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Living Earth vs Seasol:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Living Earth had more branded searches than Seasol among garden product brands in New Zealand. Living Earth had about 390 branded searches, while Seasol had 320. Living Earth made up 5.4% of all garden product brand searches we track, and Seasol accounted for 4.4%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about garden product brands, Seasol appeared in two of the five answers and Living Earth in none.

Among garden product brands in New Zealand in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Living Earth, about 22% more searches than Seasol

Living Earth 390 searchesSeasol 320 searches

Who does AI mention more?

Seasol, mentioned in 2 of 5 answers, Living Earth in 0

Seasol in 2 of 5Living Earth in 0 of 5

Who does AI recommend more?

Seasol, the only one of the two named

Seasol first in 2Living Earth never named

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Top garden product brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Seasol was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Living Earth did not appear in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Yates1st
  2. Tui Garden2nd
  3. Kiwicare3rd
  4. Daltons4th
  5. Seasol5th
  6. Living Earth–
  7. GroSafe–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Yates5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Tui Garden3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Kiwicare3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Daltons2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Seasol2 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Living Earth0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • GroSafe0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

See every answer about garden product brands

5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

Is Living Earth or Seasol more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Living Earth and Seasol by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all seven garden product brands we track, month by month, from searches in New Zealand.

Living Earth and Seasol among garden product brands in New Zealand, by month

Share of searches by month for Living Earth, Seasol. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthDaltonsTui GardenKiwicareYatesLiving EarthSeasolGroSafe
Oct 202538.1%18.5%13.5%11.8%11.4%4.2%2.5%
Nov 202533.7%17.7%15.5%12.8%10.7%7.2%2.4%
Dec 202533.9%15.9%17.1%10.5%13%7%2.5%
Jan 202636.8%15.7%18%10.3%12.1%4.4%2.7%
Feb 202635.1%16.8%18.3%9.5%13.9%4.1%2.3%
Mar 202636.6%18.7%16.9%9.9%12.3%2.9%2.7%
Apr 202635.7%19.7%19.4%9.1%11.2%2.7%2.3%
May 202637.8%16.9%21.1%9.7%8.1%3.5%2.9%
Jun 202641.7%14.6%15.9%11.2%10.9%3.2%2.5%
Jul 202641.3%19.6%15%8.8%8.6%3.8%2.9%
Aug 202644.4%19.7%11.9%11%7%3.8%2.2%
Sep 202643.6%22.2%13.1%9.1%5.4%4.4%2.1%

How has the Living Earth and Seasol comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for New Zealand garden product brands in September 2026?

2 changes
  1. In September 2026, Seasol gained share of searches among garden product brands in New Zealand, from 3.8% to 4.4%.

  2. In September 2026, Living Earth lost share of searches among garden product brands in New Zealand, from 7% to 5.4%.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Living Earth’s and Seasol’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.

Living Earth

1 branded search term

  • living earth

Seasol

1 branded search term

  • seasol

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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