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title: "Shorecare vs The Doctors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Shorecare or The Doctors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the GP and urgent care networks 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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# Shorecare vs The Doctors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Shorecare or The Doctors? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the GP and urgent care networks 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**: Shorecare and The Doctors
- **Competitive set**: GP and urgent care networks
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Shorecare Share of Search**: 33.6%
- **The Doctors Share of Search**: 1%

## Which is more popular in search, Shorecare or The Doctors?

- In August 2026, Shorecare had more branded searches than The Doctors among GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand. Shorecare was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to The Doctors’ 120, and held a 33.6% Share of Search versus The Doctors’ 1%.
- Shorecare was ahead of The Doctors in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Shorecare’s estimated Share of Search among GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand moved from 50.8% to 33.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 3.9K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, The Doctors’ estimated Share of Search among GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand moved from 1.2% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 90 to 120.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand GP and urgent care networks in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Shorecare gained estimated Share of Search among GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand, from 31.5% to 33.6%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for The Doctors in New Zealand rose 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 90 to 120 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Shorecare estimated searches | Shorecare Share of Search | Shorecare rank | The Doctors estimated searches | The Doctors Share of Search | The Doctors rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 3.9K | 50.8% | 1 | 90 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.2K | 41.3% | 1 | 90 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 3.2K | 42.9% | 1 | 80 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 3.2K | 42.9% | 1 | 80 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 3.2K | 43.1% | 1 | 60 | 0.82% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.2K | 37.5% | 2 | 110 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 3.2K | 41.3% | 1 | 90 | 1.2% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.6K | 33.9% | 2 | 100 | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 24.7% | 3 | 230 | 2.2% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.6K | 31.5% | 2 | 80 | 0.96% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.9K | 33.6% | 2 | 120 | 1% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Shorecare’s and The Doctors’ 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.

- **Shorecare**: Measured on the search terms “shorecare”, “shorecare near me”, “shorecare nz”, “shorecare urgent” and “shorecare urgent care”, summed into one figure.
- **The Doctors**: Measured on the search terms “the doctors doctor”, “the doctors nz” and “the doctors urgent care”, summed into one figure.

- [Shorecare profile](/demand/nz/brands/shorecare)
- [The Doctors profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-doctors)
- [All GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-gp-and-urgent-care-networks): 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, Shorecare or The Doctors?

In August 2026, Shorecare had more branded searches than The Doctors among GP and urgent care networks in New Zealand. Shorecare was estimated to have 3.9K branded searches compared to The Doctors’ 120, and held a 33.6% Share of Search versus The Doctors’ 1%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Shorecare vs The Doctors: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/shorecare-vs-the-doctors

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