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title: "Star City Games vs TCGplayer: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Star City Games or TCGplayer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading card shops 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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# Star City Games vs TCGplayer: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Star City Games or TCGplayer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Trading card shops 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**: Star City Games and TCGplayer
- **Competitive set**: Trading card shops
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Star City Games Share of Search**: 6%
- **TCGplayer Share of Search**: 91.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Star City Games or TCGplayer?

- In August 2026, TCGplayer had more branded searches than Star City Games among trading card shops worldwide. TCGplayer was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Star City Games’ 181K, and held a 91.2% Share of Search versus Star City Games’ 6%.
- TCGplayer was ahead of Star City Games in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Star City Games’ estimated Share of Search among trading card shops worldwide moved from 5.9% to 6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 148K to 181K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TCGplayer’s estimated Share of Search among trading card shops worldwide moved from 89.8% to 91.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2M to 2.7M.

## How did search popularity change for trading card shops worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for TCGplayer worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 2.2M to 2.7M in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Star City Games worldwide rose 22.3% over 11 measured months, from 148K to 181K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Star City Games estimated searches | Star City Games Share of Search | Star City Games rank | TCGplayer estimated searches | TCGplayer Share of Search | TCGplayer rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 148K | 5.9% | 2 | 2.2M | 89.8% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 181K | 7.1% | 2 | 2.2M | 88% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 181K | 7.1% | 2 | 2.2M | 87.7% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 181K | 7.1% | 2 | 2.2M | 87.3% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 181K | 7.1% | 2 | 2.2M | 87.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 181K | 5.9% | 2 | 2.7M | 89.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 181K | 5.9% | 2 | 2.7M | 89.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 181K | 5.9% | 2 | 2.7M | 89.4% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 181K | 6% | 2 | 2.7M | 90.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 181K | 6% | 2 | 2.7M | 91.2% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 181K | 6% | 2 | 2.7M | 91.2% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Star City Games’ and TCGplayer’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.

- **Star City Games**: Measured on the search terms “star city games” and “starcitygames”, summed into one figure.
- **TCGplayer**: Measured on the search term “tcg player”.

- [Star City Games profile](/demand/global-en/brands/star-city-games)
- [TCGplayer profile](/demand/global-en/brands/tcgplayer)
- [All trading card shops worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/trading-card-shops): 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, Star City Games or TCGplayer?

In August 2026, TCGplayer had more branded searches than Star City Games among trading card shops worldwide. TCGplayer was estimated to have 2.7M branded searches compared to Star City Games’ 181K, and held a 91.2% Share of Search versus Star City Games’ 6%.

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