A liquid hand dishwashing cleaning composition comprising from 8% to 45% by weight of the total composition of a surfactant system, wherein the surfactant system comprises at least 40% by weight of the surfactant system of anionic surfactant, wherein the anionic surfactant comprises at least 50% by weight of the anionic surfactant of alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein: a) the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises a mixture of linear and branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant with an average degree of branching of from 15% to 50%, wherein: a. the branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant to C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant is greater than 0.5, wherein C2-branched means the alkyl branching is a single alkyl branching on the alkyl chain of the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and is positioned on the C2 position, as measured counting carbon atoms from the sulfate group for non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants, or counting from the alkoxy-group furthest from the sulfate group for alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants; b. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an alkyl chain comprising an average of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; and c. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.1; wherein the surfactant system comprises a co-surfactant selected from the group consisting of an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof. a) the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises a mixture of linear and branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant with an average degree of branching of from 15% to 50%, wherein: a. the branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant to C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant is greater than 0.5, wherein C2-branched means the alkyl branching is a single alkyl branching on the alkyl chain of the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and is positioned on the C2 position, as measured counting carbon atoms from the sulfate group for non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants, or counting from the alkoxy-group furthest from the sulfate group for alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants; b. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an alkyl chain comprising an average of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; and c. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.1; a. the branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant comprises C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant, wherein the weight ratio of non-C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant to C2-branched alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant is greater than 0.5, wherein C2-branched means the alkyl branching is a single alkyl branching on the alkyl chain of the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant and is positioned on the C2 position, as measured counting carbon atoms from the sulfate group for non-alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants, or counting from the alkoxy-group furthest from the sulfate group for alkoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactants; b. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an alkyl chain comprising an average of from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; and c. the alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant has an average degree of alkoxylation of less than 0.1;