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title: "Karcher vs Scrub Daddy: Which is more popular in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Karcher or Scrub Daddy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cleaning tool 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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publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Karcher vs Scrub Daddy: Which is more popular in New Zealand?

Is Karcher or Scrub Daddy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Cleaning tool 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**: Karcher and Scrub Daddy
- **Competitive set**: Cleaning tool brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Oct 2026
- **Karcher Share of Search**: 2.2%
- **Scrub Daddy Share of Search**: 63.7%

## Is Karcher or Scrub Daddy more popular in search?

- In October 2026, Scrub Daddy had more branded searches than Karcher among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand. Scrub Daddy had about 2,900 branded searches, while Karcher had 100. Scrub Daddy made up 63.7% of all cleaning tool brand searches we track, and Karcher accounted for 2.2%.
- Scrub Daddy was ahead of Karcher in every measured month of the 12 months ending October 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Karcher’s share of searches among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand moved from 4.1% to 2.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 160 to 100.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Scrub Daddy’s share of searches among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand moved from 73.6% to 63.7%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 2.9K.

## Top cleaning tool brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Karcher was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Scrub Daddy 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oates | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Vileda | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Karcher | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Sabco | 4th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Scrub Daddy | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about cleaning tool brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which cleaning tool brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Karcher
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cleaning tool brands in New Zealand?": 1. Karcher, 2. Oates
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cleaning tool brand in New Zealand for everyday cleaning?": 1. Vileda, 2. Oates, 3. Sabco
- Searched Google, AI Overview "cleaning tools for home": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "household cleaning brands": named none of the brands we track

Not named in any answer: Scrub Daddy.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cleaning tool brands in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Scrub Daddy lost share of searches among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand, from 72.5% to 63.7%.
- In October 2026, Karcher lost share of searches among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand, from 3% to 2.2%.

## How has branded search for Karcher and Scrub Daddy changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

| Month | Karcher estimated searches | Karcher Share of Search | Karcher rank | Scrub Daddy estimated searches | Scrub Daddy Share of Search | Scrub Daddy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | 160 | 4.1% | 4 | 2.9K | 73.6% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 100 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.9K | 76.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 110 | 2.4% | 4 | 3.6K | 78.4% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 80 | 2.2% | 4 | 2.9K | 78.4% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 120 | 3.2% | 4 | 2.9K | 76.7% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 | 3.4% | 5 | 2.4K | 69% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 100 | 3% | 5 | 2.4K | 71.9% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 100 | 2.6% | 4 | 2.9K | 74.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 120 | 3% | 5 | 2.9K | 72.5% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 120 | 3% | 4 | 2.9K | 73.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 120 | 3% | 5 | 2.9K | 72.5% | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 100 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.9K | 63.7% | 1 |

## How are Karcher’s and Scrub Daddy’s branded searches counted?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Karcher’s and Scrub Daddy’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.

- **Karcher**: Measured on the search terms “karcher broom” and “karcher mop”, summed into one figure.
- **Scrub Daddy**: Measured on the search term “scrub daddy”.

- [Karcher profile](/demand/nz/brands/karcher)
- [Scrub Daddy profile](/demand/nz/brands/scrub-daddy)
- [All cleaning tool brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cleaning-tool-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Karcher or Scrub Daddy more popular in search?

In October 2026, Scrub Daddy had more branded searches than Karcher among cleaning tool brands in New Zealand. Scrub Daddy had about 2,900 branded searches, while Karcher had 100. Scrub Daddy made up 63.7% of all cleaning tool brand searches we track, and Karcher accounted for 2.2%.

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