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title: "NuFace vs Solawave: Which is more popular?"
description: "Is NuFace or Solawave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Microcurrent device 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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# NuFace vs Solawave: Which is more popular?

Is NuFace or Solawave more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Microcurrent device 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**: NuFace and Solawave
- **Competitive set**: Microcurrent device brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **NuFace Share of Search**: 38.9%
- **Solawave Share of Search**: 14.2%

## Is NuFace or Solawave more popular in search?

- In October 2026, NuFace had more branded searches than Solawave among microcurrent device brands worldwide. NuFace had about 49,500 branded searches, while Solawave had 18,100. NuFace made up 38.9% of all microcurrent device brand searches we track, and Solawave accounted for 14.2%.
- NuFace was ahead of Solawave in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, NuFace’s share of searches among microcurrent device brands worldwide moved from 41.2% to 38.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90.5K to 49.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Solawave’s share of searches among microcurrent device brands worldwide moved from 15.1% to 14.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 18.1K.

## Top microcurrent device brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, NuFace appeared in all five answers. Solawave did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NuFace | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| ZIIP | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Foreo | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Therabody | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Solawave | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Medicube | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MyoLift | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about microcurrent device brands

- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best microcurrent device for the face?": 1. NuFace, 2. ZIIP, 3. Foreo
- Asked ChatGPT "Which at-home microcurrent device actually works?": 1. NuFace, 2. Foreo
- Asked ChatGPT "What microcurrent facial toning device should I buy?": 1. NuFace, 2. Foreo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "microcurrent facial device": 1. NuFace, 2. ZIIP, 3. Therabody
- Searched Google, AI Overview "microcurrent device": 1. NuFace, 2. ZIIP, 3. Therabody

Not named in any answer: Solawave, Medicube and MyoLift.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 27, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for microcurrent device brands worldwide in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Therabody overtook Solawave to rank 2nd among microcurrent device brands worldwide, with 14.8% of the searches.
- In October 2026, NuFace lost share of searches among microcurrent device brands worldwide, from 43.6% to 38.9%.
- In October 2026, Solawave lost share of searches among microcurrent device brands worldwide, from 15.9% to 14.2%.

## How has branded search for NuFace and Solawave changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

| Month | NuFace estimated searches | NuFace Share of Search | NuFace rank | Solawave estimated searches | Solawave Share of Search | Solawave rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 90.5K | 41.2% | 1 | 33.1K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.5K | 40.7% | 1 | 33.1K | 14.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 90.5K | 43.7% | 1 | 33.1K | 16% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 60.5K | 41.5% | 1 | 22.2K | 15.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 60.5K | 41% | 1 | 22.2K | 15.1% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 60.5K | 44.6% | 1 | 22.2K | 16.4% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 49.5K | 38.9% | 1 | 22.2K | 17.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 49.5K | 43.5% | 1 | 18.1K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 40.5K | 38.2% | 1 | 18.1K | 17.1% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 40.5K | 38.1% | 1 | 18.1K | 17% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 49.5K | 43.6% | 1 | 18.1K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | 49.5K | 38.9% | 1 | 18.1K | 14.2% | 3 |

## How are NuFace’s and Solawave’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using NuFace’s and Solawave’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.

- **NuFace**: Measured on the search term “nuface”.
- **Solawave**: Measured on the search term “solawave”.

- [NuFace profile](/demand/global-en/brands/nuface)
- [Solawave profile](/demand/global-en/brands/solawave)
- [All microcurrent device brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/microcurrent-device-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 NuFace or Solawave more popular in search?

In October 2026, NuFace had more branded searches than Solawave among microcurrent device brands worldwide. NuFace had about 49,500 branded searches, while Solawave had 18,100. NuFace made up 38.9% of all microcurrent device brand searches we track, and Solawave accounted for 14.2%.

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