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title: "Huggies vs Pampers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Huggies or Pampers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nappy 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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# Huggies vs Pampers: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Huggies or Pampers? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nappy 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**: Huggies and Pampers
- **Competitive set**: Nappy brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Huggies Share of Search**: 82.8%
- **Pampers Share of Search**: 3.7%

## Which is more popular in search, Huggies or Pampers?

- In August 2026, Huggies had more branded searches than Pampers among nappy brands in New Zealand. Huggies was estimated to have 28.8K branded searches compared to Pampers’ 1.3K, and held an 82.8% Share of Search versus Pampers’ 3.7%.
- Huggies was ahead of Pampers in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Huggies’ estimated Share of Search among nappy brands in New Zealand moved from 75.6% to 82.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 17.7K to 28.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Pampers’ estimated Share of Search among nappy brands in New Zealand moved from 4.5% to 3.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1.3K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand nappy brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Huggies gained estimated Share of Search among nappy brands in New Zealand, from 80.6% to 82.8%.
- Pampers’ estimated Share of Search among nappy brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 6.2% to 3.7% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Huggies estimated searches | Huggies Share of Search | Huggies rank | Pampers estimated searches | Pampers Share of Search | Pampers rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 17.7K | 75.6% | 1 | 1.1K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 20.2K | 78.8% | 1 | 1K | 4% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 18.5K | 78.9% | 1 | 1.1K | 4.5% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 21.2K | 80% | 1 | 1.1K | 4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 17.3K | 78.9% | 1 | 990 | 4.5% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 22.6K | 80.4% | 1 | 1.3K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 19K | 77.8% | 1 | 1.1K | 4.7% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 20.6K | 78.3% | 1 | 1.6K | 6.2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 22.8K | 77.2% | 1 | 1.4K | 4.8% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 26.9K | 80.6% | 1 | 1.2K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 28.8K | 82.8% | 1 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Huggies’ and Pampers’ 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.

- **Huggies**: Measured on the search terms “huggies”, “huggies co nz”, “huggies infant nappies”, “huggies nappies”, “huggies nappies size 2”, “huggies nappies size 3”, “huggies nappies size 4”, “huggies nappies size 5”, “huggies nappies size 6”, “huggies near me”, “huggies nz”, “huggies online”, “huggies pull ups”, “huggies size 2”, “huggies size 3”, “huggies size 4”, “huggies size 5”, “huggies size 6” and “huggies wipes”, summed into one figure.
- **Pampers**: Measured on the search terms “pampers”, “pampers com”, “pampers diapers”, “pampers nappies”, “pampers near me”, “pampers nz”, “pampers online”, “pampers pull ups”, “pampers sensitive wipes”, “pampers swaddlers diapers” and “pampers swaddlers newborn”, summed into one figure.

- [Huggies profile](/demand/nz/brands/huggies)
- [Pampers profile](/demand/nz/brands/pampers)
- [All nappy brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-nappy-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Huggies or Pampers?

In August 2026, Huggies had more branded searches than Pampers among nappy brands in New Zealand. Huggies was estimated to have 28.8K branded searches compared to Pampers’ 1.3K, and held an 82.8% Share of Search versus Pampers’ 3.7%.

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