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title: "Dye vs Proto: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dye or Proto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paintball brands 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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# Dye vs Proto: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Dye or Proto? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Paintball brands 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**: Dye and Proto
- **Competitive set**: Paintball brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dye Share of Search**: 13.2%
- **Proto Share of Search**: 29.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Dye or Proto?

- In August 2026, Proto had more branded searches than Dye among paintball brands worldwide. Proto was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Dye’s 4.4K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Dye’s 13.2%.
- Proto was ahead of Dye in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dye’s estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide moved from 14.2% to 13.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 4.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Proto’s estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide moved from 26% to 29.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 9.9K.

## How did search popularity change for paintball brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Dye gained estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide, from 11.9% to 13.2%.
- In August 2026, Proto lost estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide, from 32.8% to 29.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Dye estimated searches | Dye Share of Search | Dye rank | Proto estimated searches | Proto Share of Search | Proto rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 14.2% | 3 | 9.9K | 26% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 15.4% | 4 | 9.9K | 28.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 10.7% | 4 | 9.9K | 29.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 18% | 3 | 9.9K | 27% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 13.7% | 4 | 9.9K | 30.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 14.5% | 4 | 9.9K | 26.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 12.6% | 4 | 9.9K | 28.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 15.2% | 4 | 9.9K | 28% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4.4K | 14.3% | 4 | 9.9K | 32.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 3.6K | 11.9% | 4 | 9.9K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 13.2% | 4 | 9.9K | 29.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dye’s and Proto’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.

- **Dye**: Measured on the search term “dye paintball”.
- **Proto**: Measured on the search term “proto tools”.

- [Dye profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dye)
- [Proto profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proto)
- [All paintball brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/paintball-brands): 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, Dye or Proto?

In August 2026, Proto had more branded searches than Dye among paintball brands worldwide. Proto was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Dye’s 4.4K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Dye’s 13.2%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Dye vs Proto: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dye-vs-proto

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