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title: "Nivea vs Sanex: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?"
description: "Is Nivea or Sanex more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Deodorant 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."
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# Nivea vs Sanex: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?

Is Nivea or Sanex more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Deodorant 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**: Nivea and Sanex
- **Competitive set**: Deodorant brands
- **Market**: United Kingdom
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Nivea Share of Search**: 1.5%
- **Sanex Share of Search**: 1.5%

## Is Nivea or Sanex more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Nivea and Sanex were level in searches among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 2.9K branded searches each, at 1.5% of the total each.
- Nivea was ahead of Sanex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nivea’s share of searches among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.4% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sanex’s share of searches among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom moved from 1.4% to 1.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.

## Top deodorant brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Nivea was mentioned in three out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Sanex 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nivea | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Mitchum | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Dove | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Sure | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Native | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Wild | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Fussy | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Lynx | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Old Spice | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Salt of the Earth | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Sanex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about deodorant brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which deodorant should I buy in the UK?": 1. Mitchum, 2. Dove, 3. Fussy, 4. Sure
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best deodorant brands?": 1. Dove, 2. Mitchum, 3. Sure, 4. Nivea, 5. Wild, 6. Fussy
- Asked ChatGPT "What is the best antiperspirant?": 1. Mitchum
- Searched Google, AI Overview "deodorant": 1. Nivea, 2. Native
- Searched Google, AI Overview "antiperspirant": 1. Mitchum, 2. Nivea

Not named in any answer: Lynx, Old Spice, Salt of the Earth and Sanex.

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 deodorant brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Nivea rose from 10th to 9th among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom.
- In September 2026, Sanex fell from 9th to 10th among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom.

## Month by month

| Month | Nivea estimated searches | Nivea Share of Search | Nivea rank | Sanex estimated searches | Sanex Share of Search | Sanex rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 10 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 1.1% | 11 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 10 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 10 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 11 | 2.9K | 1.6% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 11 | 2.4K | 1.3% | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 10 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 11 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 11 | 2.9K | 1.4% | 10 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.3% | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 10 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 1.1% | 10 | 3.6K | 1.4% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 1.2% | 10 | 3.6K | 1.5% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 9 | 2.9K | 1.5% | 10 |

## 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 deodorant”.
- **Sanex**: Measured on the search term “sanex deodorant”.

- [Nivea profile](/demand/uk/brands/nivea)
- [Sanex profile](/demand/uk/brands/sanex)
- [All deodorant brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-deodorant-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 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 Nivea or Sanex more popular in search?

In September 2026, Nivea and Sanex were level in searches among deodorant brands in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 2.9K branded searches each, at 1.5% of the total each.

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