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title: "Lysol vs Microban: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Lysol or Microban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Disinfectant sprays 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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# Lysol vs Microban: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Lysol or Microban? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Disinfectant sprays 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**: Lysol and Microban
- **Competitive set**: Disinfectant sprays
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Lysol Share of Search**: 25.8%
- **Microban Share of Search**: 2.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Lysol or Microban?

- In August 2026, Lysol had more branded searches than Microban among disinfectant sprays worldwide. Lysol was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Microban’s 14.8K, and held a 25.8% Share of Search versus Microban’s 2.3%.
- Lysol was ahead of Microban in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lysol’s estimated Share of Search among disinfectant sprays worldwide moved from 22.3% to 25.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 135K to 165K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Microban’s estimated Share of Search among disinfectant sprays worldwide moved from 2.4% to 2.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 14.8K.

## How did search popularity change for disinfectant sprays worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Lysol gained estimated Share of Search among disinfectant sprays worldwide, from 22.4% to 25.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Lysol estimated searches | Lysol Share of Search | Lysol rank | Microban estimated searches | Microban Share of Search | Microban rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 135K | 22.3% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 110K | 18.9% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.5% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 135K | 23.4% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 135K | 22% | 3 | 18.1K | 3% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 135K | 25.4% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.8% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 135K | 22.3% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.4% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 110K | 18.9% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 135K | 22.4% | 3 | 12.1K | 2% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 110K | 18.9% | 3 | 12.1K | 2.1% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 135K | 22.4% | 3 | 12.1K | 2% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 165K | 25.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.3% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lysol’s and Microban’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.

- **Lysol**: Measured on the search term “lysol”.
- **Microban**: Measured on the search term “microban”.

- [Lysol profile](/demand/global-en/brands/lysol)
- [Microban profile](/demand/global-en/brands/microban)
- [All disinfectant sprays worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/disinfectant-sprays): 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, Lysol or Microban?

In August 2026, Lysol had more branded searches than Microban among disinfectant sprays worldwide. Lysol was estimated to have 165K branded searches compared to Microban’s 14.8K, and held a 25.8% Share of Search versus Microban’s 2.3%.

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