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title: "Boral vs GIB: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Boral or GIB? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Plasterboard brands set worldwide. 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."
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# Boral vs GIB: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Boral or GIB? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Plasterboard brands set worldwide. 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**: Boral and GIB
- **Competitive set**: Plasterboard brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Boral Share of Search**: 9.1%
- **GIB Share of Search**: 0.06%

## Which is more popular in search, Boral or GIB?

- In August 2026, Boral had more branded searches than GIB among plasterboard brands worldwide. Boral was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to GIB’s 210, and held a 9.1% Share of Search versus GIB’s 0.06%.
- Boral was ahead of GIB in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Boral’s estimated Share of Search among plasterboard brands worldwide moved from 7.6% to 9.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 33.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, GIB’s estimated Share of Search among plasterboard brands worldwide held steady at 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 210.

## How did search popularity change for plasterboard brands worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for GIB worldwide fell 19.2% over 11 measured months, from 260 to 210 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Boral estimated searches | Boral Share of Search | Boral rank | GIB estimated searches | GIB Share of Search | GIB rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 33.1K | 7.6% | 4 | 260 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 33.1K | 7.8% | 4 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 33.1K | 8.2% | 3 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 33.1K | 7.9% | 4 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 33.1K | 8.9% | 4 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 33.1K | 7.6% | 4 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 7.8% | 4 | 210 | 0.05% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 33.1K | 9.1% | 4 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 8.8% | 4 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 33.1K | 9.1% | 4 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 33.1K | 9.1% | 4 | 210 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Boral’s and GIB’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.

- **Boral**: Measured on the search term “boral”.
- **GIB**: Measured on the search term “gib nz”.

- [Boral profile](/demand/global-en/brands/boral)
- [GIB profile](/demand/global-en/brands/gib)
- [All plasterboard brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/plasterboard-brands): 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, Boral or GIB?

In August 2026, Boral had more branded searches than GIB among plasterboard brands worldwide. Boral was estimated to have 33.1K branded searches compared to GIB’s 210, and held a 9.1% Share of Search versus GIB’s 0.06%.

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