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title: "Air Optix: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Air Optix makes contact lenses sold in New Zealand. 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/nz/brands/air-optix"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Air Optix: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Air Optix makes contact lenses sold in New Zealand. 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

- **Brand**: Air Optix
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among contact lens brands**: 15.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contact lens brands | 4 | 15.2% | 480 |

- [Contact lens brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-contact-lens-brands)

## How has branded search demand for Air Optix changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Air Optix in New Zealand fell from 750 to 480.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Air Optix’s estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand decreased from 17% to 15.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Air Optix’s estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand peaked at 18.2% in November 2025 and was lowest at 11.9% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Air Optix fell from 3rd to 4th among contact lens brands in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand contact lens brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Biofinity overtook Air Optix to rank 3rd among contact lens brands in New Zealand, at 15.8%.
- In August 2026, Dailies gained estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 25.6% to 26.3%.
- In August 2026, Air Optix gained estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 14.6% to 15.2%.
- In August 2026, Bausch + Lomb lost estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 12.1% to 9.8%.
- In August 2026, Acuvue lost estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 34.6% to 32.9%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Contact lens brands | 750 | 17% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Contact lens brands | 580 | 18.2% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Contact lens brands | 490 | 17.9% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Contact lens brands | 550 | 17.9% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Contact lens brands | 510 | 14.8% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Contact lens brands | 600 | 11.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Contact lens brands | 530 | 16.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Contact lens brands | 620 | 12.5% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Contact lens brands | 520 | 13.3% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Contact lens brands | 520 | 14.6% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Contact lens brands | 480 | 15.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Contact lens brands | — | — | — |

## How is Air Optix measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Air Optix’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “air optix aqua”
- “air optix aqua contacts”
- “air optix colors”
- “air optix hydraglyde”
- “air optix lenses”
- “air optix n&d”
- “air optix near me”
- “air optix nz”
- “air optix online”
- “airoptix”
- “airoptix lenses”
- “alcon com”
- “contact lenses air optix plus hydraglyde”

## Which contact lens brands compete with Air Optix?

- [Acuvue](/demand/nz/brands/acuvue): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/acuvue-vs-air-optix
- [Dailies](/demand/nz/brands/dailies): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/air-optix-vs-dailies
- [Biofinity](/demand/nz/brands/biofinity): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/air-optix-vs-biofinity
- [Bausch + Lomb](/demand/nz/brands/bausch-lomb): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/air-optix-vs-bausch-lomb

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Air Optix: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/air-optix

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