--- title: "Curash vs Huggies: Which is more popular in New Zealand?" description: "Is Curash or Huggies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water wipes 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/curash-vs-huggies" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Curash vs Huggies: Which is more popular in New Zealand? Is Curash or Huggies more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Water wipes 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**: Curash and Huggies - **Competitive set**: Water wipes brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Oct 2026 - **Curash Share of Search**: 2.5% - **Huggies Share of Search**: 69.9% ## Is Curash or Huggies more popular in search? - In October 2026, Huggies had more branded searches than Curash among water wipes brands in New Zealand. Huggies had about 7,300 branded searches, while Curash had 260. Huggies made up 69.9% of all water wipes brand searches we track, and Curash accounted for 2.5%. - Huggies was ahead of Curash in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Curash’s share of searches among water wipes brands in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 2.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 260. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Huggies’ share of searches among water wipes brands in New Zealand moved from 64.7% to 69.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.8K to 7.3K. ## Top water wipes brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Huggies appeared in all five answers. Curash was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Huggies was listed before Curash in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | WaterWipes | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Huggies | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Pampers | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Curash | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about water wipes brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which water wipes brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. WaterWipes, 2. Huggies, 3. Curash - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best water wipes brands in New Zealand?": 1. WaterWipes, 2. Huggies - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best water wipes brand in New Zealand for gentle baby cleaning?": 1. WaterWipes, 2. Huggies - Searched Google, AI Overview "water wipes brands": 1. WaterWipes, 2. Huggies, 3. Pampers - Searched Google, AI Overview "best water wipes": 1. WaterWipes, 2. Huggies Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand water wipes brands in October 2026? - In October 2026, Huggies lost share of searches among water wipes brands in New Zealand, from 73.2% to 69.9%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Curash in New Zealand rose 188.9% over 12 measured months, from 90 to 260 in October 2026. ## How has branded search for Curash and Huggies changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? | Month | Curash estimated searches | Curash Share of Search | Curash rank | Huggies estimated searches | Huggies Share of Search | Huggies rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | 90 | 1.5% | 4 | 3.8K | 64.7% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 70 | 1.3% | 4 | 3.5K | 62.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 110 | 1.8% | 4 | 4.3K | 68.6% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 90 | 1.6% | 4 | 3.5K | 63.3% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 1.1% | 4 | 4.3K | 66.8% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 140 | 2.5% | 4 | 3.5K | 62.4% | 1 | | May 2026 | 110 | 1.7% | 4 | 4K | 63.3% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 140 | 2.2% | 4 | 4.3K | 67.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 170 | 2.1% | 4 | 5.5K | 68% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 140 | 1.7% | 4 | 6K | 73.5% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 210 | 2.6% | 4 | 6K | 73.2% | 1 | | Oct 2026 | 260 | 2.5% | 4 | 7.3K | 69.9% | 1 | ## How are Curash’s and Huggies’ branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Curash’s and Huggies’ 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. - **Curash**: Measured on the search term “curash water wipes”. - **Huggies**: Measured on the search terms “huggies” and “huggies wipes”, summed into one figure. - [Curash profile](/demand/nz/brands/curash) - [Huggies profile](/demand/nz/brands/huggies) - [All water wipes brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-water-wipes-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Curash or Huggies more popular in search? In October 2026, Huggies had more branded searches than Curash among water wipes brands in New Zealand. Huggies had about 7,300 branded searches, while Curash had 260. Huggies made up 69.9% of all water wipes brand searches we track, and Curash accounted for 2.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Curash vs Huggies: Which is more popular in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/curash-vs-huggies This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/curash-vs-huggies. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.