Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#4,728
AI visibility: Grade A+
95
SEO health: Latest audit
74
Visits
4.4M
per month, estimated
Keywords
545.1K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
4.4M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
137 lines AI engines can read
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polygon.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Polygon (Media) is ranked #4,728 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 10,000, up 10 places from #4,738 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 4.4 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 545,100 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 95 out of 100 (grade A+), with a published llms.txt of 137 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 74/100, with "Optimize Images" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #4,728 | ▲ 10 |
| July 2026 | #4,738 | ▼ 60 |
| June 2026 | #4,678 | — |
| May 2026 | #4,678 | ▼ 35 |
| April 2026 | #4,643 | ▼ 12 |
| March 2026 | #4,631 | ▼ 220 |
| February 2026 | #4,411 | — |
What this company does
Polygon is a website dedicated to covering video games and broader entertainment topics. It publishes news articles, cultural commentary, game reviews, and guides that help people navigate the latest releases in gaming as well as related areas like science fiction, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics. The site also features sections focused on recommendations for what to play and what to watch,…
Our read on the site
Significant improvements needed. 1 high-priority issue.
polygon.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send polygon.com an estimated 4.4 million visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 4.4 million visits from unpaid results. Spread across 545,100 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 8.0 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
4.4M
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
4.4M
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
polygon.com AI Visibility
polygon.com scores 95 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A+. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt, Crawlability and Structured data. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 22 of 25 points (7/8 core fields), worth 3 points if closed. It also loses points on SEO health (18/20).
Grade A+
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✓
Detected
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polygon.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on polygon.com runs to 137 lines (5,713 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in March 2026. It introduces the site as "Polygon - Gaming and Entertainment News". It tells AI engines the business works in Media, Entertainment and Digital Publishing. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Gaming News at Free, Entertainment Reviews at Free and Cultural Commentary at Free. Services it lists include Sponsored Content and Community Engagement. The audience it names is Gamers, Entertainment Enthusiasts, Young Adults, Tech-Savvy Individuals, aged 18-35 (Global). Technologies it mentions include React, Node.js, AWS and MongoDB. The keywords it claims start with "video games", "gaming news", "entertainment reviews" and "sci-fi content".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
137
In the file
Size
5.7K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Mar 7, 2026
What the file says
# Polygon - Gaming and Entertainment News ## About Polygon is a premier destination for news, reviews, and cultural commentary in the gaming and entertainment industries. Specializing in video games, sci-fi, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics, Polygon delivers high-quality journalism to a passionate community of fans. With a focus on engaging content, it connects enthusiasts with the latest trends and insights. The platform serves millions of users globally with in-depth analysis and thought-provoking articles. **Areas of Work:** Media, Entertainment, Digital Publishing ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://polygon.com - **Address:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Not Specified - **Timezone:** America/Los_Angeles - **Currency:** USD - **Company Type:** Private - **Employees:** 150 employees - **Revenue:** $25M - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Gaming News** (Free): Comprehensive coverage of the latest video game releases, updates, and industry news. - **Entertainment Reviews** (Free): In-depth reviews of movies, TV shows, anime, and other entertainment mediums in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres. - **Cultural Commentary** (Free): Thoughtful articles and essays on gaming culture, trends, and societal impacts of entertainment. ## Services - **S
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Gaming NewsFree
- Entertainment ReviewsFree
- Cultural CommentaryFree
Services it tells AI about
- Sponsored ContentContact for quote
- Community EngagementContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Gamers, Entertainment Enthusiasts, Young Adults, Tech-Savvy Individuals · 18-35 · Global
Company type
Private · actively hiring
polygon.com Organic Keywords
Google lists polygon.com for about 545,100 keywords, which together bring an estimated 4.4 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
545.1K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
4.4M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
polygon.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of polygon.com scored 74 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 64, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 2 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- HighOptimize Images
- HighLeverage Browser Caching
- MediumMinify CSS and JavaScript
- MediumImplement Lazy Loading
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
polygon.com Competitors and Alternatives
Polygon's company profile names ign.com, kotaku.com and gamespot.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds eurogamer.net and pcgamer.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are invisioncic.com, myqnapcloud.com, cbslocal.com and adweek.com.
polygon.com Company Profile
Polygon is a website dedicated to covering video games and broader entertainment topics. It publishes news articles, cultural commentary, game reviews, and guides that help people navigate the latest releases in gaming as well as related areas like science fiction, fantasy, tabletop games, anime, horror, books, and comics. The site also features sections focused on recommendations for what to play and what to watch,…
Founded in 2012 (about 14 years ago), Polygon is based in San Francisco, United States. Its workforce is listed as between 101 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Media, with further tags for Entertainment, Digital Publishing and Content Creation. Products on record for it: Gaming News, Entertainment Reviews and Cultural Commentary. Reported revenue is $25M (2023), and total funding is listed at $451M. Its tagline reads: "Gaming and Entertainment News, Culture, Reviews, and More".
- Sector
- Media
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 101-200
- Revenue
- $25M (2023)
- Funding
- $451M
- Products
- Gaming News, Entertainment Reviews, Cultural Commentary
polygon.com Traffic by Country
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Top customer markets
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polygon.com Backlink Analytics
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