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title: "Cetaphil vs Dove: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Cetaphil or Dove? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Body 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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# Cetaphil vs Dove: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Cetaphil or Dove? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Body 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**: Cetaphil and Dove
- **Competitive set**: Body wash brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Cetaphil Share of Search**: 66.8%
- **Dove Share of Search**: <0.01%

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

- In August 2026, Cetaphil had more branded searches than Dove among body wash brands worldwide. Cetaphil was estimated to have 2.1M branded searches compared to Dove’s 260, and held a 66.8% Share of Search versus Dove’s <0.01%.
- Cetaphil was ahead of Dove in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Cetaphil’s estimated Share of Search among body wash brands worldwide moved from 68.6% to 66.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.1M.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dove’s estimated Share of Search among body wash brands worldwide moved from 0.01% to <0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 260.

## How did search popularity change for body wash brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Cetaphil gained estimated Share of Search among body wash brands worldwide, from 64.4% to 66.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Dove worldwide fell 18.8% over 11 measured months, from 320 to 260 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Cetaphil estimated searches | Cetaphil Share of Search | Cetaphil rank | Dove estimated searches | Dove Share of Search | Dove rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.1M | 68.6% | 1 | 320 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4M | 69% | 1 | 320 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.2M | 69.5% | 1 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4M | 69% | 1 | 320 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.1M | 70.3% | 1 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.2M | 69.7% | 1 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.2M | 69.6% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2M | 69.1% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2M | 69% | 1 | 210 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.1M | 64.4% | 1 | 170 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.1M | 66.8% | 1 | 260 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **Cetaphil**: Measured on the search terms “cetaphil”, “cetaphil cleanser”, “cetaphil com”, “cetaphil moisturizer”, “cetaphil serum” and “cetaphil skincare”, summed into one figure.
- **Dove**: Measured on the search term “dove nz”.

- [Cetaphil profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cetaphil)
- [Dove profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dove)
- [All body wash brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/body-wash-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, Cetaphil or Dove?

In August 2026, Cetaphil had more branded searches than Dove among body wash brands worldwide. Cetaphil was estimated to have 2.1M branded searches compared to Dove’s 260, and held a 66.8% Share of Search versus Dove’s <0.01%.

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