--- title: "Acuvue vs Air Optix: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Acuvue or Air Optix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Contact lens 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/compare/acuvue-vs-air-optix" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Acuvue vs Air Optix: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Acuvue or Air Optix? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Contact lens 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**: Acuvue and Air Optix - **Competitive set**: Contact lens brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Acuvue Share of Search**: 32.9% - **Air Optix Share of Search**: 15.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Acuvue or Air Optix? - In August 2026, Acuvue had more branded searches than Air Optix among contact lens brands in New Zealand. Acuvue was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to Air Optix’s 480, and held a 32.9% Share of Search versus Air Optix’s 15.2%. - Acuvue was ahead of Air Optix in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Acuvue’s estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand moved from 36.1% to 32.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Air Optix’s estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand moved from 17% to 15.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 750 to 480. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand contact lens brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Biofinity overtook Air Optix to rank 3rd among contact lens brands in New Zealand, at 15.8%. - In August 2026, Air Optix gained estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 14.6% to 15.2%. - In August 2026, Acuvue lost estimated Share of Search among contact lens brands in New Zealand, from 34.6% to 32.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Acuvue estimated searches | Acuvue Share of Search | Acuvue rank | Air Optix estimated searches | Air Optix Share of Search | Air Optix rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 36.1% | 1 | 750 | 17% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 950 | 29.9% | 1 | 580 | 18.2% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 790 | 28.8% | 2 | 490 | 17.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 36.7% | 1 | 550 | 17.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3K | 36.3% | 1 | 510 | 14.8% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 2.3K | 45.5% | 1 | 600 | 11.9% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 36.4% | 1 | 530 | 16.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | 2.4K | 48.5% | 1 | 620 | 12.5% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.6K | 41.1% | 1 | 520 | 13.3% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.2K | 34.6% | 1 | 520 | 14.6% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1K | 32.9% | 1 | 480 | 15.2% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Acuvue’s and Air Optix’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. - **Acuvue**: Measured on the search terms “1 day acuvue moist”, “acuvue”, “acuvue contact lenses”, “acuvue contacts”, “acuvue lenses”, “acuvue near me”, “acuvue nz”, “acuvue oasys”, “acuvue oasys 1 day”, “acuvue oasys for astigmatism” and “acuvue online”, summed into one figure. - **Air Optix**: Measured on the search terms “air optix aqua”, “air optix aqua contacts”, “air optix colors”, “air optix hydraglyde”, “air optix lenses”, “air optix n&d”, “air optix near me”, “air optix nz”, “air optix online”, “airoptix”, “airoptix lenses”, “alcon com” and “contact lenses air optix plus hydraglyde”, summed into one figure. - [Acuvue profile](/demand/nz/brands/acuvue) - [Air Optix profile](/demand/nz/brands/air-optix) - [All contact lens brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-contact-lens-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Acuvue or Air Optix? In August 2026, Acuvue had more branded searches than Air Optix among contact lens brands in New Zealand. Acuvue was estimated to have 1K branded searches compared to Air Optix’s 480, and held a 32.9% Share of Search versus Air Optix’s 15.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Acuvue vs Air Optix: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuvue-vs-air-optix This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/acuvue-vs-air-optix. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.