--- title: "Buchanans Pharmacy vs Kensington Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Buchanans Pharmacy or Kensington Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangarei pharmacies 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/buchanans-pharmacy-vs-kensington-pharmacy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Buchanans Pharmacy vs Kensington Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Buchanans Pharmacy or Kensington Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Whangarei pharmacies 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**: Buchanans Pharmacy and Kensington Pharmacy - **Competitive set**: Whangarei pharmacies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Buchanans Pharmacy Share of Search**: 22.3% - **Kensington Pharmacy Share of Search**: 65.7% ## Which is more popular in search, Buchanans Pharmacy or Kensington Pharmacy? - In August 2026, Kensington Pharmacy had more branded searches than Buchanans Pharmacy among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand. Kensington Pharmacy was estimated to have 3.2K branded searches compared to Buchanans Pharmacy’s 1.1K, and held a 65.7% Share of Search versus Buchanans Pharmacy’s 22.3%. - Kensington Pharmacy was ahead of Buchanans Pharmacy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Buchanans Pharmacy’s estimated Share of Search among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 18.5% to 22.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 790 to 1.1K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kensington Pharmacy’s estimated Share of Search among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 72.4% to 65.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.1K to 3.2K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand whangarei pharmacies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Buchanans Pharmacy gained estimated Share of Search among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand, from 19.5% to 22.3%. - In August 2026, Kensington Pharmacy lost estimated Share of Search among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand, from 70.3% to 65.7%. ## Month by month | Month | Buchanans Pharmacy estimated searches | Buchanans Pharmacy Share of Search | Buchanans Pharmacy rank | Kensington Pharmacy estimated searches | Kensington Pharmacy Share of Search | Kensington Pharmacy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 790 | 18.5% | 2 | 3.1K | 72.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 850 | 20% | 2 | 3.1K | 72.5% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.2K | 21.2% | 2 | 3.8K | 68.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 880 | 18.4% | 2 | 3.2K | 66.5% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 21.3% | 2 | 3.3K | 68.8% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.1K | 22.5% | 2 | 3.3K | 65.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.2K | 21.4% | 2 | 4K | 70.2% | 1 | | May 2026 | 870 | 19% | 2 | 3.2K | 70.6% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 870 | 19.2% | 2 | 3.2K | 70.1% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 920 | 19.5% | 2 | 3.3K | 70.3% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 22.3% | 2 | 3.2K | 65.7% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Buchanans Pharmacy’s and Kensington 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. - **Buchanans Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “buchanan pharmacy”, “buchanan's pharmacy whangarei”, “buchanans pharmacy”, “buchanans pharmacy whangarei” and “unichem buchanans pharmacy”, summed into one figure. - **Kensington Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “kenpharm”, “kensington pharmacy”, “kensington pharmacy nz” and “kensington pharmacy whangarei”, summed into one figure. - [Buchanans Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/buchanans-pharmacy) - [Kensington Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/kensington-pharmacy) - [All whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-whangarei-pharmacies): The set both shares are measured inside, 3 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, Buchanans Pharmacy or Kensington Pharmacy? In August 2026, Kensington Pharmacy had more branded searches than Buchanans Pharmacy among whangarei pharmacies in New Zealand. Kensington Pharmacy was estimated to have 3.2K branded searches compared to Buchanans Pharmacy’s 1.1K, and held a 65.7% Share of Search versus Buchanans Pharmacy’s 22.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Buchanans Pharmacy vs Kensington Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/buchanans-pharmacy-vs-kensington-pharmacy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/buchanans-pharmacy-vs-kensington-pharmacy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.