pcgamer.com

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Thrilling on game day, like treacle everywhere else.

Categorygames/video_games_consoles_and_accessories

Top 5,799

Global Rank

United States 39%

Top Market

-2%

Monthly Trend

52% Bounce

Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

13,071,227

↓1.9% vs last month

Bounce Rate

51.5%

Pages / Visit

1.9

Avg. Session

1m 2s

Domain Age

31.3 years

Traffic

#5,799Global Rank

#2,139Country Rank (840)

#56Category Rank · Video_Games_Consoles_and_Accessories

Traffic Trend

↓1.9%

Traffic Sources

Organic Search

45.1%

Direct

39.2%

Social

9.6%

Referral

5.2%

Paid

0.1%

0.9%

Geographic Distribution

DomainShare

🇺🇸United StatesUS

39.2%

🇬🇧United KingdomGB

9.3%

🇨🇦CanadaCA

5.1%

🇩🇪GermanyDE

3.6%

🇦🇺AustraliaAU

3.0%

Top 3 countries account for 53.6% of traffic

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords

Keyword
forza horizon 6	4.2M	$0.34	$74.0K
subnautica 2	3.4M	$0.75	$41.7K
pc gamer	143.3K	$0.35	$31.4K
subnautica 2 silver	94.7K	$0.00	$27.5K
epic games free games	79.4K	$0.82	$24.4K

SERP Rankings

Keyword			Ranking URL
deciphering the data	#6	📄	www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/arc-raiders-deciphering-the-data/	2,670	—

Growth Readout

Global rank top 5.8K — established player in the space

5 tracked competitors in this category — competitive landscape is well-defined

How does pcgamer.com actually grow?

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Competitive Landscape

steampowered.com

🔗 5 keyword overlap

Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games.

239.1M/mo+6%Aug 2000

Shares 5 keywords including "crimson desert"

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k4g.com

🔗 4 keyword overlap

Keyword: resizing » see all articles with the keyword: resizing on BLOG K4G.COM

1.4M/mo+22%Jul 2004

Shares 4 keywords including "crimson desert"

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steamcommunity.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199445614723/

189.0M/mo+4%May 2006

Shares 3 keywords including "subnautica 2"

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engadget.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Get the latest payment info from our tech-obsessed editors with breaking news, in-depth reviews, hands-on videos, and our insights on future products.

5.4M/mo+8%Jan 2004

Shares 3 keywords including "crimson desert"

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gameinformer.com

🔗 3 keyword overlap

Kyle plays entirely too much Picross. He once wrote a whole book about The Legend of Zelda.

1.5M/mo+9%May 1995

Shares 3 keywords including "crimson desert"

pcgamer.com vs gameinformer.com →Visit Website ↗

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