--- title: "Authentic Digital: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand" description: "An Auckland digital marketing agency offering SEO, AI search optimisation, and Google and Meta ads. 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/brands/authentic-digital" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Authentic Digital: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand An Auckland digital marketing agency offering SEO, AI search optimisation, and Google and Meta ads. 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**: Authentic Digital - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Aug 2026 - **Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies**: 3.1% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 13 | 3.1% | 90 | - [Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies](/demand/nz/categories/performance-digital-marketing-agencies) ## How has branded search demand for Authentic Digital changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Authentic Digital in New Zealand fell from 110 to 90. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Authentic Digital’s estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand decreased from 3.6% to 3.1%. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Authentic Digital’s estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand peaked at 3.9% in July 2026 and was lowest at 2.1% in April 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Authentic Digital fell from 10th to 13th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand performance and digital marketing agencies in August 2026? - In August 2026, Digital Influence overtook Sprocket Digital to rank 2nd among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 13.2%. - In August 2026, Traction Marketing overtook Atlas Digital to rank 8th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 4.7%. - In August 2026, Aro Digital overtook Ridiculous Digital to rank 7th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 5.1%. - In August 2026, Web Wonks overtook Atlas Digital to rank 11th among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, at 3.7%. - In August 2026, The Attention Seeker gained estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 20.4% to 22%. - In August 2026, Glasshouse Digital gained estimated Share of Search among performance and digital marketing agencies in New Zealand, from 4.9% to 5.8%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 3.6% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 3.6% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 70 | 3% | 11 | | Jan 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 70 | 2.6% | 11 | | Feb 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 2.8% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 2.3% | 13 | | Apr 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 70 | 2.1% | 13 | | May 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 2.8% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 90 | 2.3% | 12 | | Jul 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 110 | 3.9% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | 90 | 3.1% | 13 | | Sep 2026 | Performance and Digital Marketing Agencies | — | — | — | ## How is Authentic Digital measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Authentic Digital’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “authentic digital” ## Which performance and digital marketing agencies compete with Authentic Digital? - [The Attention Seeker](/demand/nz/brands/the-attention-seeker) - [Digital Influence](/demand/nz/brands/digital-influence) - [PH Digital](/demand/nz/brands/ph-digital) - [Pure SEO](/demand/nz/brands/pure-seo) - [Sprocket Digital](/demand/nz/brands/sprocket-digital) - [Glasshouse Digital](/demand/nz/brands/glasshouse-digital) - [Aro Digital](/demand/nz/brands/aro-digital) - [Traction Marketing](/demand/nz/brands/traction-marketing): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-traction-marketing - [Ridiculous Digital](/demand/nz/brands/ridiculous-digital): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-ridiculous-digital - [SEO Websites](/demand/nz/brands/seo-websites): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-seo-websites - [Web Wonks](/demand/nz/brands/web-wonks-ltd): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/authentic-digital-vs-web-wonks-ltd - [Atlas Digital](/demand/nz/brands/atlas-digital): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/atlas-digital-vs-authentic-digital ## 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. "Authentic Digital: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/authentic-digital This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/authentic-digital. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.