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

Which is more popular in search, Cetaphil or Drunk Elephant? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the 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**: Cetaphil and Drunk Elephant
- **Competitive set**: Skincare brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Cetaphil Share of Search**: 8.8%
- **Drunk Elephant Share of Search**: 0.97%

## Which is more popular in search, Cetaphil or Drunk Elephant?

- In September 2026, Cetaphil had more branded searches than Drunk Elephant among skincare brands worldwide. Cetaphil was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Drunk Elephant’s 110K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Drunk Elephant’s 0.97%.
- Cetaphil was ahead of Drunk Elephant in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cetaphil’s estimated Share of Search among skincare brands worldwide moved from 8.4% to 8.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1M.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Drunk Elephant’s estimated Share of Search among skincare brands worldwide moved from 1.7% to 0.97%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 201K to 110K.

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

- In September 2026, Cetaphil overtook Neutrogena to rank 4th among skincare brands worldwide, with 8.8% estimated Share of Search.
- In September 2026, Drunk Elephant fell from 16th to 17th among skincare brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | Cetaphil estimated searches | Cetaphil Share of Search | Cetaphil rank | Drunk Elephant estimated searches | Drunk Elephant Share of Search | Drunk Elephant rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1M | 8.4% | 4 | 201K | 1.7% | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.2M | 7.8% | 4 | 301K | 1.9% | 15 |
| Dec 2025 | 1M | 7.5% | 5 | 246K | 1.8% | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.2M | 9% | 3 | 201K | 1.5% | 16 |
| Feb 2026 | 1M | 8.3% | 4 | 165K | 1.4% | 16 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.2M | 8.7% | 3 | 165K | 1.2% | 16 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.2M | 8.8% | 4 | 165K | 1.2% | 16 |
| May 2026 | 1M | 7.5% | 5 | 135K | 1% | 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 1M | 8.2% | 4 | 135K | 1.1% | 16 |
| Jul 2026 | 1M | 8.4% | 4 | 110K | 0.92% | 17 |
| Aug 2026 | 1M | 8.1% | 5 | 135K | 1.1% | 16 |
| Sep 2026 | 1M | 8.8% | 4 | 110K | 0.97% | 17 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cetaphil’s and Drunk Elephant’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 term “cetaphil”.
- **Drunk Elephant**: Measured on the search term “drunk elephant”.

- [Cetaphil profile](/demand/global-en/brands/cetaphil)
- [Drunk Elephant profile](/demand/global-en/brands/drunk-elephant)
- [All skincare brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/skincare-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 20 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 Drunk Elephant?

In September 2026, Cetaphil had more branded searches than Drunk Elephant among skincare brands worldwide. Cetaphil was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Drunk Elephant’s 110K, and held an 8.8% Share of Search versus Drunk Elephant’s 0.97%.

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