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title: "Carex vs Purell: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Carex or Purell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sanitiser 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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# Carex vs Purell: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Carex or Purell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sanitiser 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**: Carex and Purell
- **Competitive set**: Hand sanitiser brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Carex Share of Search**: 17.9%
- **Purell Share of Search**: 6.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Carex or Purell?

- In August 2026, Carex had more branded searches than Purell among hand sanitiser brands worldwide. Carex was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Purell’s 22.2K, and held a 17.9% Share of Search versus Purell’s 6.6%.
- Carex was ahead of Purell in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Carex’s estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide moved from 18.3% to 17.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 60.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Purell’s estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide moved from 5.5% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for hand sanitiser brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Purell gained estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide, from 5.5% to 6.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Carex estimated searches | Carex Share of Search | Carex rank | Purell estimated searches | Purell Share of Search | Purell rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 18.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 15.4% | 2 | 18.1K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 13% | 2 | 18.1K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 49.5K | 15.3% | 2 | 22.2K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 21.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5K | 25.1% | 2 | 18.1K | 5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 28.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 5.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 90.5K | 24.8% | 2 | 22.2K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 60.5K | 17.8% | 2 | 27.1K | 8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 60.5K | 18.3% | 2 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 60.5K | 17.9% | 2 | 22.2K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Carex’s and Purell’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.

- **Carex**: Measured on the search term “carex”.
- **Purell**: Measured on the search term “purell”.

- [Carex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/carex)
- [Purell profile](/demand/global-en/brands/purell)
- [All hand sanitiser brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hand-sanitiser-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, Carex or Purell?

In August 2026, Carex had more branded searches than Purell among hand sanitiser brands worldwide. Carex was estimated to have 60.5K branded searches compared to Purell’s 22.2K, and held a 17.9% Share of Search versus Purell’s 6.6%.

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