--- title: "Sunstone Talent vs Younity: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Sunstone Talent or Younity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Technology recruitment agencies 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/sunstone-talent-vs-younity" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Sunstone Talent vs Younity: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Sunstone Talent or Younity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Technology recruitment agencies 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**: Sunstone Talent and Younity - **Competitive set**: Technology recruitment agencies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Sunstone Talent Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Younity Share of Search**: 11.2% ## Is Sunstone Talent or Younity more popular in search? - In September 2026, Younity had more branded searches than Sunstone Talent among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Younity had about 720 branded searches, while Sunstone Talent had 100. Younity made up 11.2% of all technology recruitment agency searches we track, and Sunstone Talent accounted for 1.6%. - Younity was ahead of Sunstone Talent in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sunstone Talent’s share of searches among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 3.4% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 230 to 100. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Younity’s share of searches among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 7.1% to 11.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 480 to 720. ## Top technology recruitment agencies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Younity was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Sunstone Talent 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Potentia | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Absolute IT | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Recruit IT | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Robert Walters | 4th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Robert Half | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Techspace Consulting | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Younity | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Find Recruitment | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Talent Army | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Campfire Digital Recruitment | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Digital Garage | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sunstone Talent | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about technology recruitment agencies - Asked ChatGPT "Which technology recruitment agency should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Potentia, 2. Absolute IT, 3. Techspace Consulting, 4. Younity, 5. Robert Half - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand?": 1. Potentia, 2. Absolute IT, 3. Recruit IT, 4. Robert Walters, 5. Robert Half, 6. Younity, 7. Find Recruitment - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best technology recruitment agency in New Zealand for a tech role?": 1. Potentia, 2. Absolute IT, 3. Recruit IT, 4. Techspace Consulting, 5. Find Recruitment - Searched Google, AI Overview "technology recruitment agencies": 1. Potentia, 2. Robert Walters, 3. Robert Half, 4. Find Recruitment - Searched Google, AI Overview "software recruitment agency": 1. Potentia, 2. Recruit IT, 3. Robert Walters, 4. Younity Not named in any answer: Talent Army, Campfire Digital Recruitment, Digital Garage and Sunstone Talent. 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 technology recruitment agencies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Younity overtook Absolute IT to rank 4th among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand, with 11.2% of the searches. - In September 2026, Sunstone Talent lost share of searches among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 2.3% to 1.6%. ## Month by month | Month | Sunstone Talent estimated searches | Sunstone Talent Share of Search | Sunstone Talent rank | Younity estimated searches | Younity Share of Search | Younity rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 230 | 3.4% | 10 | 480 | 7.1% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 120 | 1.8% | 11 | 720 | 11.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 80 | 1.9% | 11 | 480 | 11.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 180 | 3.1% | 11 | 390 | 6.7% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 190 | 2.7% | 11 | 590 | 8.5% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 120 | 1.5% | 12 | 720 | 9% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 160 | 2.3% | 11 | 590 | 8.6% | 5 | | May 2026 | 150 | 2.2% | 11 | 590 | 8.7% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 140 | 1.9% | 12 | 720 | 9.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 140 | 2.1% | 12 | 590 | 9% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 160 | 2.3% | 11 | 590 | 8.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 100 | 1.6% | 12 | 720 | 11.2% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Sunstone Talent’s and Younity’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. - **Sunstone Talent**: Measured on the search terms “Sunstone Talent”, “sunstone talent jobs” and “sunstonetalent”, summed into one figure. - **Younity**: Measured on the search term “younity”. - [Sunstone Talent profile](/demand/nz/brands/sunstone-talent) - [Younity profile](/demand/nz/brands/younity) - [All technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/technology-recruitment-agencies): 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 Sunstone Talent or Younity more popular in search? In September 2026, Younity had more branded searches than Sunstone Talent among technology recruitment agencies in New Zealand. Younity had about 720 branded searches, while Sunstone Talent had 100. Younity made up 11.2% of all technology recruitment agency searches we track, and Sunstone Talent accounted for 1.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Sunstone Talent vs Younity: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sunstone-talent-vs-younity This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/sunstone-talent-vs-younity. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.