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title: "Paula's Choice vs Proactiv: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Paula's Choice or Proactiv? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Acne treatments 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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# Paula's Choice vs Proactiv: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Paula's Choice or Proactiv? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Acne treatments 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**: Paula's Choice and Proactiv
- **Competitive set**: Acne treatments
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Paula's Choice Share of Search**: 0.04%
- **Proactiv Share of Search**: 0.43%

## Which is more popular in search, Paula's Choice or Proactiv?

- In September 2026, Proactiv had more branded searches than Paula's Choice among acne treatments worldwide. Proactiv was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Paula's Choice’s 1.9K, and held a 0.43% Share of Search versus Paula's Choice’s 0.04%.
- Proactiv was ahead of Paula's Choice in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Paula's Choice’s estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide moved from 0.05% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Proactiv’s estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide moved from 0.62% to 0.43%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for acne treatments worldwide in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Paula's Choice worldwide fell 34.5% over 12 measured months, from 2.9K to 1.9K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Proactiv worldwide fell 32.9% over 12 measured months, from 33.1K to 22.2K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Paula's Choice estimated searches | Paula's Choice Share of Search | Paula's Choice rank | Proactiv estimated searches | Proactiv Share of Search | Proactiv rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 33.1K | 0.62% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.6K | 0.05% | 6 | 33.1K | 0.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 40.5K | 0.69% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.9K | 0.05% | 6 | 40.5K | 0.67% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 0.04% | 6 | 33.1K | 0.58% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 0.04% | 6 | 33.1K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.9K | 0.04% | 6 | 27.1K | 0.4% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 0.04% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.34% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 0.03% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 0.03% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.4K | 0.04% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 0.04% | 6 | 22.2K | 0.43% | 5 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Paula's Choice’s and Proactiv’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.

- **Paula's Choice**: Measured on the search term “paula s choice”.
- **Proactiv**: Measured on the search terms “proactiv” and “proactiv acne”, summed into one figure.

- [Paula's Choice profile](/demand/global-en/brands/paula-s-choice)
- [Proactiv profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proactiv)
- [All acne treatments worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/acne-treatments): 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, Paula's Choice or Proactiv?

In September 2026, Proactiv had more branded searches than Paula's Choice among acne treatments worldwide. Proactiv was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Paula's Choice’s 1.9K, and held a 0.43% Share of Search versus Paula's Choice’s 0.04%.

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