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title: "Goodbye Sandfly vs Rid: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Goodbye Sandfly or Rid? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insect repellent 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."
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# Goodbye Sandfly vs Rid: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Goodbye Sandfly or Rid? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Insect repellent 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**: Goodbye Sandfly and Rid
- **Competitive set**: Insect repellent brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Goodbye Sandfly Share of Search**: 15%
- **Rid Share of Search**: 2%

## Which is more popular in search, Goodbye Sandfly or Rid?

- In August 2026, Goodbye Sandfly had more branded searches than Rid among insect repellent brands in New Zealand. Goodbye Sandfly was estimated to have 150 branded searches compared to Rid’s 20, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Rid’s 2%.
- Goodbye Sandfly was ahead of Rid in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Goodbye Sandfly’s estimated Share of Search among insect repellent brands in New Zealand moved from 22.5% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 150.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Rid’s estimated Share of Search among insect repellent brands in New Zealand moved from 4.9% to 2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 20.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand insect repellent brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Goodbye Sandfly overtook Aerogard to rank 3rd among insect repellent brands in New Zealand, at 15%.
- In August 2026, Rid lost estimated Share of Search among insect repellent brands in New Zealand, from 3.7% to 2%.

## Month by month

| Month | Goodbye Sandfly estimated searches | Goodbye Sandfly Share of Search | Goodbye Sandfly rank | Rid estimated searches | Rid Share of Search | Rid rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 230 | 22.5% | 2 | 50 | 4.9% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 490 | 20.1% | 3 | 60 | 2.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 560 | 18.5% | 3 | 60 | 2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 600 | 22.1% | 3 | 80 | 3% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 530 | 22.3% | 3 | 50 | 2.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 410 | 23.8% | 2 | 50 | 2.9% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 260 | 21.8% | 3 | 30 | 2.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 170 | 10.8% | 4 | 50 | 3.2% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 140 | 9.3% | 4 | 50 | 3.3% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 120 | 11.1% | 4 | 40 | 3.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 150 | 15% | 3 | 20 | 2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Goodbye Sandfly’s and Rid’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.

- **Goodbye Sandfly**: Measured on the search terms “goodbye sandfly”, “goodbye sandfly insect repellent”, “goodbye sandfly nz”, “goodbye sandfly repellent”, “goodbye sandfly repellent review”, “goodbyesandfly” and “goodbyesandfly co nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Rid**: Measured on the search terms “rid mosquito” and “rid repellent”, summed into one figure.

- [Goodbye Sandfly profile](/demand/nz/brands/goodbye-sandfly)
- [Rid profile](/demand/nz/brands/rid)
- [All insect repellent brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-insect-repellent-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, Goodbye Sandfly or Rid?

In August 2026, Goodbye Sandfly had more branded searches than Rid among insect repellent brands in New Zealand. Goodbye Sandfly was estimated to have 150 branded searches compared to Rid’s 20, and held a 15% Share of Search versus Rid’s 2%.

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