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title: "Duro-Tuss vs Nurofen: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Duro-Tuss or Nurofen more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu brands set in Australia. 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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# Duro-Tuss vs Nurofen: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Duro-Tuss or Nurofen more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu brands set in Australia. 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**: Duro-Tuss and Nurofen
- **Competitive set**: Cold and flu brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Duro-Tuss Share of Search**: 6.2%
- **Nurofen Share of Search**: 4.1%

## Is Duro-Tuss or Nurofen more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Duro-Tuss had more branded searches than Nurofen among cold and flu brands in Australia. Duro-Tuss had about 6,600 branded searches, while Nurofen had 4,400. Duro-Tuss made up 6.2% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Nurofen accounted for 4.1%.
- Duro-Tuss was ahead of Nurofen in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Duro-Tuss’ share of searches among cold and flu brands in Australia moved from 5.9% to 6.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 6.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nurofen’s share of searches among cold and flu brands in Australia moved from 3.9% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 4.4K.

## Top cold and flu brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nurofen was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Duro-Tuss did not appear in any of the five answers.

Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted.

| Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Strepsils | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sudafed | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Lemsip | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Bisolvon | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Codral | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Demazin | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Vicks | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Difflam | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Duro-Tuss | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Nurofen | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cold and flu brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What should I take for a cold in Australia?": 1. Nurofen
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cold and flu tablets in Australia?": 1. Codral, 2. Demazin, 3. Nurofen
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best thing for a sore throat?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cold and flu tablets": 1. Codral, 2. Nurofen
- Searched Google, AI Overview "sore throat": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Strepsils, Sudafed, Lemsip, Bisolvon, Vicks, Difflam and Duro-Tuss.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in Australia on October 26, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for Australia cold and flu brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nurofen in Australia rose 51.7% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 4.4K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Duro-Tuss in Australia rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 6.6K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Duro-Tuss estimated searches | Duro-Tuss Share of Search | Duro-Tuss rank | Nurofen estimated searches | Nurofen Share of Search | Nurofen rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 5.9% | 8 | 2.9K | 3.9% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 6.3% | 8 | 2.4K | 3.4% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.6K | 5.7% | 9 | 2.4K | 3.8% | 10 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 5.9% | 9 | 1.6K | 3.2% | 10 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 4.9% | 9 | 1.6K | 3.3% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 5.1% | 9 | 2.4K | 3.4% | 10 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 6% | 9 | 2.4K | 3.3% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 5.4K | 5.8% | 9 | 2.9K | 3.1% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 6.6% | 9 | 3.6K | 3.6% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 6.1% | 9 | 3.6K | 3.3% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 6% | 9 | 4.4K | 4% | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 6.2% | 9 | 4.4K | 4.1% | 10 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Duro-Tuss’ and Nurofen’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.

- **Duro-Tuss**: Measured on the search term “duro tuss”.
- **Nurofen**: Measured on the search term “nurofen cold and flu”.

- [Duro-Tuss profile](/demand/au/brands/duro-tuss)
- [Nurofen profile](/demand/au/brands/nurofen)
- [All cold and flu brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-cold-and-flu-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Duro-Tuss or Nurofen more popular in search?

In September 2026, Duro-Tuss had more branded searches than Nurofen among cold and flu brands in Australia. Duro-Tuss had about 6,600 branded searches, while Nurofen had 4,400. Duro-Tuss made up 6.2% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Nurofen accounted for 4.1%.

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