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title: "EVO vs PGL: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, EVO 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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# EVO vs PGL: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, EVO 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**: EVO and PGL
- **Competitive set**: Esports tournaments
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **EVO Share of Search**: 0.5%
- **PGL Share of Search**: 3.8%

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

- In August 2026, PGL had more branded searches than EVO among esports tournaments worldwide. PGL was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to EVO’s 6.6K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus EVO’s 0.5%.
- PGL was ahead of EVO in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, EVO’s estimated Share of Search among esports tournaments worldwide moved from 0.77% to 0.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 9.9K to 6.6K.
- 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?

- EVO’s estimated Share of Search among esports tournaments worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1% to 0.5% 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 | EVO estimated searches | EVO Share of Search | EVO rank | PGL estimated searches | PGL Share of Search | PGL rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 9.9K | 0.77% | 6 | 74K | 5.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 0.65% | 6 | 60.5K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 0.82% | 6 | 40.5K | 4.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 8.1K | 0.67% | 6 | 60.5K | 5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 0.88% | 6 | 110K | 9.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 8.1K | 0.65% | 6 | 74K | 5.9% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 0.69% | 6 | 74K | 6.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 14.8K | 1% | 6 | 110K | 7.6% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.87% | 5 | 74K | 3.6% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 9.9K | 0.65% | 6 | 60.5K | 4% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 0.5% | 6 | 49.5K | 3.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **EVO**: Measured on the search term “evo tournament”.
- **PGL**: Measured on the search term “pgl”.

- [EVO profile](/demand/global-en/brands/evo-championship)
- [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, EVO or PGL?

In August 2026, PGL had more branded searches than EVO among esports tournaments worldwide. PGL was estimated to have 49.5K branded searches compared to EVO’s 6.6K, and held a 3.8% Share of Search versus EVO’s 0.5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "EVO vs PGL: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/evo-championship-vs-pgl

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