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title: "Antipodes vs CeraVe: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Antipodes or CeraVe? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skincare 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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# Antipodes vs CeraVe: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Antipodes or CeraVe? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Skincare 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**: Antipodes and CeraVe
- **Competitive set**: Skincare brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Antipodes Share of Search**: 0.45%
- **CeraVe Share of Search**: 21%

## Which is more popular in search, Antipodes or CeraVe?

- In August 2026, CeraVe had more branded searches than Antipodes among skincare brands in New Zealand. CeraVe was estimated to have 42.5K branded searches compared to Antipodes’ 920, and held a 21% Share of Search versus Antipodes’ 0.45%.
- CeraVe was ahead of Antipodes in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Antipodes’ estimated Share of Search among skincare brands in New Zealand held steady at 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 660 to 920.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, CeraVe’s estimated Share of Search among skincare brands in New Zealand moved from 14.7% to 21%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 21.6K to 42.5K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand skincare brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CeraVe lost estimated Share of Search among skincare brands in New Zealand, from 22.6% to 21%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Antipodes in New Zealand rose 39.4% over 11 measured months, from 660 to 920 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Antipodes estimated searches | Antipodes Share of Search | Antipodes rank | CeraVe estimated searches | CeraVe Share of Search | CeraVe rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 660 | 0.45% | 21 | 21.6K | 14.7% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 830 | 0.49% | 20 | 22.3K | 13% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 890 | 0.58% | 20 | 23.3K | 15.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 880 | 0.56% | 20 | 27K | 17.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 740 | 0.54% | 20 | 25.9K | 18.9% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 760 | 0.5% | 20 | 29.6K | 19.5% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 730 | 0.45% | 21 | 32.8K | 20.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 910 | 0.47% | 20 | 43.6K | 22.6% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 740 | 0.37% | 20 | 46.9K | 23.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 800 | 0.37% | 20 | 48.8K | 22.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 920 | 0.45% | 20 | 42.5K | 21% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Antipodes’ and CeraVe’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.

- **Antipodes**: Measured on the search terms “antipodes day cream”, “antipodes serum”, “antipodes skincare” and “antipodes skincare nz”, summed into one figure.
- **CeraVe**: Measured on the search terms “cerave”, “cerave blemish control cleanser”, “cerave cleanser”, “cerave cream”, “cerave cream lotion”, “cerave eye repair cream”, “cerave face wash”, “cerave facial moisturizing lotion”, “cerave foaming cleanser”, “cerave foaming facial cleanser”, “cerave hydrate cleanser”, “cerave hydrating cleanser”, “cerave hydrating facial cleanser”, “cerave moisturiser”, “cerave moisturizer”, “cerave moisturizing cream”, “cerave moisturizing cream dry skin”, “cerave moisturizing cream for dry skin”, “cerave near me”, “cerave nz”, “cerave online”, “cerave renewing sa cleanser”, “cerave resurfacing retinol serum”, “cerave sensitive skin”, “cerave serum”, “cerave skincare” and “cerave sunscreen”, summed into one figure.

- [Antipodes profile](/demand/nz/brands/antipodes)
- [CeraVe profile](/demand/nz/brands/cerave)
- [All skincare brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-skincare-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 22 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, Antipodes or CeraVe?

In August 2026, CeraVe had more branded searches than Antipodes among skincare brands in New Zealand. CeraVe was estimated to have 42.5K branded searches compared to Antipodes’ 920, and held a 21% Share of Search versus Antipodes’ 0.45%.

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