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title: "Head & Shoulders vs Pantene: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Head & Shoulders or Pantene? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo 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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# Head & Shoulders vs Pantene: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Head & Shoulders or Pantene? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo 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**: Head & Shoulders and Pantene
- **Competitive set**: Shampoo brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Head & Shoulders Share of Search**: 7.2%
- **Pantene Share of Search**: 19.5%

## Which is more popular in search, Head & Shoulders or Pantene?

- In August 2026, Pantene had more branded searches than Head & Shoulders among shampoo brands worldwide. Pantene was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Head & Shoulders’ 91.5K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus Head & Shoulders’ 7.2%.
- Pantene was ahead of Head & Shoulders in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Head & Shoulders’ estimated Share of Search among shampoo brands worldwide moved from 7.7% to 7.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 91.8K to 91.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pantene’s estimated Share of Search among shampoo brands worldwide moved from 20.6% to 19.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 246K.

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

Neither Head & Shoulders nor Pantene moved beyond provider rounding among shampoo brands in Aug 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Head & Shoulders estimated searches | Head & Shoulders Share of Search | Head & Shoulders rank | Pantene estimated searches | Pantene Share of Search | Pantene rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 91.8K | 7.7% | 4 | 246K | 20.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 91.8K | 8.3% | 4 | 246K | 22.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 75.3K | 6.9% | 4 | 246K | 22.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 91.8K | 8.3% | 4 | 246K | 22.2% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 75.3K | 6.9% | 4 | 246K | 22.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 91.8K | 7.3% | 4 | 246K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 91.8K | 7.6% | 4 | 246K | 20.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 91.5K | 7.6% | 4 | 246K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 74.9K | 6% | 4 | 246K | 19.7% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 91.5K | 7.2% | 4 | 246K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 91.5K | 7.2% | 4 | 246K | 19.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Head & Shoulders’ and Pantene’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.

- **Head & Shoulders**: Measured on the search terms “head shoulders” and “headshoulders”, summed into one figure.
- **Pantene**: Measured on the search term “pantene”.

- [Head & Shoulders profile](/demand/global-en/brands/head-and-shoulders)
- [Pantene profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pantene)
- [All shampoo brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/shampoo-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, Head & Shoulders or Pantene?

In August 2026, Pantene had more branded searches than Head & Shoulders among shampoo brands worldwide. Pantene was estimated to have 246K branded searches compared to Head & Shoulders’ 91.5K, and held a 19.5% Share of Search versus Head & Shoulders’ 7.2%.

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