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title: "CeraVe vs Paula's Choice: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, CeraVe or Paula's Choice? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Everyday skincare 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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# CeraVe vs Paula's Choice: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, CeraVe or Paula's Choice? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Everyday skincare 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**: CeraVe and Paula's Choice
- **Competitive set**: Everyday skincare brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **CeraVe Share of Search**: 44.1%
- **Paula's Choice Share of Search**: 10.2%

## Which is more popular in search, CeraVe or Paula's Choice?

- In August 2026, CeraVe had more branded searches than Paula's Choice among everyday skincare brands worldwide. CeraVe was estimated to have 2.3M branded searches compared to Paula's Choice’s 532K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus Paula's Choice’s 10.2%.
- CeraVe was ahead of Paula's Choice in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CeraVe’s estimated Share of Search among everyday skincare brands worldwide moved from 43.6% to 44.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.3M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Paula's Choice’s estimated Share of Search among everyday skincare brands worldwide moved from 10.5% to 10.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 552K to 532K.

## How did search popularity change for everyday skincare brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Paula's Choice gained estimated Share of Search among everyday skincare brands worldwide, from 8.7% to 10.2%.

## Month by month

| Month | CeraVe estimated searches | CeraVe Share of Search | CeraVe rank | Paula's Choice estimated searches | Paula's Choice Share of Search | Paula's Choice rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.3M | 43.6% | 1 | 552K | 10.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4M | 40.3% | 2 | 652K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4M | 43.4% | 1 | 551K | 10.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4M | 41.7% | 2 | 552K | 9.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.3M | 43.7% | 1 | 534K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.3M | 42.7% | 1 | 550K | 10% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4M | 42.9% | 1 | 551K | 10.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 2.3M | 44.9% | 1 | 533K | 10.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.2M | 45.5% | 1 | 436K | 8.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.2M | 44.4% | 1 | 441K | 8.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.3M | 44.1% | 1 | 532K | 10.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CeraVe’s and Paula's Choice’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.

- **CeraVe**: Measured on the search terms “cerave”, “cerave cleanser”, “cerave com”, “cerave moisturiser”, “cerave moisturizer”, “cerave serum”, “cerave skincare”, “serum cerave” and “skincare cerave”, summed into one figure.
- **Paula's Choice**: Measured on the search terms “paula s choice”, “paula's choice”, “paula's choice serum”, “paula's choice skincare”, “paula'schoice” and “paulas choice bha”, summed into one figure.

- [CeraVe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cerave)
- [Paula's Choice profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paula-s-choice)
- [All everyday skincare brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/everyday-skincare-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, CeraVe or Paula's Choice?

In August 2026, CeraVe had more branded searches than Paula's Choice among everyday skincare brands worldwide. CeraVe was estimated to have 2.3M branded searches compared to Paula's Choice’s 532K, and held a 44.1% Share of Search versus Paula's Choice’s 10.2%.

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