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title: "Bark: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Bark is a family location sharing app. 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/bark"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Bark: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Bark is a family location sharing app. 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**: Bark
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among family location apps**: 1.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Family location apps | 4 | 1.1% | 100 |

- [Family location apps](/demand/nz/categories/nz-family-location-apps)

## How has branded search demand for Bark changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Bark in New Zealand fell from 160 to 100.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bark’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps in New Zealand decreased from 2.2% to 1.1%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bark’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps in New Zealand peaked at 2.2% in October 2025 and was lowest at 0.72% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand family location apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Family Link gained estimated Share of Search among family location apps in New Zealand, from 58.8% to 61.4%.
- In August 2026, Life360 lost estimated Share of Search among family location apps in New Zealand, from 27.8% to 24.8%.
- Find My’s estimated Share of Search among family location apps in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 7.6% to 12.7% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bark in New Zealand fell 37.5% over 11 measured months, from 160 to 100 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Family location apps | 160 | 2.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Family location apps | 140 | 1.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Family location apps | 110 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Family location apps | 80 | 0.72% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Family location apps | 120 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Family location apps | 110 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Family location apps | 110 | 1.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Family location apps | 120 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Family location apps | 90 | 0.98% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Family location apps | 80 | 0.81% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Family location apps | 100 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Family location apps | — | — | — |

## How is Bark measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bark’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.

- “bark app”
- “bark parental controls”

## Which family location apps compete with Bark?

- [Google Family Link](/demand/nz/brands/google-family-link): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bark-vs-google-family-link
- [Life360](/demand/nz/brands/life360): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bark-vs-life360
- [Find My](/demand/nz/brands/find-my): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bark-vs-find-my

## 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. "Bark: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/bark

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