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title: "Dove vs Palmolive: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Dove or Palmolive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foaming hand wash brands set worldwide. 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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# Dove vs Palmolive: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Dove or Palmolive? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Foaming hand wash brands set worldwide. 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**: Dove and Palmolive
- **Competitive set**: Foaming hand wash brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Dove Share of Search**: 83.1%
- **Palmolive Share of Search**: 4.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Dove or Palmolive?

- In September 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Palmolive among foaming hand wash brands worldwide. Dove was estimated to have 1.7M branded searches compared to Palmolive’s 90.5K, and held an 83.1% Share of Search versus Palmolive’s 4.5%.
- Dove was ahead of Palmolive in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dove’s estimated Share of Search among foaming hand wash brands worldwide moved from 82.2% to 83.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6M to 1.7M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Palmolive’s estimated Share of Search among foaming hand wash brands worldwide moved from 4.8% to 4.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for foaming hand wash brands worldwide in September 2026?

Neither Dove nor Palmolive moved beyond provider rounding among foaming hand wash brands in Sep 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Dove estimated searches | Dove Share of Search | Dove rank | Palmolive estimated searches | Palmolive Share of Search | Palmolive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6M | 82.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 80.7% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 80.6% | 1 | 74K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.4M | 80.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 82.7% | 1 | 74K | 4.7% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6M | 82.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 79.8% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 1.6M | 82.2% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.8% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.4M | 80.8% | 1 | 90.5K | 5.1% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.4M | 79.8% | 1 | 110K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.7M | 83.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.7M | 83.1% | 1 | 90.5K | 4.5% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dove’s and Palmolive’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.

- **Dove**: Measured on the search terms “dove”, “dove body scrub”, “dove body wash” and “dove soap”, summed into one figure.
- **Palmolive**: Measured on the search term “palmolive”.

- [Dove profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dove)
- [Palmolive profile](/demand/global-en/brands/palmolive)
- [All foaming hand wash brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/foaming-hand-wash-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands.

## Methodology

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

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Dove or Palmolive?

In September 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Palmolive among foaming hand wash brands worldwide. Dove was estimated to have 1.7M branded searches compared to Palmolive’s 90.5K, and held an 83.1% Share of Search versus Palmolive’s 4.5%.

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