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title: "Listerine vs Macleans: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Listerine or Macleans? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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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# Listerine vs Macleans: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Listerine or Macleans? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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**: Listerine and Macleans
- **Competitive set**: Oral care brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Listerine Share of Search**: 12.8%
- **Macleans Share of Search**: 1.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Listerine or Macleans?

- In September 2026, Listerine had more branded searches than Macleans among oral care brands worldwide. Listerine was estimated to have 447K branded searches compared to Macleans’ 40.5K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus Macleans’ 1.2%.
- Listerine was ahead of Macleans in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Listerine’s estimated Share of Search among oral care brands worldwide moved from 13.2% to 12.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 438K to 447K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Macleans’ estimated Share of Search among oral care brands worldwide held steady at 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 40.5K.

## How did search popularity change for oral care brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Listerine lost estimated Share of Search among oral care brands worldwide, from 13.5% to 12.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Listerine estimated searches | Listerine Share of Search | Listerine rank | Macleans estimated searches | Macleans Share of Search | Macleans rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 438K | 13.2% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 383K | 10.6% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 383K | 10.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 454K | 13.1% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | 447K | 14.5% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.3% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 452K | 13.6% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | 447K | 13.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 |
| May 2026 | 438K | 14% | 4 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | 383K | 12.6% | 4 | 33.1K | 1.1% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | 447K | 13.8% | 4 | 33.1K | 1% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 463K | 13.5% | 4 | 33.1K | 0.97% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 447K | 12.8% | 4 | 40.5K | 1.2% | 8 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Listerine’s and Macleans’ 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.

- **Listerine**: Measured on the search terms “listerine”, “listerine mint cool”, “listerine mouthwash” and “listerine total care”, summed into one figure.
- **Macleans**: Measured on the search term “macleans”.

- [Listerine profile](/demand/global-en/brands/listerine)
- [Macleans profile](/demand/global-en/brands/macleans)
- [All oral care brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/oral-care-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Listerine or Macleans?

In September 2026, Listerine had more branded searches than Macleans among oral care brands worldwide. Listerine was estimated to have 447K branded searches compared to Macleans’ 40.5K, and held a 12.8% Share of Search versus Macleans’ 1.2%.

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