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title: "LifeStraw vs Platypus: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LifeStraw or Platypus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water filters outdoor 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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# LifeStraw vs Platypus: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, LifeStraw or Platypus? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water filters outdoor 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**: LifeStraw and Platypus
- **Competitive set**: Water filters outdoor
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LifeStraw Share of Search**: 82.3%
- **Platypus Share of Search**: 0.19%

## Which is more popular in search, LifeStraw or Platypus?

- In August 2026, LifeStraw had more branded searches than Platypus among water filters outdoor worldwide. LifeStraw was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to Platypus’ 320, and held an 82.3% Share of Search versus Platypus’ 0.19%.
- LifeStraw was ahead of Platypus in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, LifeStraw’s estimated Share of Search among water filters outdoor worldwide moved from 83.1% to 82.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 108K to 139K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Platypus’ estimated Share of Search among water filters outdoor worldwide moved from 0.3% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 390 to 320.

## How did search popularity change for water filters outdoor worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, LifeStraw gained estimated Share of Search among water filters outdoor worldwide, from 81.2% to 82.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Platypus worldwide fell 17.9% over 11 measured months, from 390 to 320 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | LifeStraw estimated searches | LifeStraw Share of Search | LifeStraw rank | Platypus estimated searches | Platypus Share of Search | Platypus rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 108K | 83.1% | 1 | 390 | 0.3% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 109K | 83.1% | 1 | 480 | 0.37% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 114K | 84.2% | 1 | 390 | 0.29% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 118K | 83.3% | 1 | 320 | 0.23% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 92.6K | 82.7% | 1 | 320 | 0.29% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 86% | 1 | 320 | 0.17% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 117K | 82.7% | 1 | 320 | 0.23% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 121K | 80.3% | 1 | 390 | 0.26% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 112K | 82% | 1 | 390 | 0.29% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 116K | 81.2% | 1 | 320 | 0.22% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 139K | 82.3% | 1 | 320 | 0.19% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using LifeStraw’s and Platypus’ 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.

- **LifeStraw**: Measured on the search terms “life straw”, “life straw home”, “lifestraw”, “lifestraw com”, “lifestraw home”, “lifestraw pitcher”, “lifestraw water filter”, “lifestraw water filter pitcher”, “lifestraw water pitcher”, “pitcher lifestraw” and “water filter pitcher lifestraw”, summed into one figure.
- **Platypus**: Measured on the search term “platypus boots”.

- [LifeStraw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lifestraw)
- [Platypus profile](/demand/global-en/brands/platypus)
- [All water filters outdoor worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/water-filters-outdoor): 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, LifeStraw or Platypus?

In August 2026, LifeStraw had more branded searches than Platypus among water filters outdoor worldwide. LifeStraw was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to Platypus’ 320, and held an 82.3% Share of Search versus Platypus’ 0.19%.

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