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title: "Proactiv: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide"
description: "Proactiv is acne treatment brand. 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."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/proactiv"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Proactiv: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide

Proactiv is acne treatment brand. 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

- **Brand**: Proactiv
- **Market**: Global

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Acne treatments | — | — | — |

- [Acne treatments](/demand/global-en/categories/acne-treatments)

## How did search popularity change for acne treatments worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Paula's Choice gained estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide, from 6.6% to 8%.
- In August 2026, CeraVe gained estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide, from 33.8% to 34.3%.
- In August 2026, Differin lost estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide, from 4.5% to 3%.
- La Roche-Posay’s estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 37.7% to 33.5% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Ordinary worldwide rose 15.8% over 11 measured months, from 1.2M to 1.4M in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Nov 2025 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Dec 2025 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Jan 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Feb 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Mar 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Apr 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| May 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Aug 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Acne treatments | — | — | — |

## How is Proactiv measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Proactiv’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “proactiv acne”

## Which acne treatments compete with Proactiv?

- [CeraVe](/demand/global-en/brands/cerave)
- [La Roche-Posay](/demand/global-en/brands/la-roche-posay)
- [The Ordinary](/demand/global-en/brands/the-ordinary-skincare)
- [Paula's Choice](/demand/global-en/brands/paula-s-choice)
- [Differin](/demand/global-en/brands/differin)

## Methodology

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

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Proactiv: search popularity and Share of Search worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/proactiv

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