--- title: "Bumble and bumble vs K18: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Bumble and bumble or K18 more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo brands set in the United Kingdom. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/bumble-and-bumble-vs-k18-hair" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bumble and bumble vs K18: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Bumble and bumble or K18 more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Shampoo brands set in the United Kingdom. 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**: Bumble and bumble and K18 - **Competitive set**: Shampoo brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bumble and bumble Share of Search**: 0.97% - **K18 Share of Search**: 16.6% ## Is Bumble and bumble or K18 more popular in search? - In September 2026, K18 had more branded searches than Bumble and bumble among shampoo brands in the United Kingdom. K18 had about 49,500 branded searches, while Bumble and bumble had 2,900. K18 made up 16.6% of all shampoo brand searches we track, and Bumble and bumble accounted for 0.97%. - K18 was ahead of Bumble and bumble in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bumble and bumble’s share of searches among shampoo brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.1% to 0.97%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.6K to 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, K18’s share of searches among shampoo brands in the United Kingdom moved from 18.2% to 16.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 49.5K. ## Top shampoo brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Bumble and bumble nor K18 showed up 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | L'Oréal Paris Elvive | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Kérastase | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Redken | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Olaplex | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Moroccanoil | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Dove | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Herbal Essences | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Head & Shoulders | 8th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | K18 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | OGX | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Philip Kingsley | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Aussie | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | TRESemmé | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pantene | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Bumble and bumble | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about shampoo brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which shampoo should I use in the UK?": 1. Head & Shoulders, 2. L'Oréal Paris Elvive - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best shampoo brands?": 1. L'Oréal Paris Elvive, 2. Olaplex, 3. Redken, 4. Kérastase, 5. Head & Shoulders - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best shampoo for hair loss?": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "shampoo": 1. L'Oréal Paris Elvive, 2. Dove, 3. Herbal Essences - Searched Google, AI Overview "best shampoo": 1. L'Oréal Paris Elvive, 2. Moroccanoil, 3. Kérastase, 4. Redken Not named in any answer: K18, OGX, Philip Kingsley, Aussie, TRESemmé, Pantene and Bumble and bumble. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom shampoo brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Bumble and bumble lost share of searches among shampoo brands in the United Kingdom, from 1.8% to 0.97%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for K18 in the United Kingdom fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 60.5K to 49.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bumble and bumble estimated searches | Bumble and bumble Share of Search | Bumble and bumble rank | K18 estimated searches | K18 Share of Search | K18 rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.6K | 1.1% | 15 | 60.5K | 18.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 4.4K | 1% | 15 | 74K | 16.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 1.2% | 15 | 60.5K | 16.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 4.4K | 1.2% | 15 | 60.5K | 17.2% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 3.6K | 1.2% | 15 | 49.5K | 16.8% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 4.4K | 1.4% | 15 | 49.5K | 15.7% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 3.6K | 1.3% | 15 | 49.5K | 17.5% | 2 | | May 2026 | 3.6K | 1.3% | 15 | 40.5K | 14.1% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 3.6K | 1.3% | 15 | 40.5K | 14.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 15 | 40.5K | 14.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 1.8% | 14 | 49.5K | 16.8% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 0.97% | 15 | 49.5K | 16.6% | 2 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bumble and bumble’s and K18’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. - **Bumble and bumble**: Measured on the search term “bumble and bumble”. - **K18**: Measured on the search term “k18”. - [Bumble and bumble profile](/demand/uk/brands/bumble-and-bumble) - [K18 profile](/demand/uk/brands/k18-hair) - [All shampoo brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-shampoo-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 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 Bumble and bumble or K18 more popular in search? In September 2026, K18 had more branded searches than Bumble and bumble among shampoo brands in the United Kingdom. K18 had about 49,500 branded searches, while Bumble and bumble had 2,900. K18 made up 16.6% of all shampoo brand searches we track, and Bumble and bumble accounted for 0.97%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bumble and bumble vs K18: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/bumble-and-bumble-vs-k18-hair This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/bumble-and-bumble-vs-k18-hair. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.