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title: "BorrowBox: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "BorrowBox is an audiobook or ebook service used 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/brands/borrowbox"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# BorrowBox: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

BorrowBox is an audiobook or ebook service used 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

- **Brand**: BorrowBox
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services**: 1.7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Audiobook and ebook services | 5 | 1.7% | 1.3K |

- [Audiobook and ebook services](/demand/nz/categories/nz-audiobook-and-ebook-services)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for BorrowBox in New Zealand held steady at 1.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, BorrowBox’s estimated Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand held steady, from 1.8% to 1.7%.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand audiobook and ebook services in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Kobo gained estimated Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand, from 23.9% to 25.2%.
- In August 2026, Audible lost estimated Share of Search among audiobook and ebook services in New Zealand, from 17.9% to 17.2%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Libby in New Zealand rose 64.6% over 11 measured months, from 2.6K to 4.2K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.3K | 1.8% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.3K | 1.5% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.2K | 1.3% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.4K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.3K | 2% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.2K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.1K | 1.5% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.3K | 1.6% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.1K | 1.4% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.6K | 2.1% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | 1.3K | 1.7% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Audiobook and ebook services | — | — | — |

## How is BorrowBox measured?

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

- “borrowbox”
- “borrowbox app”
- “borrowbox audiobooks”
- “borrowbox com”
- “borrowbox ebooks”
- “borrowbox library”
- “borrowbox nz”
- “borrowbox online”

## Which audiobook and ebook services compete with BorrowBox?

- [Kindle](/demand/nz/brands/kindle): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/borrowbox-vs-kindle
- [Kobo](/demand/nz/brands/kobo): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/borrowbox-vs-kobo
- [Audible](/demand/nz/brands/audible): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/audible-vs-borrowbox
- [Libby](/demand/nz/brands/libby): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/borrowbox-vs-libby
- [Storytel](/demand/nz/brands/storytel): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/borrowbox-vs-storytel

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

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