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title: "LifeStraw vs PUR: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, LifeStraw or PUR? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water filter pitcher 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# LifeStraw vs PUR: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, LifeStraw or PUR? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water filter pitcher 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**: LifeStraw and PUR
- **Competitive set**: Water filter pitcher brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **LifeStraw Share of Search**: 15.7%
- **PUR Share of Search**: 4.7%

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

- In August 2026, LifeStraw had more branded searches than PUR among water filter pitcher brands worldwide. LifeStraw was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to PUR’s 41.9K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus PUR’s 4.7%.
- LifeStraw was ahead of PUR 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 filter pitcher brands worldwide moved from 15.2% to 15.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 108K to 139K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, PUR’s estimated Share of Search among water filter pitcher brands worldwide moved from 4.9% to 4.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 35.1K to 41.9K.

## How did search popularity change for water filter pitcher brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, LifeStraw gained estimated Share of Search among water filter pitcher brands worldwide, from 14% to 15.7%.
- In August 2026, PUR rose from 5th to 4th among water filter pitcher brands worldwide.

## Month by month

| Month | LifeStraw estimated searches | LifeStraw Share of Search | LifeStraw rank | PUR estimated searches | PUR Share of Search | PUR rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 108K | 15.2% | 2 | 35.1K | 4.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 109K | 15.2% | 2 | 34.1K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 114K | 15.7% | 2 | 28.6K | 3.9% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 118K | 15% | 2 | 35.3K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 92.6K | 14.4% | 2 | 36.5K | 5.7% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 165K | 18.9% | 3 | 34.9K | 4% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 117K | 15.8% | 2 | 28.7K | 3.9% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 121K | 15.9% | 2 | 34.8K | 4.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 112K | 14.5% | 2 | 34K | 4.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 116K | 14% | 2 | 40.3K | 4.9% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 139K | 15.7% | 2 | 41.9K | 4.7% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

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

- **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.
- **PUR**: Measured on the search terms “pitcher pur”, “pur com”, “pur water filter”, “pur water filter pitcher” and “pur water pitcher”, summed into one figure.

- [LifeStraw profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lifestraw)
- [PUR profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pur-water)
- [All water filter pitcher brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/water-filter-pitcher-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, LifeStraw or PUR?

In August 2026, LifeStraw had more branded searches than PUR among water filter pitcher brands worldwide. LifeStraw was estimated to have 139K branded searches compared to PUR’s 41.9K, and held a 15.7% Share of Search versus PUR’s 4.7%.

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