--- title: "Grace Hospital vs Wakefield Hospital: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Grace Hospital or Wakefield Hospital? 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/grace-hospital-vs-wakefield-hospital" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Grace Hospital vs Wakefield Hospital: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Grace Hospital or Wakefield Hospital? 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**: Grace Hospital and Wakefield Hospital - **Competitive set**: Private hospitals - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Grace Hospital Share of Search**: 11.6% - **Wakefield Hospital Share of Search**: 12.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Grace Hospital or Wakefield Hospital? - In August 2026, Wakefield Hospital had more branded searches than Grace Hospital among private hospitals in New Zealand. Wakefield Hospital was estimated to have 7.3K branded searches compared to Grace Hospital’s 6.8K, and held a 12.5% Share of Search versus Grace Hospital’s 11.6%. - Wakefield Hospital was ahead of Grace Hospital in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Grace Hospital’s estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand moved from 11.4% to 11.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 6.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Wakefield Hospital’s estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand moved from 15.1% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 7.3K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand private hospitals in August 2026? - In August 2026, Southern Cross Healthcare overtook Grace Hospital to rank 4th among private hospitals in New Zealand, at 11.8%. - Wakefield Hospital’s estimated Share of Search among private hospitals in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 14.2% to 12.5% in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Grace Hospital in New Zealand rose 22.7% over 11 measured months, from 5.5K to 6.8K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Grace Hospital estimated searches | Grace Hospital Share of Search | Grace Hospital rank | Wakefield Hospital estimated searches | Wakefield Hospital Share of Search | Wakefield Hospital rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.5K | 11.4% | 6 | 7.3K | 15.1% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 5.5K | 11.4% | 6 | 7.3K | 15.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 4.5K | 12.1% | 5 | 6K | 16% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 4.6K | 11.2% | 6 | 6K | 14.7% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 5.5K | 11.8% | 6 | 7.3K | 15.6% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 6.8K | 12.2% | 6 | 9K | 16.1% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 6.7K | 13.1% | 4 | 7.2K | 14% | 3 | | May 2026 | 6.8K | 11.3% | 5 | 8.5K | 14.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 6.8K | 10.9% | 5 | 8.6K | 13.8% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 6.8K | 12% | 4 | 7.2K | 12.7% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 6.8K | 11.6% | 5 | 7.3K | 12.5% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Grace Hospital’s and Wakefield Hospital’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. - **Grace Hospital**: Measured on the search terms “david ardern grace hospital”, “grace hospital”, “grace hospital near me”, “grace hospital nz”, “grace hospital visiting hours”, “gracehospital” and “gracehospital co nz”, summed into one figure. - **Wakefield Hospital**: Measured on the search terms “wakefield hospital”, “wakefield hospital near me”, “wakefield hospital nz” and “wakefieldhospital”, summed into one figure. - [Grace Hospital profile](/demand/nz/brands/grace-hospital) - [Wakefield Hospital profile](/demand/nz/brands/wakefield-hospital) - [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, Grace Hospital or Wakefield Hospital? In August 2026, Wakefield Hospital had more branded searches than Grace Hospital among private hospitals in New Zealand. Wakefield Hospital was estimated to have 7.3K branded searches compared to Grace Hospital’s 6.8K, and held a 12.5% Share of Search versus Grace Hospital’s 11.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Grace Hospital vs Wakefield Hospital: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grace-hospital-vs-wakefield-hospital This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/grace-hospital-vs-wakefield-hospital. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.