--- title: "Colgate vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Colgate or Sensodyne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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/colgate-vs-sensodyne" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Colgate vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Colgate or Sensodyne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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**: Colgate and Sensodyne - **Competitive set**: Oral care brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Colgate Share of Search**: 23.8% - **Sensodyne Share of Search**: 13.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Colgate or Sensodyne? - In August 2026, Colgate had more branded searches than Sensodyne among oral care brands in New Zealand. Colgate was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Sensodyne’s 4.9K, and held a 23.8% Share of Search versus Sensodyne’s 13.5%. - Colgate was ahead of Sensodyne in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Colgate’s estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand moved from 24.8% to 23.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.2K to 8.7K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sensodyne’s estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand moved from 11.9% to 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 4.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand oral care brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Colgate gained estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand, from 19.6% to 23.8%. - In August 2026, Sensodyne lost estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand, from 14.8% to 13.5%. ## Month by month | Month | Colgate estimated searches | Colgate Share of Search | Colgate rank | Sensodyne estimated searches | Sensodyne Share of Search | Sensodyne rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.2K | 24.8% | 2 | 2.5K | 11.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 4.5K | 20% | 2 | 2.1K | 9.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 5.5K | 22.7% | 2 | 2.3K | 9.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 5.6K | 23.1% | 2 | 2.6K | 10.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 4.7K | 22.3% | 2 | 2.7K | 12.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 6K | 24.4% | 2 | 3.1K | 12.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 6K | 23.1% | 2 | 3.5K | 13.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 22.7% | 2 | 3.9K | 13.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 6.2K | 21.2% | 2 | 3.9K | 13.5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 6.9K | 19.6% | 2 | 5.2K | 14.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 8.7K | 23.8% | 2 | 4.9K | 13.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Colgate’s and Sensodyne’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. - **Colgate**: Measured on the search terms “colgate”, “colgate brush”, “colgate com”, “colgate electric brush”, “colgate mouthwash”, “colgate near me”, “colgate nz”, “colgate online”, “colgate optic white”, “colgate sensitive pro relief”, “colgate total”, “colgate total toothpaste”, “colgate water flosser”, “colgate wisp”, “paste colgate” and “white colgate toothpaste”, summed into one figure. - **Sensodyne**: Measured on the search terms “protect repair sensodyne”, “sensitive sensodyne toothpaste”, “sensodyne”, “sensodyne electric toothbrush”, “sensodyne enamel”, “sensodyne near me”, “sensodyne nz”, “sensodyne rapid relief”, “sensodyne toothbrush” and “sensodyne toothpaste”, summed into one figure. - [Colgate profile](/demand/nz/brands/colgate) - [Sensodyne profile](/demand/nz/brands/sensodyne) - [All oral care brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-oral-care-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, Colgate or Sensodyne? In August 2026, Colgate had more branded searches than Sensodyne among oral care brands in New Zealand. Colgate was estimated to have 8.7K branded searches compared to Sensodyne’s 4.9K, and held a 23.8% Share of Search versus Sensodyne’s 13.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Colgate vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/colgate-vs-sensodyne This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/colgate-vs-sensodyne. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.