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title: "Melissa & Doug vs Playmobil: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Melissa & Doug or Playmobil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Toy 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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# Melissa & Doug vs Playmobil: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Melissa & Doug or Playmobil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Toy 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**: Melissa & Doug and Playmobil
- **Competitive set**: Toy brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Melissa & Doug Share of Search**: <0.01%
- **Playmobil Share of Search**: 5.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Melissa & Doug or Playmobil?

- In August 2026, Playmobil had more branded searches than Melissa & Doug among toy brands worldwide. Playmobil was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Melissa & Doug’s 390, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Melissa & Doug’s <0.01%.
- Playmobil was ahead of Melissa & Doug in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Melissa & Doug’s estimated Share of Search among toy brands worldwide held steady at <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 390.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Playmobil’s estimated Share of Search among toy brands worldwide moved from 6.8% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1M to 823K.

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

- In August 2026, Playmobil gained estimated Share of Search among toy brands worldwide, from 4.8% to 5.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Melissa & Doug worldwide fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 480 to 390 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Melissa & Doug estimated searches | Melissa & Doug Share of Search | Melissa & Doug rank | Playmobil estimated searches | Playmobil Share of Search | Playmobil rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 480 | <0.01% | 6 | 1M | 6.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 720 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.5M | 7.3% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | <0.01% | 6 | 1.5M | 6% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 390 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 4.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 320 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 5.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 390 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 5.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 320 | <0.01% | 6 | 673K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 320 | <0.01% | 6 | 673K | 4.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 390 | <0.01% | 6 | 673K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 390 | <0.01% | 6 | 823K | 5.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Melissa & Doug’s and Playmobil’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.

- **Melissa & Doug**: Measured on the search term “melissadoug toys”.
- **Playmobil**: Measured on the search term “playmobil”.

- [Melissa & Doug profile](/demand/global-en/brands/melissa-and-doug)
- [Playmobil profile](/demand/global-en/brands/playmobil)
- [All toy brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/toy-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, Melissa & Doug or Playmobil?

In August 2026, Playmobil had more branded searches than Melissa & Doug among toy brands worldwide. Playmobil was estimated to have 823K branded searches compared to Melissa & Doug’s 390, and held a 5.9% Share of Search versus Melissa & Doug’s <0.01%.

## Cite this page

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