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title: "Mucinex vs Strepsils: Which is searched more?"
description: "Is Mucinex or Strepsils more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu 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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# Mucinex vs Strepsils: Which is searched more?

Is Mucinex or Strepsils more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cold and flu 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**: Mucinex and Strepsils
- **Competitive set**: Cold and flu brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Mucinex Share of Search**: 12%
- **Strepsils Share of Search**: 17.9%

## Is Mucinex or Strepsils more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Strepsils had more branded searches than Mucinex among cold and flu brands worldwide. Strepsils had about 823,000 branded searches, while Mucinex had 550,000. Strepsils made up 17.9% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Mucinex accounted for 12%.
- Strepsils was ahead of Mucinex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mucinex’s share of searches among cold and flu brands worldwide moved from 8.7% to 12%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 450K to 550K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Strepsils’ share of searches among cold and flu brands worldwide moved from 15.8% to 17.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 823K.

## How did search popularity change for cold and flu brands worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Mucinex gained share of searches among cold and flu brands worldwide, from 9.8% to 12%.

## Month by month

| Month | Mucinex estimated searches | Mucinex Share of Search | Mucinex rank | Strepsils estimated searches | Strepsils Share of Search | Strepsils rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 450K | 8.7% | 4 | 823K | 15.8% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 550K | 11.4% | 4 | 823K | 17.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 823K | 15.3% | 3 | 823K | 15.3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 12.5% | 4 | 823K | 15.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 12.2% | 4 | 673K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 12.6% | 4 | 673K | 15.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 450K | 11.6% | 4 | 673K | 17.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 450K | 12.7% | 4 | 673K | 18.9% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 301K | 9.1% | 4 | 673K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 301K | 9.1% | 4 | 673K | 20.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 368K | 9.8% | 4 | 673K | 18% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 550K | 12% | 4 | 823K | 17.9% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mucinex’s and Strepsils’ 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.

- **Mucinex**: Measured on the search term “mucinex”.
- **Strepsils**: Measured on the search term “strepsils”.

- [Mucinex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mucinex)
- [Strepsils profile](/demand/global-en/brands/strepsils)
- [All cold and flu brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/cold-and-flu-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mucinex or Strepsils more popular in search?

In September 2026, Strepsils had more branded searches than Mucinex among cold and flu brands worldwide. Strepsils had about 823,000 branded searches, while Mucinex had 550,000. Strepsils made up 17.9% of all cold and flu brand searches we track, and Mucinex accounted for 12%.

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