--- title: "Dove vs Irish Spring: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Dove or Irish Spring more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bar soap 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dove-vs-irish-spring" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Dove vs Irish Spring: Which is searched more? Is Dove or Irish Spring more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Bar soap 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**: Dove and Irish Spring - **Competitive set**: Bar soap brands - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Dove Share of Search**: 31.6% - **Irish Spring Share of Search**: 0.42% ## Is Dove or Irish Spring more popular in search? - In September 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Irish Spring among bar soap brands worldwide. Dove had about 1.7 million branded searches, while Irish Spring had 22,200. Dove made up 31.6% of all bar soap brand searches we track, and Irish Spring accounted for 0.42%. - Dove was ahead of Irish Spring in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Dove’s share of searches among bar soap brands worldwide moved from 28.7% to 31.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6M to 1.7M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Irish Spring’s share of searches among bar soap brands worldwide moved from 0.41% to 0.42%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K. ## Top bar soap brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Dove appeared in all five answers. Irish Spring was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Dove was listed before Irish Spring in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Dove | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | CeraVe | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Cetaphil | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Dial | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Irish Spring | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Ivory | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dettol | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Yardley | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about bar soap brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which bar soap brand should I go to?": 1. Dove, 2. CeraVe, 3. Cetaphil - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best bar soap brands?": 1. Dove, 2. CeraVe, 3. Cetaphil, 4. Irish Spring - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best bar soap brand for daily washing?": 1. Dove, 2. CeraVe - Searched Google, AI Overview "bar soap brands": 1. Dove, 2. Dial, 3. Irish Spring, 4. Ivory - Searched Google, AI Overview "best bar soap": 1. Dove Not named in any answer: Dettol and Yardley. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for bar soap brands worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Dove overtook CeraVe to become the leader among bar soap brands worldwide, with 31.6% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Dove estimated searches | Dove Share of Search | Dove rank | Irish Spring estimated searches | Irish Spring Share of Search | Irish Spring rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6M | 28.7% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.41% | 8 | | Nov 2025 | 1.4M | 25.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.4% | 8 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 25.7% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.43% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | 1.4M | 24.1% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.39% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 25.6% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.43% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6M | 27% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.47% | 8 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 24.5% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.41% | 8 | | May 2026 | 1.6M | 28.5% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.5% | 8 | | Jun 2026 | 1.4M | 26.9% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.51% | 8 | | Jul 2026 | 1.4M | 26.7% | 2 | 27.1K | 0.51% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 1.7M | 30.1% | 2 | 22.2K | 0.4% | 8 | | Sep 2026 | 1.7M | 31.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 0.42% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dove’s and Irish Spring’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. - **Dove**: Measured on the search terms “dove”, “dove body scrub”, “dove body wash” and “dove soap”, summed into one figure. - **Irish Spring**: Measured on the search term “irish spring”. - [Dove profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dove) - [Irish Spring profile](/demand/global-en/brands/irish-spring) - [All bar soap brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/bar-soap-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Dove or Irish Spring more popular in search? In September 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Irish Spring among bar soap brands worldwide. Dove had about 1.7 million branded searches, while Irish Spring had 22,200. Dove made up 31.6% of all bar soap brand searches we track, and Irish Spring accounted for 0.42%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Dove vs Irish Spring: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dove-vs-irish-spring This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/dove-vs-irish-spring. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.