--- title: "Sphere Hair: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Sphere Hair is a hair salon in Palmerston North. 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/sphere-hair" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sphere Hair: search popularity in New Zealand Sphere Hair is a hair salon in Palmerston North. 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**: Sphere Hair - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among Palmerston North hair salons**: 8.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Palmerston North hair salons | 6 | 8.1% | 150 | - [Palmerston North hair salons](/demand/nz/locations/palmerston-north/hair-salons) ## Top Palmerston North hair salons in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Sphere Hair was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Sphere Hair is the third most recommended of the 11. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alchemy & I | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | NV Hair Design | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Sphere Hair | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Blush Hair Boutique | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | The Right Cut | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Bijonei Hair Design | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 | | The Hair Company | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 | | Veronica Jayne | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Vivo Hair | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Kess Hair & Beauty | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | | Sphere Hair Salon | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Palmerston North hair salons - Asked ChatGPT "Which hair salon should I go to in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. NV Hair Design, 3. Sphere Hair, 4. The Right Cut, 5. Blush Hair Boutique - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hair salons in Palmerston North, New Zealand?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. Sphere Hair, 3. Blush Hair Boutique, 4. NV Hair Design, 5. Bijonei Hair Design, 6. The Right Cut, 7. The Hair Company - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hair salon in Palmerston North, New Zealand for a haircut?": 1. Alchemy & I, 2. NV Hair Design, 3. Sphere Hair, 4. Blush Hair Boutique, 5. The Hair Company - Searched Google, AI Overview "hairdresser palmerston north": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Veronica Jayne, Vivo Hair, Kess Hair & Beauty and Sphere Hair Salon. 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 Sphere Hair changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sphere Hair in New Zealand rose from 170 to 180. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sphere Hair’s share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand peaked at 11.6% in August 2026 and was lowest at 5.5% in February 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sphere Hair rose from 7th to 6th among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Palmerston North hair salons in September 2026? - In September 2026, The Hair Company overtook The Right Cut to become the leader among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, with 22.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, Veronica Jayne overtook Sphere Hair and Vivo Hair to rank 5th among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, with 8.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, Alchemy & I overtook The Right Cut and 2 others to rank 2nd among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, with 14.6% of the searches. - In September 2026, NV Hair Design lost share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, from 13.8% to 9.2%. - In September 2026, Sphere Hair lost share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, from 11.6% to 8.1%. - In September 2026, The Right Cut lost share of searches among Palmerston North hair salons in New Zealand, from 17.5% to 14.6%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Palmerston North hair salons | 140 | 7.8% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Palmerston North hair salons | 110 | 5.7% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | Palmerston North hair salons | 100 | 5.8% | 8 | | Jan 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 150 | 7.2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 100 | 5.5% | 8 | | Mar 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 200 | 9.8% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 120 | 6.8% | 8 | | May 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 160 | 8.4% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 180 | 9.6% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 150 | 8.6% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 220 | 11.6% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Palmerston North hair salons | 150 | 8.1% | 6 | ## How are Sphere Hair’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sphere Hair’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. - “sphere hair” - “sphere hair palmerston north” ## Which Palmerston North hair salons compete with Sphere Hair? - [The Hair Company](/demand/nz/brands/the-hair-company) - [Alchemy & I](/demand/nz/brands/alchemy-and-i) - [The Right Cut](/demand/nz/brands/the-right-cut): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/sphere-hair-vs-the-right-cut - [NV Hair Design](/demand/nz/brands/nv-hair-design): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/nv-hair-design-vs-sphere-hair - [Veronica Jayne](/demand/nz/brands/veronica-jayne): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/sphere-hair-vs-veronica-jayne - [Vivo Hair](/demand/nz/brands/vivo-hair): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/sphere-hair-vs-vivo-hair - [Bijonei Hair Design](/demand/nz/brands/bijonei-hair-design): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bijonei-hair-design-vs-sphere-hair - [Kess Hair & Beauty](/demand/nz/brands/kess-hair-beauty) - [Blush Hair Boutique](/demand/nz/brands/blush-hair-boutique) - [Sphere Hair Salon](/demand/nz/brands/sphere-hair-salon) ## 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. "Sphere Hair: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/sphere-hair This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/sphere-hair. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.