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title: "Hot Spring Spas vs Jacuzzi: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Hot Spring Spas or Jacuzzi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spa pool and sauna 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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# Hot Spring Spas vs Jacuzzi: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Hot Spring Spas or Jacuzzi more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Spa pool and sauna 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**: Hot Spring Spas and Jacuzzi
- **Competitive set**: Spa pool and sauna brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Hot Spring Spas Share of Search**: 15.3%
- **Jacuzzi Share of Search**: 21%

## Is Hot Spring Spas or Jacuzzi more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Jacuzzi had more branded searches than Hot Spring Spas among spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand. Jacuzzi had about 2,610 branded searches, while Hot Spring Spas had 1,900. Jacuzzi made up 21% of all spa pool and sauna brand searches we track, and Hot Spring Spas accounted for 15.3%.
- The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Hot Spring Spas took it in January 2026, Jacuzzi took it in February 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Hot Spring Spas’ share of searches among spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand moved from 16.3% to 15.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.4K to 1.9K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Jacuzzi’s share of searches among spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand moved from 20.2% to 21%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2.6K.

## Top spa pool and sauna brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Hot Spring Spas and Jacuzzi were each mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Hot Spring Spas was listed before Jacuzzi 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hot Spring Spas | 1st | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Alpine Spas | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Jacuzzi | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Vortex Spas | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Kiva Wellness | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Trueform Spas | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 |
| Sauna People | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 2 of 4 |
| Clearlight Saunas | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about spa pool and sauna brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which spa pool or sauna brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Hot Spring Spas, 2. Jacuzzi, 3. Alpine Spas, 4. Kiva Wellness
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand?": 1. Hot Spring Spas, 2. Jacuzzi, 3. Alpine Spas, 4. Vortex Spas, 5. Kiva Wellness, 6. Sauna People
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best spa pool or sauna brand in New Zealand for a backyard retreat?": 1. Hot Spring Spas, 2. Jacuzzi, 3. Alpine Spas, 4. Vortex Spas, 5. Kiva Wellness, 6. Sauna People
- Searched Google, AI Overview "outdoor spa nz": 1. Alpine Spas, 2. Trueform Spas

Not named in any answer: Clearlight Saunas.

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 spa pool and sauna brands in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Jacuzzi gained share of searches among spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand, from 20.4% to 21%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hot Spring Spas in New Zealand fell 20.8% over 12 measured months, from 2.4K to 1.9K in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Hot Spring Spas estimated searches | Hot Spring Spas Share of Search | Hot Spring Spas rank | Jacuzzi estimated searches | Jacuzzi Share of Search | Jacuzzi rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.4K | 16.3% | 3 | 3K | 20.2% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 14.9% | 3 | 2.9K | 18.2% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.9K | 15.5% | 3 | 3K | 24.3% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 12.1K | 54.8% | 1 | 2.5K | 11.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 15.5% | 3 | 2.5K | 24.3% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.4K | 18.9% | 3 | 2.8K | 22% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.4K | 18.6% | 3 | 2.7K | 20.8% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 18.3% | 3 | 2.7K | 20.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 16.8% | 3 | 2.6K | 18% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.4K | 18.5% | 3 | 2.7K | 20.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.9K | 15.4% | 3 | 2.5K | 20.4% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 15.3% | 3 | 2.6K | 21% | 2 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Hot Spring Spas’ and Jacuzzi’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.

- **Hot Spring Spas**: Measured on the search term “hot spring spas”.
- **Jacuzzi**: Measured on the search terms “inflatable jacuzzi tub”, “jacuzzi”, “jacuzzi bar”, “jacuzzi hot tub”, “jacuzzi infrared sauna”, “jacuzzi outside”, “jacuzzi sauna”, “jacuzzi spa”, “jacuzzi spa pool” and “jacuzzi tub”, summed into one figure.

- [Hot Spring Spas profile](/demand/nz/brands/hot-spring-spas)
- [Jacuzzi profile](/demand/nz/brands/jacuzzi)
- [All spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-spa-pool-and-sauna-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 Hot Spring Spas or Jacuzzi more popular in search?

In September 2026, Jacuzzi had more branded searches than Hot Spring Spas among spa pool and sauna brands in New Zealand. Jacuzzi had about 2,610 branded searches, while Hot Spring Spas had 1,900. Jacuzzi made up 21% of all spa pool and sauna brand searches we track, and Hot Spring Spas accounted for 15.3%.

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