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title: "Specsavers vs Visique Eye Spy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Specsavers or Visique Eye Spy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North optometrists 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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# Specsavers vs Visique Eye Spy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Specsavers or Visique Eye Spy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Palmerston North optometrists 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**: Specsavers and Visique Eye Spy
- **Competitive set**: Palmerston North optometrists
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Specsavers Share of Search**: 71.3%
- **Visique Eye Spy Share of Search**: 0.1%

## Which is more popular in search, Specsavers or Visique Eye Spy?

- In August 2026, Specsavers had more branded searches than Visique Eye Spy among palmerston north optometrists in New Zealand. Specsavers was estimated to have 97K branded searches compared to Visique Eye Spy’s 130, and held a 71.3% Share of Search versus Visique Eye Spy’s 0.1%.
- Specsavers was ahead of Visique Eye Spy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Specsavers’ estimated Share of Search among palmerston north optometrists in New Zealand moved from 73.1% to 71.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 98.4K to 97K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Visique Eye Spy’s estimated Share of Search among palmerston north optometrists in New Zealand moved from 0.16% to 0.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 220 to 130.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand palmerston north optometrists in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Visique Eye Spy in New Zealand fell 40.9% over 11 measured months, from 220 to 130 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Specsavers estimated searches | Specsavers Share of Search | Specsavers rank | Visique Eye Spy estimated searches | Visique Eye Spy Share of Search | Visique Eye Spy rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 98.4K | 73.1% | 1 | 220 | 0.16% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | 107K | 72.3% | 1 | 290 | 0.2% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 90.3K | 70.8% | 1 | 230 | 0.18% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | 107K | 73.4% | 1 | 170 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | 94.6K | 73.8% | 1 | 170 | 0.13% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 114K | 74.5% | 1 | 180 | 0.12% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 111K | 75.2% | 1 | 120 | 0.08% | 6 |
| May 2026 | 112K | 74.1% | 1 | 230 | 0.15% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 97.3K | 71.4% | 1 | 190 | 0.14% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | 95.7K | 71.2% | 1 | 170 | 0.13% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | 97K | 71.3% | 1 | 130 | 0.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Specsavers’ and Visique Eye Spy’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.

- **Specsavers**: Measured on the search terms “spec savers botany”, “spec savers richmond”, “specsavers”, “specsavers bayfair”, “specsavers botany”, “specsavers co nz”, “specsavers contact”, “specsavers costs”, “specsavers cuba street”, “specsavers deals”, “specsavers dunedin”, “specsavers eye test”, “specsavers frames”, “specsavers glasses”, “specsavers lambton”, “specsavers lunn ave”, “specsavers napier”, “specsavers near me”, “specsavers nelson”, “specsavers new plymouth”, “specsavers new zealand”, “specsavers northland”, “specsavers nz”, “specsavers offers”, “specsavers online”, “specsavers opticians”, “specsavers optometrist”, “specsavers palmerston north”, “specsavers prices”, “specsavers queen street”, “specsavers richmond”, “specsavers shirley”, “specsavers st lukes”, “specsavers sylvia park”, “specsavers the palms”, “specsavers website”, “specsavers westgate” and “specsavers.co.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Visique Eye Spy**: Measured on the search terms “visique eye spy”, “visique eye spy optometrists” and “visique eye spy palmerston north”, summed into one figure.

- [Specsavers profile](/demand/nz/brands/specsavers)
- [Visique Eye Spy profile](/demand/nz/brands/visique-eye-spy)
- [All palmerston north optometrists in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-palmerston-north-optometrists): 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, Specsavers or Visique Eye Spy?

In August 2026, Specsavers had more branded searches than Visique Eye Spy among palmerston north optometrists in New Zealand. Specsavers was estimated to have 97K branded searches compared to Visique Eye Spy’s 130, and held a 71.3% Share of Search versus Visique Eye Spy’s 0.1%.

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