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title: "Humanscale vs Steelcase: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Humanscale or Steelcase? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ergonomic office chair 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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# Humanscale vs Steelcase: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Humanscale or Steelcase? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ergonomic office chair 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**: Humanscale and Steelcase
- **Competitive set**: Ergonomic office chair brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Humanscale Share of Search**: 3.4%
- **Steelcase Share of Search**: 10.8%

## Which is more popular in search, Humanscale or Steelcase?

- In August 2026, Steelcase had more branded searches than Humanscale among ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand. Steelcase was estimated to have 640 branded searches compared to Humanscale’s 200, and held a 10.8% Share of Search versus Humanscale’s 3.4%.
- Steelcase was ahead of Humanscale in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Humanscale’s estimated Share of Search among ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand moved from 3% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 170 to 200.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Steelcase’s estimated Share of Search among ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand moved from 13.8% to 10.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 770 to 640.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ergonomic office chair brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Steelcase lost estimated Share of Search among ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand, from 14.2% to 10.8%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Humanscale in New Zealand rose 17.6% over 11 measured months, from 170 to 200 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Humanscale estimated searches | Humanscale Share of Search | Humanscale rank | Steelcase estimated searches | Steelcase Share of Search | Steelcase rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 170 | 3% | 4 | 770 | 13.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 160 | 2.6% | 4 | 810 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 120 | 2.2% | 4 | 810 | 14.8% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 180 | 2.5% | 4 | 840 | 11.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 150 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.4K | 19% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 160 | 2% | 4 | 890 | 11.4% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 170 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.3K | 18.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 260 | 3.4% | 4 | 1.8K | 23.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 230 | 3.4% | 4 | 870 | 12.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 250 | 3.9% | 4 | 920 | 14.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 200 | 3.4% | 4 | 640 | 10.8% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Humanscale’s and Steelcase’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.

- **Humanscale**: Measured on the search terms “humanscale”, “humanscale chair”, “humanscale com”, “humanscale desk chair”, “humanscale ergonomic chair”, “humanscale freedom chair”, “humanscale near me” and “humanscale nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Steelcase**: Measured on the search terms “steelcase”, “steelcase amia”, “steelcase chair”, “steelcase chair ergonomic”, “steelcase com”, “steelcase desk chair”, “steelcase gaming chair”, “steelcase gesture”, “steelcase gesture chair”, “steelcase gesture desk chair”, “steelcase gesture ergonomic chair”, “steelcase gesture ergonomic office chair”, “steelcase near me”, “steelcase nz” and “steelcase series 1”, summed into one figure.

- [Humanscale profile](/demand/nz/brands/humanscale)
- [Steelcase profile](/demand/nz/brands/steelcase)
- [All ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-office-chair-brands): 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, Humanscale or Steelcase?

In August 2026, Steelcase had more branded searches than Humanscale among ergonomic office chair brands in New Zealand. Steelcase was estimated to have 640 branded searches compared to Humanscale’s 200, and held a 10.8% Share of Search versus Humanscale’s 3.4%.

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