--- title: "Philips Sonicare vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Philips Sonicare or Sensodyne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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/philips-sonicare-vs-sensodyne" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Philips Sonicare vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Philips Sonicare or Sensodyne? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Oral care 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**: Philips Sonicare and Sensodyne - **Competitive set**: Oral care brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Philips Sonicare Share of Search**: 17.8% - **Sensodyne Share of Search**: 13.5% ## Which is more popular in search, Philips Sonicare or Sensodyne? - In August 2026, Philips Sonicare had more branded searches than Sensodyne among oral care brands in New Zealand. Philips Sonicare was estimated to have 6.5K branded searches compared to Sensodyne’s 4.9K, and held a 17.8% Share of Search versus Sensodyne’s 13.5%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 11 months ending August 2026: Sensodyne took it in February 2026, Philips Sonicare took it in March 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Philips Sonicare’s estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand moved from 13.4% to 17.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8K to 6.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sensodyne’s estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand moved from 11.9% to 13.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.5K to 4.9K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand oral care brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Sensodyne lost estimated Share of Search among oral care brands in New Zealand, from 14.8% to 13.5%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Philips Sonicare in New Zealand rose 130.1% over 11 measured months, from 2.8K to 6.5K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Philips Sonicare estimated searches | Philips Sonicare Share of Search | Philips Sonicare rank | Sensodyne estimated searches | Sensodyne Share of Search | Sensodyne rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 2.8K | 13.4% | 3 | 2.5K | 11.9% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 3.5K | 15.6% | 3 | 2.1K | 9.3% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 3.3K | 13.6% | 3 | 2.3K | 9.2% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 3.1K | 12.7% | 3 | 2.6K | 10.9% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 2.7K | 12.9% | 4 | 2.7K | 12.9% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 3.4K | 13.9% | 3 | 3.1K | 12.7% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 3.9K | 15% | 3 | 3.5K | 13.7% | 4 | | May 2026 | 4.3K | 14.8% | 3 | 3.9K | 13.6% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 4.8K | 16.6% | 3 | 3.9K | 13.5% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 6.4K | 18.1% | 3 | 5.2K | 14.8% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 6.5K | 17.8% | 3 | 4.9K | 13.5% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Philips Sonicare’s and Sensodyne’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. - **Philips Sonicare**: Measured on the search terms “4300 sonicare”, “philip sonicare 4100”, “philip sonicare 5100”, “philips co nz”, “philips sonicare”, “philips sonicare 1100 electric toothbrush”, “philips sonicare 2100”, “philips sonicare 4100 electric toothbrush”, “philips sonicare brush heads”, “philips sonicare diamondclean 9000”, “philips sonicare heads”, “philips sonicare near me”, “philips sonicare nz”, “philips sonicare power toothbrush”, “philips sonicare toothbrush”, “philips sonicare toothbrush heads”, “philips sonicare toothpaste”, “philipssonicare”, “sonicare”, “sonicare 4100”, “sonicare tooth” and “sonicare toothbrush heads”, summed into one figure. - **Sensodyne**: Measured on the search terms “protect repair sensodyne”, “sensitive sensodyne toothpaste”, “sensodyne”, “sensodyne electric toothbrush”, “sensodyne enamel”, “sensodyne near me”, “sensodyne nz”, “sensodyne rapid relief”, “sensodyne toothbrush” and “sensodyne toothpaste”, summed into one figure. - [Philips Sonicare profile](/demand/nz/brands/philips-sonicare) - [Sensodyne profile](/demand/nz/brands/sensodyne) - [All oral care brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-oral-care-brands): 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, Philips Sonicare or Sensodyne? In August 2026, Philips Sonicare had more branded searches than Sensodyne among oral care brands in New Zealand. Philips Sonicare was estimated to have 6.5K branded searches compared to Sensodyne’s 4.9K, and held a 17.8% Share of Search versus Sensodyne’s 13.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Philips Sonicare vs Sensodyne: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/philips-sonicare-vs-sensodyne This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/philips-sonicare-vs-sensodyne. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.