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

Which is more popular in search, Dove or Original Source? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shower gel 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 Original Source
- **Competitive set**: Shower gel
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Dove Share of Search**: 0.03%
- **Original Source Share of Search**: 0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Dove or Original Source?

- In August 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Original Source among shower gel worldwide. Dove was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Original Source’s 90, and held a 0.03% Share of Search versus Original Source’s 0.01%.
- Dove was ahead of Original Source in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Dove’s estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide moved from 0.04% to 0.03%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 320 to 260.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Original Source’s estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide moved from <0.01% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for shower gel worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Original Source worldwide rose 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 90 in August 2026.
- 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 | Dove estimated searches | Dove Share of Search | Dove rank | Original Source estimated searches | Original Source Share of Search | Original Source rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 320 | 0.04% | 3 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 320 | 0.03% | 3 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 260 | 0.03% | 3 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 320 | 0.04% | 3 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 260 | 0.04% | 3 | 70 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 260 | 0.04% | 3 | 110 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 210 | 0.03% | 3 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 210 | 0.03% | 3 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 210 | 0.03% | 3 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 170 | 0.02% | 3 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 260 | 0.03% | 3 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Dove’s and Original Source’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 term “dove nz”.
- **Original Source**: Measured on the search term “original source shower”.

- [Dove profile](/demand/global-en/brands/dove)
- [Original Source profile](/demand/global-en/brands/original-source)
- [All shower gel worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/shower-gel): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Dove or Original Source?

In August 2026, Dove had more branded searches than Original Source among shower gel worldwide. Dove was estimated to have 260 branded searches compared to Original Source’s 90, and held a 0.03% Share of Search versus Original Source’s 0.01%.

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