--- title: "Shark Beauty vs VS Sassoon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Shark Beauty or VS Sassoon? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair styling tool 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/shark-beauty-vs-vs-sassoon" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Shark Beauty vs VS Sassoon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Shark Beauty or VS Sassoon? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hair styling tool 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**: Shark Beauty and VS Sassoon - **Competitive set**: Hair styling tool brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Shark Beauty Share of Search**: 7.4% - **VS Sassoon Share of Search**: 0.69% ## Which is more popular in search, Shark Beauty or VS Sassoon? - In August 2026, Shark Beauty had more branded searches than VS Sassoon among hair styling tool brands in New Zealand. Shark Beauty was estimated to have 6.4K branded searches compared to VS Sassoon’s 600, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus VS Sassoon’s 0.69%. - Shark Beauty was ahead of VS Sassoon in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shark Beauty’s estimated Share of Search among hair styling tool brands in New Zealand moved from 6.3% to 7.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.5K to 6.4K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, VS Sassoon’s estimated Share of Search among hair styling tool brands in New Zealand moved from 0.55% to 0.69%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 600. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand hair styling tool brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Shark Beauty lost estimated Share of Search among hair styling tool brands in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 7.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for VS Sassoon in New Zealand rose 25% over 11 measured months, from 480 to 600 in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Shark Beauty estimated searches | Shark Beauty Share of Search | Shark Beauty rank | VS Sassoon estimated searches | VS Sassoon Share of Search | VS Sassoon rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5.5K | 6.3% | 3 | 480 | 0.55% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 10K | 6.9% | 3 | 600 | 0.41% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 9.9K | 8.3% | 3 | 720 | 0.6% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 5.3K | 6.8% | 3 | 490 | 0.63% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 4.2K | 6% | 3 | 400 | 0.57% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 3.5K | 4.5% | 3 | 390 | 0.5% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | 4.2K | 5.2% | 3 | 400 | 0.49% | 6 | | May 2026 | 6.5K | 7.5% | 3 | 590 | 0.68% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 7.8% | 3 | 390 | 0.46% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 7.8K | 8.5% | 3 | 480 | 0.52% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 6.4K | 7.4% | 3 | 600 | 0.69% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shark Beauty’s and VS Sassoon’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. - **Shark Beauty**: Measured on the search terms “shark beauty hair dryer”, “shark beauty hair styler”, “shark beauty straightener”, “shark flexstyle”, “shark flexstyle air styler”, “shark flexstyle air styling & drying system”, “shark flexstyle attachment”, “shark flexstyle diffuser”, “shark flexstyle hair styler”, “shark flexstyle hairdryer”, “shark flexstyle multi styler”, “shark flexstyle review”, “shark hair dryer” and “shark styler”, summed into one figure. - **VS Sassoon**: Measured on the search terms “vssassoon” and “vssassoon co nz”, summed into one figure. - [Shark Beauty profile](/demand/nz/brands/shark-beauty) - [VS Sassoon profile](/demand/nz/brands/vs-sassoon) - [All hair styling tool brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-hair-styling-tool-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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, Shark Beauty or VS Sassoon? In August 2026, Shark Beauty had more branded searches than VS Sassoon among hair styling tool brands in New Zealand. Shark Beauty was estimated to have 6.4K branded searches compared to VS Sassoon’s 600, and held a 7.4% Share of Search versus VS Sassoon’s 0.69%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Shark Beauty vs VS Sassoon: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shark-beauty-vs-vs-sassoon This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shark-beauty-vs-vs-sassoon. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.