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title: "Aveeno vs Neutrogena: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Aveeno or Neutrogena more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moisturizer 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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# Aveeno vs Neutrogena: Which is more popular?

Is Aveeno or Neutrogena more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Moisturizer 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**: Aveeno and Neutrogena
- **Competitive set**: Moisturizer brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Aveeno Share of Search**: 5.1%
- **Neutrogena Share of Search**: 4.4%

## Is Aveeno or Neutrogena more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Aveeno had more branded searches than Neutrogena among moisturizer brands worldwide. Aveeno had about 92,300 branded searches, while Neutrogena had 79,400. Aveeno made up 5.1% of all moisturizer brand searches we track, and Neutrogena accounted for 4.4%.
- Aveeno was ahead of Neutrogena in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Aveeno’s share of searches among moisturizer brands worldwide held steady at 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.6K to 92.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Neutrogena’s share of searches among moisturizer brands worldwide moved from 4.1% to 4.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 59.4K to 79.4K.

## Top moisturizer brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Neutrogena was mentioned in two out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Aveeno did not appear in any of the four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CeraVe | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| La Roche-Posay | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Cetaphil | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Neutrogena | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Vanicream | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Kiehl's | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Clinique | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Nivea | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Aveeno | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Drunk Elephant | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Dermalogica | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about moisturizer brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which moisturizer brand should I buy?": 1. CeraVe, 2. Cetaphil, 3. Neutrogena, 4. La Roche-Posay
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best moisturizer brands?": 1. CeraVe, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Vanicream, 4. Neutrogena, 5. Cetaphil, 6. Kiehl's, 7. Clinique
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best moisturizer brand for dry skin?": 1. CeraVe, 2. La Roche-Posay, 3. Vanicream
- Searched Google, AI Overview "moisturizer for dry skin": 1. La Roche-Posay, 2. CeraVe

Not named in any answer: Nivea, Aveeno, Drunk Elephant and Dermalogica.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for moisturizer brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Neutrogena overtook Clinique to rank 7th among moisturizer brands worldwide, with 4.4% of the searches.
- Aveeno’s share of searches among moisturizer brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 5.8% to 5.1% in October 2026.

## How has branded search for Aveeno and Neutrogena changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Aveeno estimated searches | Aveeno Share of Search | Aveeno rank | Neutrogena estimated searches | Neutrogena Share of Search | Neutrogena rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 74.6K | 5.1% | 5 | 59.4K | 4.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 74.6K | 5.1% | 5 | 45.9K | 3.2% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 74.6K | 5.2% | 5 | 54.9K | 3.9% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 65K | 5.4% | 5 | 44.9K | 3.7% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 67.2K | 5.3% | 5 | 54.9K | 4.4% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 65.4K | 5.5% | 5 | 53.9K | 4.5% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 57.2K | 5.3% | 5 | 53.9K | 5% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 55.7K | 5.4% | 6 | 53.9K | 5.2% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 58.4K | 5.8% | 6 | 44.9K | 4.5% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 59.9K | 5.3% | 6 | 44.1K | 3.9% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 59.9K | 5.2% | 6 | 44.1K | 3.8% | 8 |
| Oct 2026 | 92.3K | 5.1% | 5 | 79.4K | 4.4% | 7 |

## How are Aveeno’s and Neutrogena’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aveeno’s and Neutrogena’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.

- **Aveeno**: Measured on the search terms “aveeno face cream”, “aveeno face moisturizer”, “aveeno moisturiser” and “aveeno moisturizer”, summed into one figure.
- **Neutrogena**: Measured on the search terms “neutrogena face moisturizer” and “neutrogena moisturizer”, summed into one figure.

- [Aveeno profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aveeno)
- [Neutrogena profile](/demand/global-en/brands/neutrogena)
- [All moisturizer brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/moisturizer-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Aveeno or Neutrogena more popular in search?

In October 2026, Aveeno had more branded searches than Neutrogena among moisturizer brands worldwide. Aveeno had about 92,300 branded searches, while Neutrogena had 79,400. Aveeno made up 5.1% of all moisturizer brand searches we track, and Neutrogena accounted for 4.4%.

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