--- title: "How popular is Green Prescription? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Green Prescription is a weight loss programme. 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/green-prescription" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Green Prescription? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Green Prescription is a weight loss programme. 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**: Green Prescription - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among weight loss programmes**: 24.8% ## Where does Green Prescription compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Weight loss programmes | 2 | 24.8% | 1.9K | - [Weight loss programmes](/demand/nz/categories/nz-weight-loss-programmes) ## Top weight loss programmes in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Green Prescription was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted. | Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Optifast | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Green Prescription | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Weight Watchers | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Jenny Craig | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about weight loss programmes - Asked ChatGPT "Which weight loss programme should I join in New Zealand?": 1. Weight Watchers, 2. Green Prescription - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best weight loss programmes in New Zealand?": 1. Green Prescription - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best weight loss programme in New Zealand for steady weight loss?": 1. Green Prescription - Searched Google, AI Overview "weight loss programme nz": 1. Optifast - Searched Google, AI Overview "weight loss plan nz": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Jenny Craig. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Green Prescription changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Green Prescription in New Zealand rose from 880 to 1.9K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Green Prescription’s share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand increased from 14.7% to 24.8%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Green Prescription’s share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand peaked at 24.8% in October 2026 and was lowest at 13.2% in January 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Green Prescription rose from 3rd to 2nd among weight loss programmes in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand weight loss programmes in October 2026? - In October 2026, Green Prescription gained share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 21.2% to 24.8%. - In October 2026, Optifast gained share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 56% to 57%. - In October 2026, Weight Watchers lost share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 16.3% to 13.1%. - In October 2026, Jenny Craig lost share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 6.4% to 5.1%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Weight loss programmes | 880 | 14.7% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Weight loss programmes | 720 | 14.4% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1K | 13.2% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1K | 17.5% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1.3K | 22% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1K | 17.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1.3K | 21.3% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1.3K | 21.6% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1K | 18.5% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1K | 18.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1.3K | 21.2% | 2 | | Oct 2026 | Weight loss programmes | 1.9K | 24.8% | 2 | ## How are Green Prescription’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Green Prescription’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “green prescription” ## Which weight loss programmes compete with Green Prescription? - [Optifast](/demand/nz/brands/optifast): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/green-prescription-vs-optifast - [Weight Watchers](/demand/nz/brands/weight-watchers): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/green-prescription-vs-weight-watchers - [Jenny Craig](/demand/nz/brands/jenny-craig): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/green-prescription-vs-jenny-craig ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "How popular is Green Prescription? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/green-prescription This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/green-prescription. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.