--- title: "Compex vs Therabody: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Compex or Therabody more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Compression recovery boot brands set 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/categories/nz-compression-recovery-boot-brands/compare/compex-vs-therabody" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Compex vs Therabody: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Compex or Therabody more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Compression recovery boot brands set 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 - **Compared**: Compex and Therabody - **Competitive set**: Compression recovery boot brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Compex Share of Search**: 4.1% - **Therabody Share of Search**: 62.2% ## Is Compex or Therabody more popular in search? - In September 2026, Therabody had more branded searches than Compex among compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand. Therabody had about 1,530 branded searches, while Compex had 100. Therabody made up 62.2% of all compression recovery boot brand searches we track, and Compex accounted for 4.1%. - Therabody was ahead of Compex in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Compex’s share of searches among compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand moved from 3.6% to 4.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 100. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Therabody’s share of searches among compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand moved from 61.4% to 62.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.5K. ## Top compression recovery boot brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Therabody was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Compex was mentioned in two out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in both Google AI Overviews. Therabody was listed before Compex in every answer. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hyperice | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Normatec | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Therabody | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Compex | 4th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about compression recovery boot brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which compression recovery boot brand should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Hyperice, 2. Normatec, 3. Therabody - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hyperice, 2. Normatec, 3. Therabody - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best compression recovery boot brand in New Zealand for recovery after training?": 1. Hyperice, 2. Normatec, 3. Therabody - Searched Google, AI Overview "recovery boots for athletes": 1. Compex, 2. Normatec, 3. Hyperice - Searched Google, AI Overview "compression recovery system": 1. Normatec, 2. Therabody, 3. Compex Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand compression recovery boot brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Therabody gained share of searches among compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand, from 55.5% to 62.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Compex in New Zealand rose 66.7% over 12 measured months, from 60 to 100 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Compex estimated searches | Compex Share of Search | Compex rank | Therabody estimated searches | Therabody Share of Search | Therabody rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60 | 3.6% | 4 | 1K | 61.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 60 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.7K | 68% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 50 | 1.6% | 4 | 2.4K | 77.6% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 60 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.5K | 65.2% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 50 | 2.7% | 4 | 1.2K | 63.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 60 | 3% | 4 | 1.1K | 58.1% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 60 | 3.1% | 4 | 1.2K | 59.7% | 1 | | May 2026 | 80 | 4% | 4 | 1.2K | 59% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 70 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.2K | 64.3% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 120 | 5.6% | 4 | 1.3K | 59.5% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 100 | 3.8% | 4 | 1.5K | 55.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 100 | 4.1% | 4 | 1.5K | 62.2% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Compex’s and Therabody’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Compex**: Measured on the search terms “compex” and “compex muscle stimulator”, summed into one figure. - **Therabody**: Measured on the search terms “therabody”, “therabody smartgoggles”, “therabody theragun” and “theragun”, summed into one figure. - [Compex profile](/demand/nz/brands/compex) - [Therabody profile](/demand/nz/brands/therabody) - [All compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-compression-recovery-boot-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Compex or Therabody more popular in search? In September 2026, Therabody had more branded searches than Compex among compression recovery boot brands in New Zealand. Therabody had about 1,530 branded searches, while Compex had 100. Therabody made up 62.2% of all compression recovery boot brand searches we track, and Compex accounted for 4.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Compex vs Therabody: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-compression-recovery-boot-brands/compare/compex-vs-therabody This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-compression-recovery-boot-brands/compare/compex-vs-therabody. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.