--- title: "Forte Health vs Southern Cross Healthcare: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Forte Health or Southern Cross Healthcare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Private hospitals 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/forte-health-vs-southern-cross-healthcare" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Forte Health vs Southern Cross Healthcare: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Forte Health or Southern Cross Healthcare? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Private hospitals 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**: Forte Health and Southern Cross Healthcare - **Competitive set**: Private hospitals - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Forte Health Share of Search**: 5% - **Southern Cross Healthcare Share of Search**: 11.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Forte Health or Southern Cross Healthcare? - In August 2026, Southern Cross Healthcare had more branded searches than Forte Health among private hospitals in New Zealand. Southern Cross Healthcare was estimated to have 6.9K branded searches compared to Forte Health’s 3K, and held an 11.8% Share of Search versus Forte Health’s 5%. - Southern Cross Healthcare was ahead of Forte Health in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Forte Health’s estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand moved from 6% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.9K to 3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Southern Cross Healthcare’s estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand moved from 15.3% to 11.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.4K to 6.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand private hospitals in August 2026? - In August 2026, Southern Cross Healthcare overtook Bowen Hospital to rank 4th among private hospitals in New Zealand, at 11.8%. - In August 2026, Forte Health gained estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand, from 4.4% to 5%. ## Month by month | Month | Forte Health estimated searches | Forte Health Share of Search | Forte Health rank | Southern Cross Healthcare estimated searches | Southern Cross Healthcare Share of Search | Southern Cross Healthcare rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.9K | 6% | 7 | 7.4K | 15.3% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 5% | 7 | 8.2K | 16.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 5.1% | 7 | 5.8K | 15.4% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 2.4K | 6% | 7 | 6.7K | 16.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 2.4K | 5.2% | 7 | 6.9K | 14.8% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 2.9K | 5.2% | 7 | 7.7K | 13.9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 4.7% | 7 | 6.7K | 13.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 2.9K | 4.9% | 7 | 6.9K | 11.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 4.7% | 7 | 7K | 11.3% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 2.5K | 4.4% | 7 | 6.2K | 11% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 3K | 5% | 7 | 6.9K | 11.8% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Forte Health’s and Southern Cross Healthcare’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. - **Forte Health**: Measured on the search terms “forte health”, “forte health near me”, “fortehealth” and “ian penny forte health”, summed into one figure. - **Southern Cross Healthcare**: Measured on the search terms “southern cross healthcare”, “southern cross healthcare ltd”, “southern cross healthcare near me”, “southern cross healthcare new zealand”, “southern cross healthcare nz”, “southern cross hospital” and “southerncrosshealthcare”, summed into one figure. - [Forte Health profile](/demand/nz/brands/forte-health) - [Southern Cross Healthcare profile](/demand/nz/brands/southern-cross-healthcare) - [All private hospitals in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-private-hospitals): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, Forte Health or Southern Cross Healthcare? In August 2026, Southern Cross Healthcare had more branded searches than Forte Health among private hospitals in New Zealand. Southern Cross Healthcare was estimated to have 6.9K branded searches compared to Forte Health’s 3K, and held an 11.8% Share of Search versus Forte Health’s 5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Forte Health vs Southern Cross Healthcare: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/forte-health-vs-southern-cross-healthcare This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/forte-health-vs-southern-cross-healthcare. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.