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title: "Germ-X vs Purell: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Germ-X or Purell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sanitiser 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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# Germ-X vs Purell: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Germ-X or Purell? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hand sanitiser 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**: Germ-X and Purell
- **Competitive set**: Hand sanitiser brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Germ-X Share of Search**: 2%
- **Purell Share of Search**: 6.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Germ-X or Purell?

- In August 2026, Purell had more branded searches than Germ-X among hand sanitiser brands worldwide. Purell was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Germ-X’s 6.6K, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus Germ-X’s 2%.
- Purell was ahead of Germ-X in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Germ-X’s estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide moved from 1.3% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Purell’s estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide moved from 5.5% to 6.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for hand sanitiser brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Purell gained estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide, from 5.5% to 6.6%.
- In August 2026, Germ-X gained estimated Share of Search among hand sanitiser brands worldwide, from 1.3% to 2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Germ-X estimated searches | Germ-X Share of Search | Germ-X rank | Purell estimated searches | Purell Share of Search | Purell rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 1.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 1.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 5.6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 1.4% | 4 | 18.1K | 5.8% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 1.4% | 4 | 22.2K | 6.8% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 4.4K | 1.5% | 4 | 18.1K | 6.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.6K | 1% | 4 | 18.1K | 5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 4.4K | 1.1% | 4 | 22.2K | 5.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 4.4K | 1.2% | 4 | 22.2K | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 4 | 27.1K | 8% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 1.3% | 4 | 18.1K | 5.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 2% | 4 | 22.2K | 6.6% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Germ-X’s and Purell’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.

- **Germ-X**: Measured on the search term “germ x”.
- **Purell**: Measured on the search term “purell”.

- [Germ-X profile](/demand/global-en/brands/germ-x)
- [Purell profile](/demand/global-en/brands/purell)
- [All hand sanitiser brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/hand-sanitiser-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, Germ-X or Purell?

In August 2026, Purell had more branded searches than Germ-X among hand sanitiser brands worldwide. Purell was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Germ-X’s 6.6K, and held a 6.6% Share of Search versus Germ-X’s 2%.

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