Condoms trend
Condoms is still accelerating: overall interest is up +34% in a year and +177% in the last three months. Next Big's projection: likely to ease off over the next 12 months.
- Data qualityHow well its sources carry the Pulse's line over the last 13 weeks. High data quality: three or more steady sources, from different companies, carry the line lately. Every label
- High
- VerdictThe Pulse's verdict on Hunger and Heat. Hunger is how many people search for it; Heat is how much people post and see about it. Steady: hunger level and Heat not up: searches holding level. Every label
- Steady
Three things to know
- Condoms is tracked on the Next Big Pulse, +34% in a year, about 625K searches a month in the US.
- Hunger + Heat: steady, searches holding level.
- Near its peak: at 100% of its two-year peak; searches at this point were higher a year later 76% of the time, against 73% for any search.
What is condoms?
Condoms refers to barrier contraceptives worn during sex to prevent pregnancy and reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections, sold in latex and non-latex versions by brands such as Trojan, Durex and Skyn. People search it to compare types, sizes and materials, find them nearby and buy discreetly online. In practice buyers are adults of all ages, with subscription and direct-to-consumer brands competing with pharmacy shelves. Demand is steady and large rather than newly rising. Discreet delivery, sizing guidance and sustainable or sensitive-skin versions are where smaller brands find room.
Behind the rise
In the news around it: More than $3m spent on government merch, including condoms and lollies (cedarnews.net).
Where the line turned
- 1Turned up Dec 2024. YouTube search moved first.
- 2Turned down Feb 2025. YouTube search moved first.
- 3Turned up Mar 2026. Google Shopping moved first, 1 week before the next source.
Things that happened around the rise, never a claim of what caused it.
Latest news about condoms
The newest coverage we read for it, +47% on a month ago.
- Searches a month
- 625K
- The Pulse now, US, between 188K and 2.1M
- Rise so far
- Near its peak
- At 100% of its 2-year peak, climbing 2 weeks. Searches here were higher a year on 76% of the time (any search 73%)
- Shelf life
- 9 to 63 weeks
- How long past rises like this one lasted: median 23 weeks, from 3,914 rises. History, not a forecast
- Overall interest, a year
- +34%
- from 536K to 625K searches a month (rough)
- Last 3 months
- +177%
- accelerating, +399K a month (rough)
- Next 6 months
- -39%
- Next Big's projection, -53% to +37%
- Trend score
- 56/100
- Worth building on, from eight parts: how it's made is below the numbers
- Peaks
- All year
- no seasonal peak
- A click is worth
- $1.16
- what advertisers pay
- Ranking difficulty
- 31/100
- takes a good page
Searches a month added are rough: right direction about 3 times in 4, size within ×2 (check 14a). What that means.
How the trend score is made
| Part | Reading | Weight | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth over a year | 42/100 | 25% | 10.4 |
| The last weeks | 100/100 | 15% | 15.0 |
| Fits a business (judged in review) | 70/100 | 15% | 10.5 |
| Interest now | 100/100 | 10% | 10.0 |
| Kept rising | 0/100 | 10% | 0.0 |
| What a click is worth | 23/100 | 10% | 2.3 |
| Posts about it | no reading, counted as average | 10% | 3.0 |
| Searches a month | 100/100 | 5% | 5.0 |
| Before adjustments | 100% | 56.3 | |
| Trend score | 56/100 |
How worth building on a search is, not how big it is. Every weight is on the methodology.
What's next for condoms
This page tracks how many people search for condoms. It isn't medical advice.
- Direction
- Accelerating, +177% over the last 3 months.
- Next 6 months
- Next Big's projection: -39% in six months, likely between -53% and +37%.
- Next 12 months
- Next Big's projection: likely to ease off (-27%).
- What it opens
- A discreet direct-to-consumer subscription or size-and-style finder that helps buyers pick the right type without browsing a crowded drugstore shelf.
Is condoms really trending?
Steady: searches holding level. Of the searches read this way over the last two years, 66% were searched more half a year later, against 63% of all searches (1,403 cases).
