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

Which is more popular in search, GOG or Xbox? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Gaming 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**: GOG and Xbox
- **Competitive set**: Gaming platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **GOG Share of Search**: 0.66%
- **Xbox Share of Search**: 36.6%

## Which is more popular in search, GOG or Xbox?

- In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than GOG among gaming platforms worldwide. Xbox was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to GOG’s 135K, and held a 36.6% Share of Search versus GOG’s 0.66%.
- Xbox was ahead of GOG in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GOG’s estimated Share of Search among gaming platforms worldwide moved from 0.75% to 0.66%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 165K to 135K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Xbox’s estimated Share of Search among gaming platforms worldwide moved from 34.1% to 36.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.5M.

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

- In August 2026, Xbox overtook Nintendo Switch to take the highest estimated Share of Search among gaming platforms worldwide, at 36.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for GOG worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 165K to 135K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | GOG estimated searches | GOG Share of Search | GOG rank | Xbox estimated searches | Xbox Share of Search | Xbox rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 165K | 0.75% | 5 | 7.5M | 34.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 165K | 0.59% | 5 | 9.1M | 32.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 201K | 0.64% | 5 | 9.1M | 29.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 165K | 0.74% | 5 | 7.5M | 33.4% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 165K | 0.9% | 5 | 6.1M | 33.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 0.8% | 5 | 6.1M | 29.7% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 135K | 0.68% | 5 | 6.1M | 30.9% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 0.66% | 5 | 6.1M | 29.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 135K | 0.56% | 5 | 7.5M | 31.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 165K | 0.74% | 5 | 7.5M | 33.7% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 135K | 0.66% | 5 | 7.5M | 36.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using GOG’s and Xbox’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.

- **GOG**: Measured on the search term “gog games”.
- **Xbox**: Measured on the search term “xbox”.

- [GOG profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gog)
- [Xbox profile](/demand/global-en/brands/xbox)
- [All gaming platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/gaming-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, GOG or Xbox?

In August 2026, Xbox had more branded searches than GOG among gaming platforms worldwide. Xbox was estimated to have 7.5M branded searches compared to GOG’s 135K, and held a 36.6% Share of Search versus GOG’s 0.66%.

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