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title: "Kevin.Murphy vs Sukin: Which is searched more in Australia?"
description: "Is Kevin.Murphy or Sukin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo and haircare 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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# Kevin.Murphy vs Sukin: Which is searched more in Australia?

Is Kevin.Murphy or Sukin more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo and haircare 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**: Kevin.Murphy and Sukin
- **Competitive set**: Shampoo and haircare brands
- **Market**: Australia
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Kevin.Murphy Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Sukin Share of Search**: 4%

## Is Kevin.Murphy or Sukin more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Kevin.Murphy had more branded searches than Sukin among shampoo and haircare brands in Australia. Kevin.Murphy had about 6,600 branded searches, while Sukin had 5,400. Kevin.Murphy made up 4.8% of all shampoo and haircare brand searches we track, and Sukin accounted for 4%.
- Kevin.Murphy was ahead of Sukin in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Kevin.Murphy’s share of searches among shampoo and haircare brands in Australia held steady at 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sukin’s share of searches among shampoo and haircare brands in Australia moved from 3.2% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.4K.

## Top shampoo and haircare brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Kevin.Murphy was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Sukin did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Olaplex | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Redken | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kérastase | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Pureology | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Kevin.Murphy | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| OGX | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Davroe | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Moroccanoil | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Head & Shoulders | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Dove | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sukin | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Pantene | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| TRESemmé | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Herbal Essences | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| ELEVEN Australia | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about shampoo and haircare brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which shampoo should I buy in Australia?": 1. OGX, 2. Olaplex
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best shampoo brands in Australia?": 1. Olaplex, 2. Kérastase, 3. Kevin.Murphy, 4. Redken, 5. Davroe
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best shampoo for dry, damaged hair?": 1. Redken, 2. Olaplex
- Searched Google, AI Overview "shampoo": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best shampoo": 1. Pureology, 2. Olaplex, 3. OGX, 4. Kérastase

Not named in any answer: Moroccanoil, Head & Shoulders, Dove, Sukin, Pantene, TRESemmé, Herbal Essences and ELEVEN Australia.

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 shampoo and haircare brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Sukin in Australia rose 22.7% over 12 measured months, from 4.4K to 5.4K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Kevin.Murphy estimated searches | Kevin.Murphy Share of Search | Kevin.Murphy rank | Sukin estimated searches | Sukin Share of Search | Sukin rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 6.6K | 4.8% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 4.3% | 5 | 4.4K | 2.3% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 6.6K | 4.6% | 5 | 4.4K | 3% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 4.6% | 5 | 6.6K | 4.6% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 4.5% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.7% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 4.4% | 4 | 5.4K | 3.6% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 6.6K | 5.1% | 4 | 4.4K | 3.4% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 6.6K | 4.9% | 5 | 4.4K | 3.3% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 4.9% | 5 | 5.4K | 4% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 4.8% | 5 | 5.4K | 4% | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 4.4% | 6 | 5.4K | 3.6% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 6.6K | 4.8% | 6 | 5.4K | 4% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Kevin.Murphy’s and Sukin’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.

- **Kevin.Murphy**: Measured on the search term “kevin murphy”.
- **Sukin**: Measured on the search term “sukin shampoo”.

- [Kevin.Murphy profile](/demand/au/brands/kevin-murphy)
- [Sukin profile](/demand/au/brands/sukin)
- [All shampoo and haircare brands in Australia](/demand/au/categories/au-shampoo-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 Kevin.Murphy or Sukin more popular in search?

In September 2026, Kevin.Murphy had more branded searches than Sukin among shampoo and haircare brands in Australia. Kevin.Murphy had about 6,600 branded searches, while Sukin had 5,400. Kevin.Murphy made up 4.8% of all shampoo and haircare brand searches we track, and Sukin accounted for 4%.

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