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title: "Proactiv vs The Ordinary: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Proactiv or The Ordinary? 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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# Proactiv vs The Ordinary: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Proactiv or The Ordinary? 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**: Proactiv and The Ordinary
- **Competitive set**: Acne treatments
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Proactiv Share of Search**: 0.37%
- **The Ordinary Share of Search**: 23.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Proactiv or The Ordinary?

- In September 2026, The Ordinary had more branded searches than Proactiv among acne treatments worldwide. The Ordinary was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Proactiv’s 22.2K, and held a 23.7% Share of Search versus Proactiv’s 0.37%.
- The Ordinary was ahead of Proactiv in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Proactiv’s estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide moved from 0.53% to 0.37%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 33.1K to 22.2K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Ordinary’s estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide moved from 19.4% to 23.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.2M to 1.4M.

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

- In September 2026, The Ordinary gained estimated Share of Search among acne treatments worldwide, from 20.5% to 23.7%.
- 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 | Proactiv estimated searches | Proactiv Share of Search | Proactiv rank | The Ordinary estimated searches | The Ordinary Share of Search | The Ordinary rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 0.53% | 6 | 1.2M | 19.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 0.43% | 6 | 2.1M | 27.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 40.5K | 0.58% | 6 | 1.5M | 21.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 40.5K | 0.57% | 6 | 1.5M | 20.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 0.5% | 6 | 1.2M | 18.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 0.43% | 6 | 1.5M | 19.7% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 27.1K | 0.34% | 6 | 1.8M | 22.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 22.2K | 0.3% | 6 | 1.4M | 19.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.2K | 0.33% | 6 | 1.4M | 21% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 22.2K | 0.32% | 6 | 1.4M | 20.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 22.2K | 0.32% | 6 | 1.4M | 20.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | 22.2K | 0.37% | 6 | 1.4M | 23.7% | 3 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Proactiv’s and The Ordinary’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.

- **Proactiv**: Measured on the search terms “proactiv” and “proactiv acne”, summed into one figure.
- **The Ordinary**: Measured on the search terms “serum the ordinary”, “skincare the ordinary”, “the ordinary”, “the ordinary niacinamide” and “the ordinary retinol”, summed into one figure.

- [Proactiv profile](/demand/global-en/brands/proactiv)
- [The Ordinary profile](/demand/global-en/brands/the-ordinary-skincare)
- [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, Proactiv or The Ordinary?

In September 2026, The Ordinary had more branded searches than Proactiv among acne treatments worldwide. The Ordinary was estimated to have 1.4M branded searches compared to Proactiv’s 22.2K, and held a 23.7% Share of Search versus Proactiv’s 0.37%.

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