--- title: "Manic Panic vs Redken: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Manic Panic or Redken more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair color 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/manic-panic-vs-redken" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Manic Panic vs Redken: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Manic Panic or Redken more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair color 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**: Manic Panic and Redken - **Competitive set**: Hair color brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Manic Panic Share of Search**: 5.9% - **Redken Share of Search**: 23.9% ## Is Manic Panic or Redken more popular in search? - In September 2026, Redken had more branded searches than Manic Panic among hair color brands in New Zealand. Redken had about 4,260 branded searches, while Manic Panic had 1,050. Redken made up 23.9% of all hair color brand searches we track, and Manic Panic accounted for 5.9%. - Redken was ahead of Manic Panic in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Manic Panic’s share of searches among hair color brands in New Zealand moved from 7% to 5.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Redken’s share of searches among hair color brands in New Zealand moved from 21.3% to 23.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.3K to 4.3K. ## Top hair color brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Manic Panic and Redken were each mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | L'Oréal Paris | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Schwarzkopf | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Wella Professionals | 3rd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Goldwell | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Clairol | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Redken | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Garnier Nutrisse | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Revlon | 8th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Manic Panic | 9th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about hair color brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which hair colour brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. L'Oréal Paris, 2. Schwarzkopf - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best hair colour brands in New Zealand?": 1. L'Oréal Paris, 2. Schwarzkopf, 3. Wella Professionals, 4. Goldwell, 5. Garnier Nutrisse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best hair colour brand in New Zealand for at home colouring?": 1. L'Oréal Paris, 2. Clairol - Searched Google, AI Overview "best hair colour": 1. Revlon - Searched Google, AI Overview "hair colour brands": 1. Wella Professionals, 2. Redken, 3. Goldwell, 4. Garnier Nutrisse, 5. Schwarzkopf, 6. Clairol, 7. L'Oréal Paris, 8. Revlon, 9. Manic Panic Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hair color brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Redken overtook Revlon to become the leader among hair color brands in New Zealand, with 23.9% of the searches. ## Month by month | Month | Manic Panic estimated searches | Manic Panic Share of Search | Manic Panic rank | Redken estimated searches | Redken Share of Search | Redken rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.1K | 7% | 5 | 3.3K | 21.3% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 7.2% | 5 | 3.9K | 24.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 1.1K | 7.1% | 5 | 3.6K | 23.3% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 1.1K | 7.1% | 6 | 3.6K | 23.3% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 1K | 7.5% | 6 | 3.1K | 23% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 1.2K | 7.3% | 6 | 4K | 25.4% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 8.5% | 5 | 4K | 24.6% | 1 | | May 2026 | 950 | 5.5% | 7 | 3.7K | 21.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 1.1K | 6.3% | 6 | 4K | 22.8% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 1.4K | 7.5% | 6 | 4K | 20.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 1.1K | 5.7% | 6 | 4K | 21.4% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | 1.1K | 5.9% | 6 | 4.3K | 23.9% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Manic Panic’s and Redken’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. - **Manic Panic**: Measured on the search terms “manic panic”, “manic panic blue hair color”, “manic panic pink hair dye” and “manicpanic”, summed into one figure. - **Redken**: Measured on the search terms “redken”, “redken dismiss shampoo”, “redken extreme shampoo”, “redken hair”, “redken hair products” and “redken shampoo”, summed into one figure. - [Manic Panic profile](/demand/nz/brands/manic-panic) - [Redken profile](/demand/nz/brands/redken) - [All hair color brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hair-color-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 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 Manic Panic or Redken more popular in search? In September 2026, Redken had more branded searches than Manic Panic among hair color brands in New Zealand. Redken had about 4,260 branded searches, while Manic Panic had 1,050. Redken made up 23.9% of all hair color brand searches we track, and Manic Panic accounted for 5.9%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Manic Panic vs Redken: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/manic-panic-vs-redken This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/manic-panic-vs-redken. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.