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title: "KM Hair vs rm. hair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, KM Hair or rm. hair? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier hair salons 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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# KM Hair vs rm. hair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, KM Hair or rm. hair? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Napier hair salons 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**: KM Hair and rm. hair
- **Competitive set**: Napier hair salons
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **KM Hair Share of Search**: 0.35%
- **rm. hair Share of Search**: 0.26%

## Which is more popular in search, KM Hair or rm. hair?

- In August 2026, KM Hair had more branded searches than rm. hair among napier hair salons in New Zealand. KM Hair was estimated to have 120 branded searches compared to rm. hair’s 90, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus rm. hair’s 0.26%.
- The lead changed hands once in the 11 months ending August 2026: KM Hair took it in August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, KM Hair’s estimated Share of Search among napier hair salons in New Zealand moved from 0.27% to 0.35%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 110 to 120.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, rm. hair’s estimated Share of Search among napier hair salons in New Zealand moved from 0.45% to 0.26%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 180 to 90.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand napier hair salons in August 2026?

- In August 2026, rm. hair fell from 3rd to 4th among napier hair salons in New Zealand.

## Month by month

| Month | KM Hair estimated searches | KM Hair Share of Search | KM Hair rank | rm. hair estimated searches | rm. hair Share of Search | rm. hair rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 110 | 0.27% | 4 | 180 | 0.45% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | 110 | 0.25% | 4 | 230 | 0.52% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | 80 | 0.2% | 5 | 280 | 0.71% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | 170 | 0.42% | 3 | 280 | 0.69% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 110 | 0.34% | 4 | 180 | 0.56% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | 110 | 0.32% | 5 | 200 | 0.58% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 110 | 0.31% | 3 | 200 | 0.56% | 2 |
| May 2026 | 110 | 0.31% | 4 | 160 | 0.45% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 120 | 0.34% | 3 | 140 | 0.39% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 160 | 0.45% | 2 | 160 | 0.45% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 120 | 0.35% | 2 | 90 | 0.26% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using KM Hair’s and rm. hair’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.

- **KM Hair**: Measured on the search terms “km hair”, “km hair napier”, “km hairdressing” and “kmhair”, summed into one figure.
- **rm. hair**: Measured on the search terms “rm hair”, “rm hair napier”, “rm. hair”, “rm. hair napier”, “rm.hair” and “rmhair”, summed into one figure.

- [KM Hair profile](/demand/nz/brands/km-hair)
- [rm. hair profile](/demand/nz/brands/rm-hair)
- [All napier hair salons in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-napier-hair-salons): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 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, KM Hair or rm. hair?

In August 2026, KM Hair had more branded searches than rm. hair among napier hair salons in New Zealand. KM Hair was estimated to have 120 branded searches compared to rm. hair’s 90, and held a 0.35% Share of Search versus rm. hair’s 0.26%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "KM Hair vs rm. hair: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/km-hair-vs-rm-hair

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