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title: "Bioderma vs Drunk Elephant: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Bioderma or Drunk Elephant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tinted sunscreen 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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# Bioderma vs Drunk Elephant: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Bioderma or Drunk Elephant more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Tinted sunscreen 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**: Bioderma and Drunk Elephant
- **Competitive set**: Tinted sunscreen brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bioderma Share of Search**: 4.8%
- **Drunk Elephant Share of Search**: 3.3%

## Is Bioderma or Drunk Elephant more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Bioderma had more branded searches than Drunk Elephant among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand. Bioderma had about 1,870 branded searches, while Drunk Elephant had 1,300. Bioderma made up 4.8% of all tinted sunscreen brand searches we track, and Drunk Elephant accounted for 3.3%.
- Bioderma was ahead of Drunk Elephant in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bioderma’s share of searches among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand held steady at 4.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.5K to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Drunk Elephant’s share of searches among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand moved from 2.8% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1.3K.

## Top tinted sunscreen brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Bioderma nor Drunk Elephant showed up in any of the 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CeraVe | 1st | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Avène | 1st | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Bondi Sands | 1st | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Cetaphil | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Clinique | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Bioderma | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Drunk Elephant | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about tinted sunscreen brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which tinted sunscreen brand should I buy in New Zealand?": named none of the brands we track
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand?": 1. Avène, 2. Bondi Sands
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tinted sunscreen brand in New Zealand for everyday sun protection?": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best tinted sunscreen": 1. CeraVe, 2. Bondi Sands
- Searched Google, AI Overview "tinted sunscreen for face": 1. Bondi Sands

Not named in any answer: Cetaphil, Clinique, Bioderma and Drunk Elephant.

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 tinted sunscreen brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Drunk Elephant gained share of searches among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand, from 1.8% to 3.3%.
- Bioderma’s share of searches among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 3.5% to 4.8% in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bioderma estimated searches | Bioderma Share of Search | Bioderma rank | Drunk Elephant estimated searches | Drunk Elephant Share of Search | Drunk Elephant rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.5K | 4.8% | 6 | 880 | 2.8% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4K | 3.9% | 6 | 1K | 2.9% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 3.7% | 6 | 880 | 2.7% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | 4% | 6 | 880 | 2.7% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 4.5% | 6 | 720 | 2.6% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 4.4% | 6 | 720 | 2.4% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 4.4% | 5 | 720 | 2.3% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 1.2K | 3.3% | 6 | 720 | 2% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 3.5% | 6 | 590 | 1.6% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.4K | 3.6% | 6 | 590 | 1.5% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.8K | 4.4% | 6 | 720 | 1.8% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 4.8% | 6 | 1.3K | 3.3% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bioderma’s and Drunk Elephant’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.

- **Bioderma**: Measured on the search terms “bioderma”, “bioderma moisturiser”, “bioderma serum”, “bioderma shower oil” and “bioderma sunscreen”, summed into one figure.
- **Drunk Elephant**: Measured on the search term “drunk elephant”.

- [Bioderma profile](/demand/nz/brands/bioderma)
- [Drunk Elephant profile](/demand/nz/brands/drunk-elephant)
- [All tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tinted-sunscreen-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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 Bioderma or Drunk Elephant more popular in search?

In September 2026, Bioderma had more branded searches than Drunk Elephant among tinted sunscreen brands in New Zealand. Bioderma had about 1,870 branded searches, while Drunk Elephant had 1,300. Bioderma made up 4.8% of all tinted sunscreen brand searches we track, and Drunk Elephant accounted for 3.3%.

## Cite this page

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