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title: "Green Prescription vs Jenny Craig: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Green Prescription or Jenny Craig more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weight loss programmes 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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# Green Prescription vs Jenny Craig: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Green Prescription or Jenny Craig more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Weight loss programmes 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**: Green Prescription and Jenny Craig
- **Competitive set**: Weight loss programmes
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Green Prescription Share of Search**: 24.8%
- **Jenny Craig Share of Search**: 5.1%

## Is Green Prescription or Jenny Craig more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Green Prescription had more branded searches than Jenny Craig among weight loss programmes in New Zealand. Green Prescription had about 1,900 branded searches, while Jenny Craig had 390. Green Prescription made up 24.8% of all weight loss programme searches we track, and Jenny Craig accounted for 5.1%.
- Green Prescription was ahead of Jenny Craig in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Green Prescription’s share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand moved from 14.7% to 24.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 880 to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Jenny Craig’s share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand moved from 6.5% to 5.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390.

## Top weight loss programmes in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Green Prescription was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Jenny Craig did not appear in any of the five answers.

Too few answers listed options to rank the brands, so only mentions are counted.

| Brand | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Optifast | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Green Prescription | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Weight Watchers | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Jenny Craig | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about weight loss programmes

- Asked ChatGPT "Which weight loss programme should I join in New Zealand?": 1. Weight Watchers, 2. Green Prescription
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best weight loss programmes in New Zealand?": 1. Green Prescription
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best weight loss programme in New Zealand for steady weight loss?": 1. Green Prescription
- Searched Google, AI Overview "weight loss programme nz": 1. Optifast
- Searched Google, AI Overview "weight loss plan nz": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Jenny Craig.

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 weight loss programmes in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Green Prescription gained share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 21.2% to 24.8%.
- In October 2026, Jenny Craig lost share of searches among weight loss programmes in New Zealand, from 6.4% to 5.1%.

## How has branded search for Green Prescription and Jenny Craig changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Green Prescription estimated searches | Green Prescription Share of Search | Green Prescription rank | Jenny Craig estimated searches | Jenny Craig Share of Search | Jenny Craig rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 880 | 14.7% | 3 | 390 | 6.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 720 | 14.4% | 3 | 390 | 7.8% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 1K | 13.2% | 3 | 590 | 7.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 1K | 17.5% | 3 | 390 | 6.8% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 22% | 2 | 390 | 6.6% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1K | 17.7% | 3 | 480 | 8.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 1.3K | 21.3% | 3 | 390 | 6.4% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.3K | 21.6% | 2 | 390 | 6.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 1K | 18.5% | 2 | 390 | 7.2% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 1K | 18.4% | 2 | 390 | 7.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.3K | 21.2% | 2 | 390 | 6.4% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | 1.9K | 24.8% | 2 | 390 | 5.1% | 4 |

## How are Green Prescription’s and Jenny Craig’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Green Prescription’s and Jenny Craig’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.

- **Green Prescription**: Measured on the search term “green prescription”.
- **Jenny Craig**: Measured on the search term “jenny craig”.

- [Green Prescription profile](/demand/nz/brands/green-prescription)
- [Jenny Craig profile](/demand/nz/brands/jenny-craig)
- [All weight loss programmes in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-weight-loss-programmes): 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 Green Prescription or Jenny Craig more popular in search?

In October 2026, Green Prescription had more branded searches than Jenny Craig among weight loss programmes in New Zealand. Green Prescription had about 1,900 branded searches, while Jenny Craig had 390. Green Prescription made up 24.8% of all weight loss programme searches we track, and Jenny Craig accounted for 5.1%.

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