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title: "Horlicks vs Milo: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Horlicks or Milo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Malt drinks 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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# Horlicks vs Milo: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Horlicks or Milo? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Malt drinks 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**: Horlicks and Milo
- **Competitive set**: Malt drinks
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Horlicks Share of Search**: 0.08%
- **Milo Share of Search**: 82%

## Which is more popular in search, Horlicks or Milo?

- In August 2026, Milo had more branded searches than Horlicks among malt drinks worldwide. Milo was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Horlicks’ 1K, and held an 82% Share of Search versus Horlicks’ 0.08%.
- Milo was ahead of Horlicks in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Horlicks’ estimated Share of Search among malt drinks worldwide moved from 0.1% to 0.08%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Milo’s estimated Share of Search among malt drinks worldwide moved from 73.3% to 82%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 673K to 1M.

## How did search popularity change for malt drinks worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Milo lost estimated Share of Search among malt drinks worldwide, from 82.6% to 82%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Horlicks worldwide rose 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 1K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Horlicks estimated searches | Horlicks Share of Search | Horlicks rank | Milo estimated searches | Milo Share of Search | Milo rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 880 | 0.1% | 5 | 673K | 73.3% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 0.1% | 5 | 673K | 73.9% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | 0.1% | 5 | 673K | 70.4% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 823K | 76.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.15% | 5 | 823K | 79.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 0.13% | 5 | 823K | 79.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 0.1% | 5 | 823K | 82.1% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 880 | 0.09% | 5 | 823K | 79.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1K | 0.08% | 5 | 1M | 84.8% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 0.08% | 5 | 1M | 82.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 0.08% | 5 | 1M | 82% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Horlicks’ and Milo’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.

- **Horlicks**: Measured on the search term “horlicks malt”.
- **Milo**: Measured on the search term “milo”.

- [Horlicks profile](/demand/global-en/brands/horlicks)
- [Milo profile](/demand/global-en/brands/milo)
- [All malt drinks worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/malt-drinks): 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, Horlicks or Milo?

In August 2026, Milo had more branded searches than Horlicks among malt drinks worldwide. Milo was estimated to have 1M branded searches compared to Horlicks’ 1K, and held an 82% Share of Search versus Horlicks’ 0.08%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Horlicks vs Milo: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/horlicks-vs-milo

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