--- title: "Chemist Warehouse vs Unichem: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Chemist Warehouse or Unichem 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-unichem" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Chemist Warehouse vs Unichem: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Chemist Warehouse or Unichem 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 Unichem - **Competitive set**: Dunedin pharmacies - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Chemist Warehouse Share of Search**: 39% - **Unichem Share of Search**: 0.36% ## Is Chemist Warehouse or Unichem more popular in search? - In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Unichem among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,400 branded searches, while Unichem had 50. Chemist Warehouse made up 39% of all Dunedin pharmacy searches we track, and Unichem accounted for 0.36%. - Chemist Warehouse was ahead of Unichem 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, Unichem’s share of searches among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand moved from 0.37% to 0.36%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 50. ## Top Dunedin pharmacies in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Chemist Warehouse and Unichem were each mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. Chemist Warehouse and Unichem 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%. ## Month by month | Month | Chemist Warehouse estimated searches | Chemist Warehouse Share of Search | Chemist Warehouse rank | Unichem estimated searches | Unichem Share of Search | Unichem rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 4.4K | 33% | 2 | 50 | 0.37% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 41.5% | 2 | 30 | 0.23% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 5.4K | 39.4% | 2 | 30 | 0.22% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 5.4K | 42.2% | 2 | 30 | 0.23% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 42% | 2 | 30 | 0.23% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 5.4K | 37.7% | 2 | 70 | 0.49% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 37.7% | 2 | 50 | 0.35% | 5 | | May 2026 | 6.6K | 41.5% | 2 | 50 | 0.31% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 41.2% | 2 | 40 | 0.3% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 5.4K | 38.7% | 2 | 50 | 0.36% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 5.4K | 35.2% | 2 | 50 | 0.33% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 5.4K | 39% | 2 | 50 | 0.36% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Chemist Warehouse’s and Unichem’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”. - **Unichem**: Measured on the search term “unichem knox”. - [Chemist Warehouse profile](/demand/nz/brands/chemist-warehouse-nz) - [Unichem profile](/demand/nz/brands/unichem) - [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 Unichem more popular in search? In September 2026, Chemist Warehouse had more branded searches than Unichem among Dunedin pharmacies in New Zealand. Chemist Warehouse had about 5,400 branded searches, while Unichem had 50. Chemist Warehouse made up 39% of all Dunedin pharmacy searches we track, and Unichem accounted for 0.36%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Chemist Warehouse vs Unichem: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/pharmacies/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-unichem This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/locations/dunedin/pharmacies/compare/chemist-warehouse-nz-vs-unichem. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.