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title: "Nivea vs Sanex: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Sanex? 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 Sanex: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Sanex? 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 Sanex
- **Competitive set**: Shower gel
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Nivea Share of Search**: 83.2%
- **Sanex Share of Search**: 0.02%

## Which is more popular in search, Nivea or Sanex?

- In August 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Sanex among shower gel worldwide. Nivea was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Sanex’s 170, and held an 83.2% Share of Search versus Sanex’s 0.02%.
- Nivea was ahead of Sanex 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, Sanex’s estimated Share of Search among shower gel worldwide moved from 0.01% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 170.

## 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 Sanex worldwide rose 54.5% over 11 measured months, from 110 to 170 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Nivea estimated searches | Nivea Share of Search | Nivea rank | Sanex estimated searches | Sanex Share of Search | Sanex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 550K | 73.2% | 1 | 110 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 673K | 69.1% | 1 | 110 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 550K | 64.6% | 1 | 170 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 673K | 83.2% | 1 | 110 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 90 | 0.01% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 170 | 0.03% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 140 | 0.02% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 550K | 80.2% | 1 | 140 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 550K | 83.3% | 1 | 110 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 823K | 85.9% | 1 | 170 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 673K | 83.2% | 1 | 170 | 0.02% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Nivea’s and Sanex’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”.
- **Sanex**: Measured on the search term “sanex shower”.

- [Nivea profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nivea)
- [Sanex profile](/demand/global-en/brands/sanex)
- [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 Sanex?

In August 2026, Nivea had more branded searches than Sanex among shower gel worldwide. Nivea was estimated to have 673K branded searches compared to Sanex’s 170, and held an 83.2% Share of Search versus Sanex’s 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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