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title: "Neutrogena vs Nizoral: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is Neutrogena or Nizoral more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Anti-dandruff shampoo 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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# Neutrogena vs Nizoral: Which is more popular?

Is Neutrogena or Nizoral more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Anti-dandruff shampoo 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**: Neutrogena and Nizoral
- **Competitive set**: Anti-dandruff shampoo brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Neutrogena Share of Search**: 3.1%
- **Nizoral Share of Search**: 50.7%

## Is Neutrogena or Nizoral more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Nizoral had more branded searches than Neutrogena among anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide. Nizoral had about 918,000 branded searches, while Neutrogena had 55,300. Nizoral made up 50.7% of all anti-dandruff shampoo brand searches we track, and Neutrogena accounted for 3.1%.
- Nizoral was ahead of Neutrogena in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Neutrogena’s share of searches among anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide moved from 3.7% to 3.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 58.6K to 55.3K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Nizoral’s share of searches among anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide moved from 47.3% to 50.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 751K to 918K.

## Top anti-dandruff shampoo brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nizoral appeared in all five answers. Neutrogena was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Nizoral was listed before Neutrogena in every answer.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nizoral | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Head & Shoulders | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Selsun Blue | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Neutrogena | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| CLEAR | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Briogeo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Dove | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Vanicream | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about anti-dandruff shampoo brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which anti-dandruff shampoo should I use?": 1. Nizoral, 2. Head & Shoulders, 3. Selsun Blue
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best dandruff shampoo brands?": 1. Nizoral, 2. Head & Shoulders, 3. Selsun Blue, 4. Neutrogena
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best shampoo for a flaky, itchy scalp?": 1. Nizoral, 2. Head & Shoulders
- Searched Google, AI Overview "anti dandruff shampoo": 1. Head & Shoulders, 2. Nizoral, 3. Neutrogena
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best dandruff shampoo": 1. Nizoral, 2. Head & Shoulders, 3. Selsun Blue, 4. Neutrogena

Not named in any answer: CLEAR, Briogeo, Dove and Vanicream.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 25, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Nizoral gained share of searches among anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide, from 47.9% to 50.7%.

## How has branded search for Neutrogena and Nizoral changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | Neutrogena estimated searches | Neutrogena Share of Search | Neutrogena rank | Nizoral estimated searches | Nizoral Share of Search | Nizoral rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 58.6K | 3.7% | 5 | 751K | 47.3% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 58.6K | 3.7% | 5 | 751K | 47.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 58.6K | 3.2% | 5 | 918K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 47.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 751K | 48.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 55.3K | 3.3% | 5 | 818K | 49.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 47.9K | 2.9% | 5 | 818K | 49.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 47.9K | 3.1% | 5 | 751K | 48.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 45.2K | 2.9% | 5 | 751K | 48.4% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 45.2K | 2.9% | 5 | 751K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 45.2K | 2.9% | 5 | 751K | 47.8% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 45.2K | 2.9% | 5 | 751K | 47.9% | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 55.3K | 3.1% | 5 | 918K | 50.7% | 1 |

## How are Neutrogena’s and Nizoral’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Neutrogena’s and Nizoral’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.

- **Neutrogena**: Measured on the search terms “neutrogena t gel” and “t gel shampoo”, summed into one figure.
- **Nizoral**: Measured on the search terms “nizoral” and “nizoral shampoo”, summed into one figure.

- [Neutrogena profile](/demand/global-en/brands/neutrogena)
- [Nizoral profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nizoral)
- [All anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/anti-dandruff-shampoo-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Neutrogena or Nizoral more popular in search?

In October 2026, Nizoral had more branded searches than Neutrogena among anti-dandruff shampoo brands worldwide. Nizoral had about 918,000 branded searches, while Neutrogena had 55,300. Nizoral made up 50.7% of all anti-dandruff shampoo brand searches we track, and Neutrogena accounted for 3.1%.

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