--- title: "Chemist Warehouse vs Life Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Chemist Warehouse or Life Pharmacy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin pharmacies 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/locations/dunedin/pharmacies/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-life-pharmacy" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chemist Warehouse vs Life Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Chemist Warehouse or Life Pharmacy more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Dunedin pharmacies 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**: Chemist Warehouse and Life Pharmacy - **Competitive set**: Dunedin pharmacies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Chemist Warehouse Share of Search**: 39% - **Life Pharmacy Share of Search**: 7.3% ## Is Chemist Warehouse or Life Pharmacy more popular in search? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Life Pharmacy among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,400 branded searches, while Life Pharmacy had 1,010. Chemist Warehouse made up 39% of all Dunedin pharmacy searches we track, and Life Pharmacy accounted for 7.3%. - Chemist Warehouse was ahead of Life Pharmacy in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Chemist Warehouse’s share of searches among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 33% to 39%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 4.4K to 5.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Life Pharmacy’s share of searches among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 8.5% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 1K. ## Top Dunedin pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Chemist Warehouse and Life Pharmacy were each mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Chemist Warehouse and Life Pharmacy were each listed first in two of the four 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Life Pharmacy | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Anderson's Exchange Pharmacy | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Chemist Warehouse | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Urgent Pharmacy | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Unichem | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Bargain Chemist | 6th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about Dunedin pharmacies - Asked ChatGPT "Which pharmacy should I shop at in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Chemist Warehouse, 2. Life Pharmacy, 3. Anderson's Exchange Pharmacy, 4. Urgent Pharmacy - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best pharmacies in Dunedin, New Zealand?": 1. Urgent Pharmacy, 2. Anderson's Exchange Pharmacy, 3. Unichem, 4. Chemist Warehouse - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best pharmacy in Dunedin, New Zealand for prescription medicine?": 1. Anderson's Exchange Pharmacy, 2. Life Pharmacy, 3. Urgent Pharmacy, 4. Unichem - Searched Google, AI Overview "pharmacy dunedin": 1. Life Pharmacy, 2. Chemist Warehouse, 3. Bargain Chemist, 4. Unichem, 5. Urgent Pharmacy 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 Dunedin pharmacies in September 2026? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse gained share of searches among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand, from 35.2% to 39%. - In September 2026, Life Pharmacy lost share of searches among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand, from 9.1% to 7.3%. ## Month by month | Month | Chemist Warehouse estimated searches | Chemist Warehouse Share of Search | Chemist Warehouse rank | Life Pharmacy estimated searches | Life Pharmacy Share of Search | Life Pharmacy rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 33% | 2 | 1.1K | 8.5% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 41.5% | 2 | 1.1K | 8.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 39.4% | 2 | 1.2K | 9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 42.2% | 2 | 830 | 6.5% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 42% | 2 | 990 | 7.7% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 37.7% | 2 | 1.5K | 10.4% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 37.7% | 2 | 1.4K | 9.7% | 3 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 41.5% | 2 | 1.4K | 8.7% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 41.2% | 2 | 1.1K | 8.7% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 38.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 8.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 35.2% | 2 | 1.4K | 9.1% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 39% | 2 | 1K | 7.3% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chemist Warehouse’s and Life 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. - **Chemist Warehouse**: Measured on the search term “chemist warehouse dunedin”. - **Life Pharmacy**: Measured on the search terms “Life Pharmacy”, “life pharmacy beauty”, “life pharmacy dunedin”, “life pharmacy fragrance”, “life pharmacy makeup”, “life pharmacy perfume”, “life pharmacy supplements”, “life pharmacy vaccinations”, “life pharmacy vitamins” and “lifepharmacy”, summed into one figure. - [Chemist Warehouse profile](/demand/nz/brands/chemist-warehouse-nz) - [Life Pharmacy profile](/demand/nz/brands/life-pharmacy) - [All Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/pharmacies): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Chemist Warehouse or Life Pharmacy more popular in search? In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Life Pharmacy among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,400 branded searches, while Life Pharmacy had 1,010. Chemist Warehouse made up 39% of all Dunedin pharmacy searches we track, and Life Pharmacy accounted for 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chemist Warehouse vs Life Pharmacy: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/pharmacies/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-life-pharmacy This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/pharmacies/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-life-pharmacy. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.