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title: "How popular is Systane? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand"
description: "Systane makes lubricating eye drops. 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/systane"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# How popular is Systane? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand

Systane makes lubricating eye drops. 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**: Systane
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Oct 2026
- **Share of Search among eye drop brands**: 80.6%

## Where does Systane compete?

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eye drop brands | 1 | 80.6% | 2.5K |

- [Eye drop brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-eye-drop-brands)

## Top eye drop brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Systane appeared in all five answers. Systane is the second most recommended of the three.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hylo | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Systane | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Optrex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about eye drop brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which eye drop brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Systane, 2. Hylo
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best eye drop brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hylo, 2. Systane
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best eye drop brand in New Zealand for dry eyes?": 1. Hylo, 2. Systane
- Searched Google, AI Overview "eye drops nz": 1. Systane, 2. Hylo
- Searched Google, AI Overview "dry eye drops": 1. Hylo, 2. Systane

Not named in any answer: Optrex.

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 Systane changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Systane in New Zealand rose from 1.6K to 2.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Systane’s share of searches among eye drop brands in New Zealand peaked at 87.4% in August 2026 and was lowest at 79.7% in May 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand eye drop brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Optrex gained share of searches among eye drop brands in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 8.4%.
- In October 2026, Systane lost share of searches among eye drop brands in New Zealand, from 82.2% to 80.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hylo in New Zealand rose 88.9% over 12 measured months, from 180 to 340 in October 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | Eye drop brands | 1.6K | 80.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Eye drop brands | 1.3K | 82% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.4K | 81.8% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.3K | 84.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.7K | 87.1% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.6K | 86.6% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.9K | 79.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.6K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Eye drop brands | 1.7K | 84.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Eye drop brands | 2.1K | 87.4% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Eye drop brands | 2.1K | 82.2% | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | Eye drop brands | 2.5K | 80.6% | 1 |

## How are Systane’s branded searches counted?

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

- “systane”
- “systane eye drops”

## Which eye drop brands compete with Systane?

- [Hylo](/demand/nz/brands/hylo): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/hylo-vs-systane
- [Optrex](/demand/nz/brands/optrex): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/optrex-vs-systane

## 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 Systane? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/systane

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