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title: "CEP Compression vs Skins: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is CEP Compression or Skins more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Compression tights 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."
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# CEP Compression vs Skins: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is CEP Compression or Skins more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Compression tights 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**: CEP Compression and Skins
- **Competitive set**: Compression tights brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **CEP Compression Share of Search**: 0.25%
- **Skins Share of Search**: 20.9%

## Is CEP Compression or Skins more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Skins had more branded searches than CEP Compression among compression tights brands in New Zealand. Skins had about 840 branded searches, while CEP Compression had 10. Skins made up 20.9% of all compression tights brand searches we track, and CEP Compression accounted for 0.25%.
- Skins was ahead of CEP Compression in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, CEP Compression’s share of searches among compression tights brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.25%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Skins’ share of searches among compression tights brands in New Zealand moved from 24.1% to 20.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 980 to 840.

## Top compression tights brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Skins appeared in all five answers. CEP Compression was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Skins was listed before CEP Compression in four out of five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2XU | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Skins | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| CEP Compression | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about compression tights brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which compression tights brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. 2XU, 2. Skins, 3. CEP Compression
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best compression tights brands in New Zealand?": 1. 2XU, 2. Skins, 3. CEP Compression
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best compression tights brand in New Zealand for running recovery?": 1. 2XU, 2. CEP Compression, 3. Skins
- Searched Google, AI Overview "compression tights nz": 1. 2XU, 2. Skins
- Searched Google, AI Overview "women's compression tights": 1. 2XU, 2. Skins

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 tights brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Skins lost share of searches among compression tights brands in New Zealand, from 24% to 20.9%.

## Month by month

| Month | CEP Compression estimated searches | CEP Compression Share of Search | CEP Compression rank | Skins estimated searches | Skins Share of Search | Skins rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.25% | 3 | 980 | 24.1% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.15% | 3 | 1K | 15.5% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.31% | 3 | 680 | 21.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.26% | 3 | 760 | 19.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.3% | 3 | 770 | 23.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.24% | 3 | 1K | 25.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.24% | 3 | 1K | 25.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 1.4K | 22.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.21% | 3 | 1K | 20.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.27% | 3 | 980 | 26.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 | 0.24% | 3 | 1K | 24% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.25% | 3 | 840 | 20.9% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using CEP Compression’s and Skins’ 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.

- **CEP Compression**: Measured on the search term “cep compression”.
- **Skins**: Measured on the search terms “skins calf”, “skins calf sleeve”, “skins compression”, “skins compression tights”, “skins tight” and “skins tights”, summed into one figure.

- [CEP Compression profile](/demand/nz/brands/cep-compression)
- [Skins profile](/demand/nz/brands/skins)
- [All compression tights brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-compression-tights-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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 CEP Compression or Skins more popular in search?

In September 2026, Skins had more branded searches than CEP Compression among compression tights brands in New Zealand. Skins had about 840 branded searches, while CEP Compression had 10. Skins made up 20.9% of all compression tights brand searches we track, and CEP Compression accounted for 0.25%.

## Cite this page

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