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title: "Method vs Pine-Sol: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Method or Pine-Sol? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Floor cleaners 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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# Method vs Pine-Sol: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Method or Pine-Sol? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Floor cleaners 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**: Method and Pine-Sol
- **Competitive set**: Floor cleaners
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Method Share of Search**: 14.1%
- **Pine-Sol Share of Search**: 2.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Method or Pine-Sol?

- In August 2026, Method had more branded searches than Pine-Sol among floor cleaners worldwide. Method was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Pine-Sol’s 90.5K, and held a 14.1% Share of Search versus Pine-Sol’s 2.8%.
- Method was ahead of Pine-Sol in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Method’s estimated Share of Search among floor cleaners worldwide moved from 11.5% to 14.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 450K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pine-Sol’s estimated Share of Search among floor cleaners worldwide moved from 1.9% to 2.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74K to 90.5K.

## How did search popularity change for floor cleaners worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Pine-Sol lost estimated Share of Search among floor cleaners worldwide, from 3.4% to 2.8%.

## Month by month

| Month | Method estimated searches | Method Share of Search | Method rank | Pine-Sol estimated searches | Pine-Sol Share of Search | Pine-Sol rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 11.5% | 2 | 74K | 1.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 450K | 13.9% | 2 | 74K | 2.3% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 450K | 12.2% | 2 | 74K | 2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 450K | 12.1% | 2 | 74K | 2% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 450K | 12.1% | 2 | 60.5K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 450K | 11.9% | 2 | 74K | 2% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 12% | 2 | 90.5K | 2.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 13.9% | 2 | 90.5K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 368K | 11.9% | 2 | 74K | 2.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 368K | 13.6% | 2 | 90.5K | 3.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 450K | 14.1% | 2 | 90.5K | 2.8% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Method’s and Pine-Sol’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.

- **Method**: Measured on the search term “method”.
- **Pine-Sol**: Measured on the search term “pine-sol”.

- [Method profile](/demand/global-en/brands/method)
- [Pine-Sol profile](/demand/global-en/brands/pine-sol)
- [All floor cleaners worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/floor-cleaners): 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, Method or Pine-Sol?

In August 2026, Method had more branded searches than Pine-Sol among floor cleaners worldwide. Method was estimated to have 450K branded searches compared to Pine-Sol’s 90.5K, and held a 14.1% Share of Search versus Pine-Sol’s 2.8%.

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