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Market · Philippines · Wed 21 Oct · 3 min read
Philippines is world's top gaming search market
What happened
Blask, a gaming analytics platform that tracks online search demand for gaming brands, ranked the Philippines as the largest market globally for online gaming search demand in September 2026. The country overtook Brazil and India to reach that position. The Philippines' Blask Index rose 87 percent year-on-year in September and 8 percent month-on-month from August.
Why it matters
Sources: GGRAsia
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