--- title: "ghd vs Redken: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, ghd or Redken? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Professional haircare and styling 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/ghd-hair-vs-redken" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # ghd vs Redken: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, ghd or Redken? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Professional haircare and styling 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**: ghd and Redken - **Competitive set**: Professional haircare and styling brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **ghd Share of Search**: 27.3% - **Redken Share of Search**: 10.5% ## Which is more popular in search, ghd or Redken? - In August 2026, ghd had more branded searches than Redken among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand. ghd was estimated to have 19.5K branded searches compared to Redken’s 7.5K, and held a 27.3% Share of Search versus Redken’s 10.5%. - ghd was ahead of Redken in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ghd’s estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand moved from 32.2% to 27.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 19.9K to 19.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Redken’s estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand moved from 8.7% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.3K to 7.5K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand professional haircare and styling brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, ghd gained estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand, from 24.6% to 27.3%. - In August 2026, Redken lost estimated Share of Search among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand, from 12% to 10.5%. ## Month by month | Month | ghd estimated searches | ghd Share of Search | ghd rank | Redken estimated searches | Redken Share of Search | Redken rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 19.9K | 32.2% | 1 | 5.3K | 8.7% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 30.6K | 38% | 1 | 6.3K | 7.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 23.8K | 33.2% | 1 | 5.5K | 7.7% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 14.4K | 24% | 2 | 5.8K | 9.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 15.3K | 25.6% | 2 | 5.7K | 9.6% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 17.9K | 27.1% | 2 | 7K | 10.6% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 26.9% | 2 | 7.6K | 11.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 18.2K | 25.8% | 1 | 7.3K | 10.4% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 19.4K | 25.8% | 1 | 9.7K | 12.9% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 19.2K | 24.6% | 2 | 9.3K | 12% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 19.5K | 27.3% | 2 | 7.5K | 10.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ghd’s and Redken’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. - **ghd**: Measured on the search terms “ghd”, “ghd curler”, “ghd duet style”, “ghd gold hair straightener”, “ghd hair”, “ghd hair brushes”, “ghd hair company”, “ghd hair curler”, “ghd hair dryer”, “ghd hair rise”, “ghd hair straightener”, “ghd hair styler”, “ghd hair wand”, “ghd hair waver”, “ghd near me”, “ghd nz”, “ghd online”, “ghd original hair straightener”, “ghd platinum”, “ghd platinum hair straightener”, “ghd platinum plus”, “ghd platinum+ hair straightener”, “ghd straightener”, “ghd v gold styler”, “ghd v styler” and “ghdhair com”, summed into one figure. - **Redken**: Measured on the search terms “redken”, “redken acidic bonding concentrate leave in treatment”, “redken acidic bonding concentrate shampoo”, “redken acidic bonding shampoo”, “redken all soft conditioner”, “redken all soft shampoo”, “redken conditioner”, “redken dismiss shampoo”, “redken extreme length shampoo”, “redken extreme shampoo”, “redken hair”, “redken hair products”, “redken leave in conditioner”, “redken nz”, “redken one united multi benefit treatment”, “redken purple shampoo”, “redken shampoo” and “redken shampoo and conditioner”, summed into one figure. - [ghd profile](/demand/nz/brands/ghd-hair) - [Redken profile](/demand/nz/brands/redken) - [All professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-professional-haircare-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 10 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, ghd or Redken? In August 2026, ghd had more branded searches than Redken among professional haircare and styling brands in New Zealand. ghd was estimated to have 19.5K branded searches compared to Redken’s 7.5K, and held a 27.3% Share of Search versus Redken’s 10.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "ghd vs Redken: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ghd-hair-vs-redken This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/ghd-hair-vs-redken. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.