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title: "Selleys vs White King: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Selleys or White King more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Household cleaning 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."
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# Selleys vs White King: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Selleys or White King more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Household cleaning 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**: Selleys and White King
- **Competitive set**: Household cleaning brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Selleys Share of Search**: 0.11%
- **White King Share of Search**: 0.33%

## Is Selleys or White King more popular in search?

- In September 2026, White King had more branded searches than Selleys among household cleaning brands in New Zealand. White King had about 30 branded searches, while Selleys had 10. White King made up 0.33% of all household cleaning brand searches we track, and Selleys accounted for 0.11%.
- White King was ahead of Selleys in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Selleys’ share of searches among household cleaning brands in New Zealand moved from 0.14% to 0.11%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 10.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, White King’s share of searches among household cleaning brands in New Zealand moved from 0.54% to 0.33%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 40 to 30.

## Top household cleaning brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Selleys was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. White King did not appear in any of the five answers.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ecostore | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 |
| Earthwise | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Jif | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Dettol | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Selleys | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Janola | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Morning Fresh | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Harpic | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Domex | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| White King | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Ajax | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Pine O Cleen | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about household cleaning brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which household cleaning brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Earthwise, 2. ecostore, 3. Selleys, 4. Dettol
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best household cleaning brands in New Zealand?": 1. ecostore, 2. Earthwise, 3. Jif, 4. Dettol, 5. Selleys
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best household cleaning brand in New Zealand for everyday cleaning?": 1. ecostore, 2. Jif, 3. Earthwise, 4. Dettol
- Searched Google, AI Overview "best cleaning products": 1. ecostore, 2. Dettol, 3. Selleys, 4. Jif
- Searched Google, AI Overview "home cleaning products": 1. ecostore

Not named in any answer: Janola, Morning Fresh, Harpic, Domex, White King, Ajax and Pine O Cleen.

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 household cleaning brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for White King in New Zealand fell 25% over 12 measured months, from 40 to 30 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Selleys estimated searches | Selleys Share of Search | Selleys rank | White King estimated searches | White King Share of Search | White King rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 10 | 0.14% | 12 | 40 | 0.54% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 0.13% | 12 | 30 | 0.38% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 10 | 0.14% | 12 | 20 | 0.28% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 10 | 0.12% | 12 | 40 | 0.49% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 12 | 30 | 0.4% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 10 | 0.12% | 12 | 50 | 0.62% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 12 | 40 | 0.53% | 9 |
| May 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 12 | 30 | 0.38% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 10 | 0.13% | 12 | 40 | 0.52% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 | 0.12% | 12 | 40 | 0.48% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | 0% | 12 | 30 | 0.32% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 | 0.11% | 12 | 30 | 0.33% | 9 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Selleys’ and White King’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.

- **Selleys**: Measured on the search term “selleys cleaner”.
- **White King**: Measured on the search term “white king”.

- [Selleys profile](/demand/nz/brands/selleys)
- [White King profile](/demand/nz/brands/white-king)
- [All household cleaning brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-household-cleaning-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 12 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 Selleys or White King more popular in search?

In September 2026, White King had more branded searches than Selleys among household cleaning brands in New Zealand. White King had about 30 branded searches, while Selleys had 10. White King made up 0.33% of all household cleaning brand searches we track, and Selleys accounted for 0.11%.

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