--- title: "Karicare vs Kendamil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Karicare or Kendamil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Baby formula 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/karicare-vs-kendamil" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Karicare vs Kendamil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Karicare or Kendamil? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Baby formula 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**: Karicare and Kendamil - **Competitive set**: Baby formula brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Karicare Share of Search**: 26.3% - **Kendamil Share of Search**: 1.8% ## Which is more popular in search, Karicare or Kendamil? - In August 2026, Karicare had more branded searches than Kendamil among baby formula brands in New Zealand. Karicare was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Kendamil’s 380, and held a 26.3% Share of Search versus Kendamil’s 1.8%. - Karicare was ahead of Kendamil in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Karicare’s estimated Share of Search among baby formula brands in New Zealand moved from 27.1% to 26.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.6K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Kendamil’s estimated Share of Search among baby formula brands in New Zealand moved from 0.74% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 120 to 380. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand baby formula brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Karicare lost estimated Share of Search among baby formula brands in New Zealand, from 27.8% to 26.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Kendamil in New Zealand rose 216.7% over 11 measured months, from 120 to 380 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Karicare estimated searches | Karicare Share of Search | Karicare rank | Kendamil estimated searches | Kendamil Share of Search | Kendamil rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 27.1% | 3 | 120 | 0.74% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 3.8K | 24.9% | 3 | 170 | 1.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 4.2K | 26.1% | 3 | 150 | 0.93% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 5K | 24.7% | 3 | 180 | 0.9% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 4.5K | 20.2% | 3 | 190 | 0.85% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 4.8K | 21.4% | 2 | 210 | 0.93% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 4.7K | 24.1% | 2 | 150 | 0.77% | 5 | | May 2026 | 4.8K | 23.7% | 2 | 410 | 2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 4.6K | 24% | 2 | 370 | 1.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 27.8% | 2 | 410 | 2.1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 5.6K | 26.3% | 3 | 380 | 1.8% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Karicare’s and Kendamil’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. - **Karicare**: Measured on the search terms “karicare”, “karicare 0 6 months”, “karicare 6 12 months”, “karicare a2”, “karicare formula”, “karicare formula milk”, “karicare formula pak n save”, “karicare formula soy”, “karicare goat”, “karicare goat milk”, “karicare goat milk stage 1”, “karicare goat milk stage 2”, “karicare goats milk formula”, “karicare gold”, “karicare gold plus”, “karicare gold plus a2”, “karicare gold stage 1”, “karicare near me”, “karicare nz”, “karicare online”, “karicare sachet”, “karicare soy”, “karicare stage 1” and “karicare stage 2”, summed into one figure. - **Kendamil**: Measured on the search terms “kendamil”, “kendamil formula”, “kendamil goat formula”, “kendamil goat infant formula”, “kendamil goat milk formula”, “kendamil infant formula” and “kendamil nz”, summed into one figure. - [Karicare profile](/demand/nz/brands/karicare) - [Kendamil profile](/demand/nz/brands/kendamil) - [All baby formula brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-baby-formula-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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, Karicare or Kendamil? In August 2026, Karicare had more branded searches than Kendamil among baby formula brands in New Zealand. Karicare was estimated to have 5.6K branded searches compared to Kendamil’s 380, and held a 26.3% Share of Search versus Kendamil’s 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Karicare vs Kendamil: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/karicare-vs-kendamil This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/karicare-vs-kendamil. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.