 4 | 60.5K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 2.7% | 5 | 40.5K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 22.2K | 1.8% | 5 | 60.5K | 5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 2% | 5 | 110K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 4% | 5 | 74K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 2.3% | 5 | 74K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 40.5K | 2.8% | 5 | 110K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 14.8K | 0.71% | 6 | 74K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 12.1K | 0.8% | 5 | 60.5K | 4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 1.1% | 5 | 49.5K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using DreamHack’s and PGL’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.

- **DreamHack**: Measured on the search term “dreamhack”.
- **PGL**: Measured on the search term “pgl”.

- [DreamHack profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dreamhack)
- [PGL profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pgl)
- [All esports tournaments worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/esports-tournaments): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, DreamHack or PGL?

In August 2026, PGL had more branded searches than DreamHack among esports tournaments worldwide. PGL was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to DreamHack’s 14.8K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus DreamHack’s 1.1%.

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