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title: "Bargain Chemist vs Woolworths Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bargain Chemist or Woolworths Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Community Pharmacy 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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# Bargain Chemist vs Woolworths Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Bargain Chemist or Woolworths Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Community Pharmacy 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**: Bargain Chemist and Woolworths Pharmacy
- **Competitive set**: Community Pharmacy Brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bargain Chemist Share of Search**: 9.1%
- **Woolworths Pharmacy Share of Search**: 0.45%

## Which is more popular in search, Bargain Chemist or Woolworths Pharmacy?

- In August 2026, Bargain Chemist had more branded searches than Woolworths Pharmacy among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand. Bargain Chemist was estimated to have 109K branded searches compared to Woolworths Pharmacy’s 5.4K, and held a 9.1% Share of Search versus Woolworths Pharmacy’s 0.45%.
- Bargain Chemist was ahead of Woolworths Pharmacy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bargain Chemist’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand moved from 7.2% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 88.3K to 109K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Woolworths Pharmacy’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand moved from 0.51% to 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.2K to 5.4K.

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

- In August 2026, Bargain Chemist gained estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand, from 7.6% to 9.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Woolworths Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 6.2K to 5.4K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bargain Chemist estimated searches | Bargain Chemist Share of Search | Bargain Chemist rank | Woolworths Pharmacy estimated searches | Woolworths Pharmacy Share of Search | Woolworths Pharmacy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 88.3K | 7.2% | 2 | 6.2K | 0.51% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 88.4K | 6.1% | 2 | 5.5K | 0.38% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 89.5K | 6.7% | 2 | 5.8K | 0.43% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 89.3K | 7.7% | 2 | 5.7K | 0.49% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 72.8K | 6.7% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.49% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 88.5K | 7.5% | 2 | 5.7K | 0.48% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 85.9K | 7.1% | 2 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 87.2K | 7.4% | 2 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 72.8K | 6.5% | 2 | 4.7K | 0.41% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 88.2K | 7.6% | 2 | 4.7K | 0.4% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 109K | 9.1% | 2 | 5.4K | 0.45% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bargain Chemist’s and Woolworths Pharmacy’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.

- **Bargain Chemist**: Measured on the search terms “Bargain Chemist”, “bargain chemist delivery”, “bargain chemist dunedin”, “bargain chemist near me”, “bargain chemist new zealand”, “bargain chemist nz”, “bargain chemist online”, “bargain chemist perfume”, “bargain chemist pharmacy”, “bargain chemist prescriptions”, “bargain chemist rotorua”, “bargain chemist vaccinations” and “bargainchemist”, summed into one figure.
- **Woolworths Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “countdown chemist”, “countdown pharmacy”, “woolworths pharmacy”, “woolworths pharmacy near me” and “woolworths pharmacy nz”, summed into one figure.

- [Bargain Chemist profile](/demand/nz/brands/bargain-chemist)
- [Woolworths Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/woolworths-pharmacy-nz)
- [All community pharmacy brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pharmacy-retailers): 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, Bargain Chemist or Woolworths Pharmacy?

In August 2026, Bargain Chemist had more branded searches than Woolworths Pharmacy among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand. Bargain Chemist was estimated to have 109K branded searches compared to Woolworths Pharmacy’s 5.4K, and held a 9.1% Share of Search versus Woolworths Pharmacy’s 0.45%.

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