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title: "Aqua Optima vs Waterdrop: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Aqua Optima or Waterdrop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water dispensers 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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# Aqua Optima vs Waterdrop: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Aqua Optima or Waterdrop? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water dispensers 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**: Aqua Optima and Waterdrop
- **Competitive set**: Water dispensers
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Aqua Optima Share of Search**: 0.22%
- **Waterdrop Share of Search**: 41.9%

## Which is more popular in search, Aqua Optima or Waterdrop?

- In August 2026, Waterdrop had more branded searches than Aqua Optima among water dispensers worldwide. Waterdrop was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Aqua Optima’s 2.9K, and held a 41.9% Share of Search versus Aqua Optima’s 0.22%.
- Waterdrop was ahead of Aqua Optima in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Aqua Optima’s estimated Share of Search among water dispensers worldwide moved from 0.26% to 0.22%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Waterdrop’s estimated Share of Search among water dispensers worldwide moved from 40.5% to 41.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K.

## How did search popularity change for water dispensers worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Brita overtook Waterdrop to take the highest estimated Share of Search among water dispensers worldwide, at 43.3%.
- In August 2026, Waterdrop lost estimated Share of Search among water dispensers worldwide, from 43.9% to 41.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | Aqua Optima estimated searches | Aqua Optima Share of Search | Aqua Optima rank | Waterdrop estimated searches | Waterdrop Share of Search | Waterdrop rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 450K | 40.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 0.3% | 6 | 550K | 45.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.27% | 6 | 450K | 41.5% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.23% | 6 | 550K | 43.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.9K | 0.26% | 6 | 550K | 49% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 0.23% | 6 | 550K | 44.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 0.24% | 6 | 550K | 46.2% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.24% | 6 | 550K | 44.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.21% | 6 | 673K | 49.5% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.23% | 6 | 550K | 43.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 0.22% | 6 | 550K | 41.9% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Aqua Optima’s and Waterdrop’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.

- **Aqua Optima**: Measured on the search term “aqua optima”.
- **Waterdrop**: Measured on the search term “waterdrop”.

- [Aqua Optima profile](/demand/global-en/brands/aqua-optima)
- [Waterdrop profile](/demand/global-en/brands/waterdrop)
- [All water dispensers worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/water-dispensers): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Aqua Optima or Waterdrop?

In August 2026, Waterdrop had more branded searches than Aqua Optima among water dispensers worldwide. Waterdrop was estimated to have 550K branded searches compared to Aqua Optima’s 2.9K, and held a 41.9% Share of Search versus Aqua Optima’s 0.22%.

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