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title: "Banana Boat: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Banana Boat makes sunscreen 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/banana-boat"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Banana Boat: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Banana Boat makes sunscreen 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**: Banana Boat
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among sunscreen brands**: 0.28%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunscreen brands | 9 | 0.28% | 270 |

- [Sunscreen brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sunscreen-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Banana Boat in New Zealand fell from 610 to 270.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Banana Boat’s estimated Share of Search among sunscreen brands in New Zealand held steady, from 0.63% to 0.28%.

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

- In August 2026, Nivea overtook Bondi Sands to rank 4th among sunscreen brands in New Zealand, at 10.1%.
- In August 2026, Neutrogena gained estimated Share of Search among sunscreen brands in New Zealand, from 14.7% to 16.2%.
- In August 2026, La Roche-Posay lost estimated Share of Search among sunscreen brands in New Zealand, from 36% to 32.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Banana Boat in New Zealand fell 55.7% over 11 measured months, from 610 to 270 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cancer Society Sunscreen in New Zealand fell 55.7% over 11 measured months, from 880 to 390 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Ultra Violette in New Zealand fell 48% over 11 measured months, from 1.7K to 890 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 610 | 0.63% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 1.1K | 0.97% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Sunscreen brands | 1.1K | 1.1% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 770 | 0.86% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 510 | 0.64% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 340 | 0.43% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 220 | 0.27% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 220 | 0.25% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 180 | 0.2% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 220 | 0.23% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Sunscreen brands | 270 | 0.28% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Sunscreen brands | — | — | — |

## How is Banana Boat measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Banana Boat’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.

- “banana boat spf”
- “banana boat sport spf”

## Which sunscreen brands compete with Banana Boat?

- [La Roche-Posay](/demand/nz/brands/la-roche-posay)
- [Skinnies](/demand/nz/brands/skinnies)
- [Neutrogena](/demand/nz/brands/neutrogena)
- [Nivea](/demand/nz/brands/nivea): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banana-boat-vs-nivea
- [Bondi Sands](/demand/nz/brands/bondi-sands): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banana-boat-vs-bondi-sands
- [Ultra Violette](/demand/nz/brands/ultra-violette): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banana-boat-vs-ultra-violette
- [Invisible Zinc](/demand/nz/brands/invisible-zinc): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banana-boat-vs-invisible-zinc
- [Cancer Society Sunscreen](/demand/nz/brands/cancer-society-sunscreen): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banana-boat-vs-cancer-society-sunscreen

## 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. "Banana Boat: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/banana-boat

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