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title: "AutoTrader NZ: search popularity worldwide"
description: "AutoTrader NZ is a site where New Zealanders buy and sell cars. 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/global-en/brands/autotrader-nz"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# AutoTrader NZ: search popularity worldwide

AutoTrader NZ is a site where New Zealanders buy and sell cars. 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

- **Brand**: AutoTrader NZ
- **Market**: Global
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among car marketplaces**: 0.28%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Car marketplaces | 5 | 0.28% | 36.2K |

- [Car marketplaces](/demand/global-en/categories/car-marketplaces)

## How has branded search demand for AutoTrader NZ changed worldwide over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for AutoTrader NZ worldwide fell from 54.2K to 36.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, AutoTrader NZ’s estimated Share of Search among car marketplaces worldwide held steady, from 0.45% to 0.28%.

## How did search popularity change for car marketplaces worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, CarGurus overtook CarMax to take the highest estimated Share of Search among car marketplaces worldwide, at 32.1%.
- In August 2026, CarMax lost estimated Share of Search among car marketplaces worldwide, from 34% to 32.1%.
- In August 2026, Carvana lost estimated Share of Search among car marketplaces worldwide, from 34% to 32.1%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for AutoTrader NZ worldwide fell 33.2% over 11 measured months, from 54.2K to 36.2K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Car marketplaces | 54.2K | 0.45% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.42% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.42% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Car marketplaces | 54.2K | 0.45% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.37% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.35% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.35% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.35% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Car marketplaces | 44.4K | 0.39% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Car marketplaces | 36.2K | 0.3% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Car marketplaces | 36.2K | 0.28% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Car marketplaces | — | — | — |

## How is AutoTrader NZ measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using AutoTrader NZ’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “autotrader nz”
- “autotradernz”

## Which car marketplaces compete with AutoTrader NZ?

- [CarGurus](/demand/global-en/brands/cargurus): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autotrader-nz-vs-cargurus
- [CarMax](/demand/global-en/brands/carmax): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autotrader-nz-vs-carmax
- [Carvana](/demand/global-en/brands/carvana): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autotrader-nz-vs-carvana
- [Cars.com](/demand/global-en/brands/cars-com): Head-to-head: /demand/global-en/compare/autotrader-nz-vs-cars-com

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "AutoTrader NZ: search popularity worldwide". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/brands/autotrader-nz

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