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title: "Empire vs Proto: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Empire 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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# Empire vs Proto: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Empire 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**: Empire and Proto
- **Competitive set**: Paintball brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Empire Share of Search**: 5.7%
- **Proto Share of Search**: 29.7%

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

- In August 2026, Proto had more branded searches than Empire among paintball brands worldwide. Proto was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Empire’s 1.9K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Empire’s 5.7%.
- Proto was ahead of Empire in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Empire’s estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide moved from 6.3% to 5.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.
- 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, Proto lost estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide, from 32.8% to 29.7%.
- In August 2026, Empire lost estimated Share of Search among paintball brands worldwide, from 6.3% to 5.7%.

## Month by month

| Month | Empire estimated searches | Empire Share of Search | Empire rank | Proto estimated searches | Proto Share of Search | Proto rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 6.3% | 6 | 9.9K | 26% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 6.8% | 5 | 9.9K | 28.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 5.7% | 5 | 9.9K | 29.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.9K | 5.2% | 5 | 9.9K | 27% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 5.9% | 5 | 9.9K | 30.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 6.5% | 5 | 9.9K | 26.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 6.9% | 5 | 9.9K | 28.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 8.2% | 5 | 9.9K | 28% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 7.8% | 5 | 9.9K | 32.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 6.3% | 5 | 9.9K | 32.8% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 5.7% | 5 | 9.9K | 29.7% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Empire’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.

- **Empire**: Measured on the search term “empire paintball”.
- **Proto**: Measured on the search term “proto tools”.

- [Empire profile](/demand/global-en/brands/empire-paintball)
- [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, Empire or Proto?

In August 2026, Proto had more branded searches than Empire among paintball brands worldwide. Proto was estimated to have 9.9K branded searches compared to Empire’s 1.9K, and held a 29.7% Share of Search versus Empire’s 5.7%.

## Cite this page

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