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

Which is more popular in search, Coldrex or Sudafed? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu 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**: Coldrex and Sudafed
- **Competitive set**: Cold and flu brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Coldrex Share of Search**: 2.4%
- **Sudafed Share of Search**: 17.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Coldrex or Sudafed?

- In September 2026, Sudafed had more branded searches than Coldrex among cold and flu brands worldwide. Sudafed was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Coldrex’s 60.5K, and held a 17.7% Share of Search versus Coldrex’s 2.4%.
- Sudafed was ahead of Coldrex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Coldrex’s estimated Share of Search among cold and flu brands worldwide moved from 2.6% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 60.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sudafed’s estimated Share of Search among cold and flu brands worldwide moved from 15.9% to 17.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.

## How did search popularity change for cold and flu brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Coldrex gained estimated Share of Search among cold and flu brands worldwide, from 1.1% to 2.4%.

## Month by month

| Month | Coldrex estimated searches | Coldrex Share of Search | Coldrex rank | Sudafed estimated searches | Sudafed Share of Search | Sudafed rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74K | 2.6% | 5 | 450K | 15.9% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 49.5K | 1.9% | 5 | 450K | 17.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 74K | 2.5% | 5 | 550K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 74K | 2.5% | 4 | 550K | 18.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 2.4% | 5 | 550K | 22% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 49.5K | 2.1% | 5 | 550K | 22.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 1.6% | 5 | 450K | 21.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 27.1K | 1.4% | 5 | 368K | 18.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 0.94% | 5 | 301K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 0.94% | 5 | 301K | 15.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 1.1% | 5 | 368K | 17.9% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 60.5K | 2.4% | 5 | 450K | 17.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Coldrex’s and Sudafed’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.

- **Coldrex**: Measured on the search term “coldrex”.
- **Sudafed**: Measured on the search term “sudafed”.

- [Coldrex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/coldrex)
- [Sudafed profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sudafed)
- [All cold and flu brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cold-and-flu-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, Coldrex or Sudafed?

In September 2026, Sudafed had more branded searches than Coldrex among cold and flu brands worldwide. Sudafed was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Coldrex’s 60.5K, and held a 17.7% Share of Search versus Coldrex’s 2.4%.

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