--- title: "Benefit Cosmetics vs Fenty Beauty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Benefit Cosmetics or Fenty Beauty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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/benefit-cosmetics-vs-fenty-beauty" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Benefit Cosmetics vs Fenty Beauty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Benefit Cosmetics or Fenty Beauty? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Makeup and cosmetics 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**: Benefit Cosmetics and Fenty Beauty - **Competitive set**: Makeup and cosmetics brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Benefit Cosmetics Share of Search**: 2.4% - **Fenty Beauty Share of Search**: 1.2% ## Which is more popular in search, Benefit Cosmetics or Fenty Beauty? - In August 2026, Benefit Cosmetics had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Benefit Cosmetics was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Fenty Beauty’s 2K, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus Fenty Beauty’s 1.2%. - Benefit Cosmetics was ahead of Fenty Beauty in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Benefit Cosmetics’ estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 3.5% to 2.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Fenty Beauty’s estimated Share of Search among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand moved from 1.9% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand makeup and cosmetics brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Fenty Beauty rose from 23rd to 22nd among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Benefit Cosmetics in New Zealand fell 25.5% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Benefit Cosmetics estimated searches | Benefit Cosmetics Share of Search | Benefit Cosmetics rank | Fenty Beauty estimated searches | Fenty Beauty Share of Search | Fenty Beauty rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.4K | 3.5% | 9 | 3K | 1.9% | 17 | | Nov 2025 | 5.2K | 2.7% | 10 | 2.4K | 1.2% | 20 | | Dec 2025 | 5.1K | 2.9% | 9 | 2.3K | 1.3% | 21 | | Jan 2026 | 4.6K | 3.3% | 10 | 1.8K | 1.3% | 21 | | Feb 2026 | 3.8K | 3% | 10 | 1.6K | 1.3% | 22 | | Mar 2026 | 3.8K | 2.8% | 9 | 1.9K | 1.4% | 20 | | Apr 2026 | 3.3K | 2.4% | 12 | 1.7K | 1.3% | 20 | | May 2026 | 4.1K | 2.7% | 9 | 2K | 1.3% | 22 | | Jun 2026 | 4K | 2.7% | 11 | 1.9K | 1.3% | 24 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 2.6% | 12 | 2K | 1.2% | 23 | | Aug 2026 | 4K | 2.4% | 12 | 2K | 1.2% | 22 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Benefit Cosmetics’ and Fenty Beauty’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. - **Benefit Cosmetics**: Measured on the search terms “benefit cosmetics”, “benefit cosmetics advent calendar”, “benefit cosmetics bronzer”, “benefit cosmetics brow”, “benefit cosmetics brow bar”, “benefit cosmetics brow gel”, “benefit cosmetics brow pencil”, “benefit cosmetics eyebrow”, “benefit cosmetics eyebrow gel”, “benefit cosmetics eyebrow pencil”, “benefit cosmetics foundation”, “benefit cosmetics gimme brow”, “benefit cosmetics highlighter”, “benefit cosmetics makeup”, “benefit cosmetics nz”, “benefit cosmetics precisely my brow eyebrow pencil” and “benefit cosmetics precisely my brow pencil”, summed into one figure. - **Fenty Beauty**: Measured on the search terms “fenty beauty”, “fenty beauty bomb gloss”, “fenty beauty cosmetics”, “fenty beauty foundation”, “fenty beauty gloss bomb”, “fenty beauty gloss bomb universal lip luminizer”, “fenty beauty lip gloss”, “fenty beauty lipstick”, “fenty beauty makeup” and “fenty beauty nz”, summed into one figure. - [Benefit Cosmetics profile](/demand/nz/brands/benefit-cosmetics) - [Fenty Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/fenty-beauty) - [All makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-makeup-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 33 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, Benefit Cosmetics or Fenty Beauty? In August 2026, Benefit Cosmetics had more branded searches than Fenty Beauty among makeup and cosmetics brands in New Zealand. Benefit Cosmetics was estimated to have 4K branded searches compared to Fenty Beauty’s 2K, and held a 2.4% Share of Search versus Fenty Beauty’s 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Benefit Cosmetics vs Fenty Beauty: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/benefit-cosmetics-vs-fenty-beauty This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/benefit-cosmetics-vs-fenty-beauty. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.