- Hungerwhat people go looking forlevel over 3 monthsFrom Bing searches, YouTube search, Google Shopping, Google News search, web popularity
- Heatwhat the crowd is shown, unaskedlevel over 3 monthsFrom news coverage (GDELT), Bluesky posts a week
Real when people are shown it and go looking for it; Early when the crowd is shown it first; Hype when it's shown and not sought; Quiet demand when searches rise with little talk. How the two sides are read.
How popular is condoms, and is it still growing?
Condoms draws about 625K searches a month in the US, on the Next Big Pulse. Still growing: overall interest in condoms is up +34% in a year, and still up +177% over the last 3 months. The line blends every source we read for it, each listed below with its own figures.
- +177%in 3 monthsJul 2026 to this week
- +34%in 1 yearOct 2025 to this week
- +17%in 2 yearsOct 2024 to this week
Each figure compares overall interest at the end of the window with its start.
Who searches for it, and why
Most people search it to learn about it.
What people ask about condoms
Questions
- how to condoms work
- how to condoms break
- how to condoms expire
- how to condoms prevent pregnancy
- how to condoms prevent stds
- how to condoms look like
Best
- best condoms
- best condoms for men
- best condoms for feeling
- best condoms in india
- best condoms for men in india
Compared
- condoms vs birth control pills effectiveness
- condoms vs birth control
- condoms vs iud
- condoms vs pill effectiveness
- condoms vs stds
- condoms vs raw
Cost
- condoms near me free
- condoms cost
- condoms cost in india
- condoms cost at gas stations
Near me
- condoms near me
- condoms near me open now
- condoms near me gas station
- condoms near me walmart
- condoms near me 24 hours
Alternatives
- condoms alternative
- condom alternatives for men
- condom alternative name
- alternative condoms for latex allergy
- condom alternatives for women
- alternative condoms to latex
For whom
- condoms for men
- condoms for women
- condoms for sensitive skin
- condoms for girls
- condoms for sale
- condoms for sensitive skin women
Also searched
- condoms application
- condom apply
- condom apple
- condom apple flavour
- condom application process
- condoms costco
Brands and companies behind it
Who condoms names, makes it or builds it, from Wikidata, SEC EDGAR and GitHub. Each name says where it comes from.
Sources
The chart is the Next Big Pulse: every source with a weekly or monthly reading for condoms, blended into one line of overall interest. A trend counts only when independent sources confirm the rise, each read against what every other search we track did there.
- Web popularity39%since Sep 2024
- YouTube search28%since Sep 2024
- Bing searches22%since Sep 2024
- News coverage (GDELT)7%since Oct 2024
- Google Shopping4%since May 2025
- Google News search0%since Jan 2025
Data quality: high, three or more steady sources, from different companies, carry the line lately. The last 2 weeks rest on fewer sources: they aren't in YouTube search, Google Shopping and Google News search yet. How the grade works
| Source | Rose with it | This search, in a year | The typical search there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bing searches | No rise above typical | ||
| Wikipedia views | No rise above typical | ||
| Bluesky posts | No rise above typical | ||
| Hacker News mentions | No rise above typical | ||
| Research papers | No rise above typical | ||
| New York Times articles | No rise above typical | ||
Searches a month is the Pulse's reading now, in Google Ads' scale for the US; cost per click and ranking difficulty are Google Ads keyword estimates.
The same search on Google Trends · How we read every source
Projections are Next Big's forecasts from public search data. They aren't financial, investment, trading or medical advice.
Questions
Is condoms still popular in 2026?
Yes. Overall interest in condoms is up +34% on a year ago, and +177% over the last three months.
How many people search for condoms?
About 625,000 searches a month in the US, on the Next Big Pulse.
When do searches for condoms peak?
It doesn't follow a season. Its busiest week in five years was in October 2026.
Will condoms keep growing?
Next Big's projection says it's likely to ease off over the next 12 months (-27%): -39% in six months, likely between -53% and +37%. It's a forecast from public search data, not advice.
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