--- title: "Unichem vs Woolworths Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Unichem or Woolworths Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Community Pharmacy 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/unichem-vs-woolworths-pharmacy-nz" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Unichem vs Woolworths Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Unichem or Woolworths Pharmacy? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Community Pharmacy 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**: Unichem and Woolworths Pharmacy - **Competitive set**: Community Pharmacy Brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Unichem Share of Search**: 4% - **Woolworths Pharmacy Share of Search**: 0.45% ## Which is more popular in search, Unichem or Woolworths Pharmacy? - In August 2026, Unichem had more branded searches than Woolworths Pharmacy among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand. Unichem was estimated to have 47.8K branded searches compared to Woolworths Pharmacy’s 5.4K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Woolworths Pharmacy’s 0.45%. - Unichem was ahead of Woolworths Pharmacy in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Unichem’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand moved from 3.3% to 4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 41K to 47.8K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Woolworths Pharmacy’s estimated Share of Search among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand moved from 0.51% to 0.45%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 6.2K to 5.4K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand community pharmacy brands in August 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Unichem in New Zealand rose 16.6% over 11 measured months, from 41K to 47.8K in August 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Woolworths Pharmacy in New Zealand fell 13.6% over 11 measured months, from 6.2K to 5.4K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Unichem estimated searches | Unichem Share of Search | Unichem rank | Woolworths Pharmacy estimated searches | Woolworths Pharmacy Share of Search | Woolworths Pharmacy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 41K | 3.3% | 3 | 6.2K | 0.51% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 44.3K | 3.1% | 3 | 5.5K | 0.38% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 50K | 3.7% | 3 | 5.8K | 0.43% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 41.7K | 3.6% | 3 | 5.7K | 0.49% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 41.7K | 3.8% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.49% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 51.5K | 4.3% | 3 | 5.7K | 0.48% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 53K | 4.4% | 3 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 5 | | May 2026 | 48.2K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.7K | 0.39% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 40.2K | 3.6% | 3 | 4.7K | 0.41% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 47.7K | 4.1% | 3 | 4.7K | 0.4% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 47.8K | 4% | 3 | 5.4K | 0.45% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Unichem’s and Woolworths Pharmacy’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. - **Unichem**: Measured on the search terms “unichem”, “unichem flu vaccination”, “unichem near me”, “unichem nz”, “unichem online”, “unichem online pharmacy”, “unichem pharmacy” and “unichem vaccinations”, summed into one figure. - **Woolworths Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “countdown chemist”, “countdown pharmacy”, “woolworths pharmacy”, “woolworths pharmacy near me” and “woolworths pharmacy nz”, summed into one figure. - [Unichem profile](/demand/nz/brands/unichem) - [Woolworths Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/woolworths-pharmacy-nz) - [All community pharmacy brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pharmacy-retailers): 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, Unichem or Woolworths Pharmacy? In August 2026, Unichem had more branded searches than Woolworths Pharmacy among community pharmacy brands in New Zealand. Unichem was estimated to have 47.8K branded searches compared to Woolworths Pharmacy’s 5.4K, and held a 4% Share of Search versus Woolworths Pharmacy’s 0.45%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Unichem vs Woolworths Pharmacy: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/unichem-vs-woolworths-pharmacy-nz This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/unichem-vs-woolworths-pharmacy-nz. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.