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title: "Headspace vs Insight Timer: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Headspace or Insight Timer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation and sleep apps 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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# Headspace vs Insight Timer: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Headspace or Insight Timer? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Meditation and sleep apps 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**: Headspace and Insight Timer
- **Competitive set**: Meditation and sleep apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Headspace Share of Search**: 55.8%
- **Insight Timer Share of Search**: 21.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Headspace or Insight Timer?

- In August 2026, Headspace had more branded searches than Insight Timer among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Headspace was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Insight Timer’s 810, and held a 55.8% Share of Search versus Insight Timer’s 21.3%.
- Headspace was ahead of Insight Timer in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Headspace’s estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand moved from 51.7% to 55.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 2.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Insight Timer’s estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand moved from 21.9% to 21.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 700 to 810.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand meditation and sleep apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Headspace gained estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand, from 50.5% to 55.8%.
- In August 2026, Insight Timer gained estimated Share of Search among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand, from 19.6% to 21.3%.

## Month by month

| Month | Headspace estimated searches | Headspace Share of Search | Headspace rank | Insight Timer estimated searches | Insight Timer Share of Search | Insight Timer rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 51.7% | 1 | 700 | 21.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.6K | 56.3% | 1 | 590 | 20.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.4K | 54.8% | 1 | 490 | 19.4% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.6K | 54.2% | 1 | 530 | 18% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.7K | 54.4% | 1 | 570 | 18.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.1K | 53.5% | 1 | 650 | 16.8% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.7K | 50.9% | 1 | 700 | 21.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 2.1K | 55.4% | 1 | 770 | 20.4% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 57.8% | 1 | 790 | 17.6% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.1K | 50.5% | 1 | 810 | 19.6% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.1K | 55.8% | 1 | 810 | 21.3% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Headspace’s and Insight Timer’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.

- **Headspace**: Measured on the search terms “headspace”, “headspace app”, “headspace com”, “headspace guide meditation”, “headspace hair”, “headspace meditation”, “headspace meditation app”, “headspace mindfulness app”, “headspace near me”, “headspace new zealand”, “headspace nz”, “headspace online”, “headspace sleep” and “headspace sleep meditation”, summed into one figure.
- **Insight Timer**: Measured on the search terms “free insight timer app”, “insight timer”, “insight timer app”, “insight timer guided meditation”, “insight timer meditation”, “insight timer meditation app”, “insight timer online”, “insight timer sleep”, “insighttimer”, “insighttimer app”, “insighttimer com” and “insighttimer meditation”, summed into one figure.

- [Headspace profile](/demand/nz/brands/headspace)
- [Insight Timer profile](/demand/nz/brands/insight-timer)
- [All meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-meditation-and-sleep-apps): 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, Headspace or Insight Timer?

In August 2026, Headspace had more branded searches than Insight Timer among meditation and sleep apps in New Zealand. Headspace was estimated to have 2.1K branded searches compared to Insight Timer’s 810, and held a 55.8% Share of Search versus Insight Timer’s 21.3%.

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