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title: "Horleys vs Pure Sports Nutrition: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Horleys or Pure Sports Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electrolyte drink 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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# Horleys vs Pure Sports Nutrition: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Horleys or Pure Sports Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Electrolyte drink 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**: Horleys and Pure Sports Nutrition
- **Competitive set**: Electrolyte drink brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Horleys Share of Search**: 1.8%
- **Pure Sports Nutrition Share of Search**: 8.3%

## Is Horleys or Pure Sports Nutrition more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Pure Sports Nutrition had more branded searches than Horleys among electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand. Pure Sports Nutrition had about 2,550 branded searches, while Horleys had 540. Pure Sports Nutrition made up 8.3% of all electrolyte drink brand searches we track, and Horleys accounted for 1.8%.
- Pure Sports Nutrition was ahead of Horleys in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Horleys’ share of searches among electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand moved from 2.3% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 560 to 540.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Pure Sports Nutrition’s share of searches among electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand moved from 9% to 8.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.2K to 2.5K.

## Top electrolyte drink brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Pure Sports Nutrition was mentioned in two out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Horleys was mentioned in one out of four: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Pure Sports Nutrition was listed before Horleys in every answer that named either.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Powerade | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Hydralyte | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Pure Sports Nutrition | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Musashi | 4th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| LMNT | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Gatorade | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |
| Horleys | Not ranked | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Nuun | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about electrolyte drink brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which electrolyte drink brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Hydralyte, 2. Powerade
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hydralyte, 2. Pure Sports Nutrition, 3. Powerade, 4. LMNT
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best electrolyte drink brand in New Zealand for sport recovery?": 1. Horleys
- Searched Google, AI Overview "sports drink nz": 1. Powerade, 2. Pure Sports Nutrition, 3. Musashi

Not named in any answer: Gatorade and Nuun.

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 electrolyte drink brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Pure Sports Nutrition lost share of searches among electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand, from 9.1% to 8.3%.

## How has branded search for Horleys and Pure Sports Nutrition changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Horleys estimated searches | Horleys Share of Search | Horleys rank | Pure Sports Nutrition estimated searches | Pure Sports Nutrition Share of Search | Pure Sports Nutrition rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 560 | 2.3% | 6 | 2.2K | 9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 450 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8K | 8.5% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 720 | 3% | 6 | 2.2K | 9.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 550 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.3K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 470 | 1.8% | 7 | 2.6K | 10% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 470 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.2K | 10.5% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 600 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.8K | 7.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 460 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.7K | 7.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 490 | 2.2% | 6 | 1.9K | 8.2% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 530 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.1K | 7.4% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | 470 | 1.7% | 6 | 2.5K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Oct 2026 | 540 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.5K | 8.3% | 4 |

## How are Horleys’ and Pure Sports Nutrition’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Horleys’ and Pure Sports Nutrition’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.

- **Horleys**: Measured on the search terms “horleys”, “horleys carbless crunch”, “horleys electrolytes”, “horleys replace”, “horleys sculpt” and “horleys slim shake”, summed into one figure.
- **Pure Sports Nutrition**: Measured on the search terms “pure electrolyte”, “pure sports nutrition”, “pure sports nutrition gels” and “puresportsnutrition”, summed into one figure.

- [Horleys profile](/demand/nz/brands/horleys)
- [Pure Sports Nutrition profile](/demand/nz/brands/pure-sports-nutrition)
- [All electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-electrolyte-drink-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Horleys or Pure Sports Nutrition more popular in search?

In October 2026, Pure Sports Nutrition had more branded searches than Horleys among electrolyte drink brands in New Zealand. Pure Sports Nutrition had about 2,550 branded searches, while Horleys had 540. Pure Sports Nutrition made up 8.3% of all electrolyte drink brand searches we track, and Horleys accounted for 1.8%.

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