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title: "Horizon Research vs Perceptive: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Horizon Research or Perceptive more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Market research companies 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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# Horizon Research vs Perceptive: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Horizon Research or Perceptive more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Market research companies 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**: Horizon Research and Perceptive
- **Competitive set**: Market research companies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Horizon Research Share of Search**: 0.47%
- **Perceptive Share of Search**: 1.4%

## Is Horizon Research or Perceptive more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Perceptive had more branded searches than Horizon Research among market research companies in New Zealand. Perceptive had about 60 branded searches, while Horizon Research had 20. Perceptive made up 1.4% of all market research company searches we track, and Horizon Research accounted for 0.47%.
- The lead changed hands 3 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Perceptive took it in January 2026, Horizon Research took it in February 2026, Perceptive took it in April 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Horizon Research’s share of searches among market research companies in New Zealand moved from 3.2% to 0.47%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 100 to 20.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Perceptive’s share of searches among market research companies in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 50 to 60.

## Top market research companies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Perceptive was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Horizon Research did not appear in any of the five answers.

Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options.

| Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kantar | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Ipsos | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| NielsenIQ | 3rd | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Perceptive | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Research First | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Verian | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Talbot Mills | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Nielsen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Horizon Research | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about market research companies

- Asked ChatGPT "Which market research company should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Kantar, 2. Research First
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best market research companies in New Zealand?": 1. Kantar, 2. Perceptive
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best market research company in New Zealand for customer insights?": 1. Kantar, 2. Ipsos, 3. Perceptive
- Searched Google, AI Overview "market research companies": 1. Ipsos, 2. Kantar, 3. NielsenIQ
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best market research company": 1. Kantar, 2. NielsenIQ

Not named in any answer: Verian, Talbot Mills, Nielsen and Horizon Research.

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 market research companies in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Horizon Research lost share of searches among market research companies in New Zealand, from 1% to 0.47%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Perceptive in New Zealand rose 20% over 12 measured months, from 50 to 60 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Horizon Research estimated searches | Horizon Research Share of Search | Horizon Research rank | Perceptive estimated searches | Perceptive Share of Search | Perceptive rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 100 | 3.2% | 7 | 50 | 1.6% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 140 | 4% | 5 | 60 | 1.7% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 90 | 3.7% | 5 | 40 | 1.6% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 40 | 1.4% | 9 | 60 | 2% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 | 1.8% | 7 | 20 | 0.71% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 60 | 1.6% | 7 | 30 | 0.79% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 40 | 1.1% | 8 | 50 | 1.4% | 7 |
| May 2026 | 40 | 0.86% | 8 | 40 | 0.86% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.97% | 8 | 40 | 0.97% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | 0.84% | 9 | 40 | 1.1% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | 40 | 1% | 9 | 50 | 1.3% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 20 | 0.47% | 9 | 60 | 1.4% | 7 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Horizon Research’s and Perceptive’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.

- **Horizon Research**: Measured on the search terms “horizon research”, “horizon research survey” and “horizonresearch”, summed into one figure.
- **Perceptive**: Measured on the search terms “perceptive nz” and “perceptive research”, summed into one figure.

- [Horizon Research profile](/demand/nz/brands/horizon-research)
- [Perceptive profile](/demand/nz/brands/perceptive)
- [All market research companies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-market-research-companies): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Horizon Research or Perceptive more popular in search?

In September 2026, Perceptive had more branded searches than Horizon Research among market research companies in New Zealand. Perceptive had about 60 branded searches, while Horizon Research had 20. Perceptive made up 1.4% of all market research company searches we track, and Horizon Research accounted for 0.47%.

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