--- title: "nib vs Southern Cross Health Insurance: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, nib or Southern Cross Health Insurance? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the health insurers 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/nib-vs-southern-cross-health-insurance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # nib vs Southern Cross Health Insurance: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, nib or Southern Cross Health Insurance? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the health insurers 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**: nib and Southern Cross Health Insurance - **Competitive set**: health insurers - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **nib Share of Search**: 15% - **Southern Cross Health Insurance Share of Search**: 39.2% ## Which is more popular in search, nib or Southern Cross Health Insurance? - In August 2026, Southern Cross Health Insurance had more branded searches than nib among health insurers in New Zealand. Southern Cross Health Insurance was estimated to have 37.4K branded searches compared to nib’s 14.3K, and held a 39.2% Share of Search versus nib’s 15%. - Southern Cross Health Insurance was ahead of nib in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, nib’s estimated Share of Search among health insurers in New Zealand moved from 19% to 15%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 17K to 14.3K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Southern Cross Health Insurance’s estimated Share of Search among health insurers in New Zealand moved from 35.6% to 39.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 31.9K to 37.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand health insurers in August 2026? - In August 2026, Southern Cross Health Insurance lost estimated Share of Search among health insurers in New Zealand, from 40.8% to 39.2%. - nib’s estimated Share of Search among health insurers in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 17.1% to 15% in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | nib estimated searches | nib Share of Search | nib rank | Southern Cross Health Insurance estimated searches | Southern Cross Health Insurance Share of Search | Southern Cross Health Insurance rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 17K | 19% | 3 | 31.9K | 35.6% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 16.5K | 19.2% | 3 | 31.7K | 36.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 11.8K | 17.7% | 3 | 25.8K | 38.8% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 14.5K | 17.9% | 3 | 31.6K | 39% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 14K | 16.3% | 3 | 32K | 37.4% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 16.1K | 16.3% | 3 | 39.2K | 39.5% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 14K | 16.3% | 3 | 31.8K | 36.9% | 1 | | May 2026 | 16K | 17.1% | 3 | 37.4K | 40% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 16K | 16.6% | 3 | 37.9K | 39.5% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 13.8K | 15.2% | 3 | 37.2K | 40.8% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 14.3K | 15% | 3 | 37.4K | 39.2% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using nib’s and Southern Cross Health Insurance’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. - **nib**: Measured on the search terms “health cover nib”, “health insurance nib”, “insurance nib”, “nib”, “nib health”, “nib health insurance”, “nib health insurance new zealand”, “nib health insurance nz”, “nib insurance”, “nib insurance new zealand”, “nib insurance nz”, “nib medical insurance”, “nib medical insurance nz”, “nib new zealand” and “nib nz”, summed into one figure. - **Southern Cross Health Insurance**: Measured on the search terms “health insurance nz southern cross”, “health insurance southern cross”, “medical insurance southern cross”, “southern cross health”, “southern cross health essentials”, “Southern Cross Health Insurance”, “southern cross health insurance new zealand”, “southern cross health insurance nz”, “southern cross health insurance plans”, “southern cross health plans”, “southern cross health society”, “southern cross health society nz”, “southern cross medical insurance”, “southern cross nz health insurance” and “southern cross wellbeing one”, summed into one figure. - [nib profile](/demand/nz/brands/nib) - [Southern Cross Health Insurance profile](/demand/nz/brands/southern-cross-health-insurance) - [All health insurers in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-health-insurers): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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, nib or Southern Cross Health Insurance? In August 2026, Southern Cross Health Insurance had more branded searches than nib among health insurers in New Zealand. Southern Cross Health Insurance was estimated to have 37.4K branded searches compared to nib’s 14.3K, and held a 39.2% Share of Search versus nib’s 15%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "nib vs Southern Cross Health Insurance: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nib-vs-southern-cross-health-insurance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/nib-vs-southern-cross-health-insurance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.