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title: "Nexcare: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Nexcare makes first aid products 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/nexcare"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Nexcare: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Nexcare makes first aid products 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**: Nexcare
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among plaster and first aid brands**: 7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plaster and first aid brands | 3 | 7% | 290 |

- [Plaster and first aid brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-first-aid-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Nexcare in New Zealand rose from 220 to 290.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Nexcare’s estimated Share of Search among plaster and first aid brands in New Zealand peaked at 8.7% in January 2026 and was lowest at 5% in December 2025.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand plaster and first aid brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Band-Aid gained estimated Share of Search among plaster and first aid brands in New Zealand, from 67.3% to 68.3%.
- In August 2026, Elastoplast lost estimated Share of Search among plaster and first aid brands in New Zealand, from 25.4% to 24.7%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Nexcare in New Zealand rose 31.8% over 11 measured months, from 220 to 290 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Plaster and first aid brands | 220 | 7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Plaster and first aid brands | 230 | 6% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Plaster and first aid brands | 230 | 5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 290 | 8.7% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 270 | 8.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 260 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 230 | 7.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 250 | 6.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 250 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 260 | 7.3% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | 290 | 7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Plaster and first aid brands | — | — | — |

## How is Nexcare measured?

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

- “nexcare”
- “nexcare bandages”
- “nexcare first aid”
- “nexcare plasters”
- “nexcare waterproof bandages”

## Which plaster and first aid brands compete with Nexcare?

- [Band-Aid](/demand/nz/brands/band-aid): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/band-aid-vs-nexcare
- [Elastoplast](/demand/nz/brands/elastoplast): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/elastoplast-vs-nexcare

## 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. "Nexcare: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/nexcare

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