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title: "Nivea vs Original Source: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Original Source? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shower gel 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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# Nivea vs Original Source: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Original Source? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shower gel 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**: Nivea and Original Source
- **Competitive set**: Shower gel
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nivea Share of Search**: 83.2%
- **Original Source Share of Search**: 0.01%

## Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Original Source?

- In August 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Original Source among shower gel worldwide. Nivea was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Original Source’s 90, and held an 83.2% Share of Search versus Original Source’s 0.01%.
- Nivea was ahead of Original Source in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nivea’s estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide moved from 73.2% to 83.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Original Source’s estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide moved from <0.01% to 0.01%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 70 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for shower gel worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Nivea lost estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide, from 85.9% to 83.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Original Source worldwide rose 28.6% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 90 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Nivea estimated searches | Nivea Share of Search | Nivea rank | Original Source estimated searches | Original Source Share of Search | Original Source rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 73.2% | 1 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 69.1% | 1 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 64.6% | 1 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 83.2% | 1 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 70 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 110 | 0.02% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 80.2% | 1 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 85.9% | 1 | 70 | <0.01% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 83.2% | 1 | 90 | 0.01% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nivea’s and Original Source’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.

- **Nivea**: Measured on the search term “nivea”.
- **Original Source**: Measured on the search term “original source shower”.

- [Nivea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nivea)
- [Original Source profile](/demand/global-en/brands/original-source)
- [All shower gel worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/shower-gel): 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, Nivea or Original Source?

In August 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Original Source among shower gel worldwide. Nivea was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Original Source’s 90, and held an 83.2% Share of Search versus Original Source’s 0.01%.

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