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title: "Caltex: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "A fuel station brand operated in New Zealand by Z Energy. 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/caltex-nz"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Caltex: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

A fuel station brand operated in New Zealand by Z Energy. 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**: Caltex
- **Owned by**: Z Energy
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among fuel retailers**: 9.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fuel retailers | 4 | 9.2% | 26.3K |

- [New Zealand fuel retailers](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fuel-retailers)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Caltex in New Zealand fell from 30.6K to 26.3K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Caltex’s estimated Share of Search among fuel retailers in New Zealand decreased from 9.9% to 9.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Caltex’s estimated Share of Search among fuel retailers in New Zealand peaked at 12.9% in December 2025 and was lowest at 8.3% in June 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fuel retailers in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Mobil gained estimated Share of Search among fuel retailers in New Zealand, from 25.1% to 25.8%.
- In August 2026, NPD lost estimated Share of Search among fuel retailers in New Zealand, from 6.2% to 5%.
- In August 2026, Waitomo lost estimated Share of Search among fuel retailers in New Zealand, from 4.6% to 4.1%.
- In August 2026, Allied Petroleum rose from 7th to 6th among fuel retailers in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Z in New Zealand fell 19.7% over 11 measured months, from 71.1K to 57.1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Caltex in New Zealand fell 14.2% over 11 measured months, from 30.6K to 26.3K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | fuel retailers | 30.6K | 9.9% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | fuel retailers | 39.5K | 11.5% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | fuel retailers | 50.2K | 12.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | fuel retailers | 49.5K | 12.8% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | fuel retailers | 42.8K | 12.5% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | fuel retailers | 54.2K | 12.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | fuel retailers | 39.9K | 11.8% | 4 |
| May 2026 | fuel retailers | 29.2K | 9.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | fuel retailers | 23.4K | 8.3% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | fuel retailers | 26.9K | 9.1% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | fuel retailers | 26.3K | 9.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | fuel retailers | — | — | — |

## How is Caltex measured?

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

- “Caltex”
- “Caltex fuel”
- “Caltex near me”
- “Caltex NZ”
- “Caltex petrol station”
- “Caltex petrol station near me”
- “Caltex Queenstown”
- “Caltex station”
- “Caltex Te Anau”
- “Caltex Wanaka”

## Which fuel retailers compete with Caltex?

- [Mobil](/demand/nz/brands/mobil): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/caltex-nz-vs-mobil
- [bp](/demand/nz/brands/bp): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bp-vs-caltex-nz
- [Z](/demand/nz/brands/z-energy): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/caltex-nz-vs-z-energy
- [Gull](/demand/nz/brands/gull): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/caltex-nz-vs-gull
- [Allied Petroleum](/demand/nz/brands/allied-petroleum): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/allied-petroleum-vs-caltex-nz
- [NPD](/demand/nz/brands/npd)
- [Waitomo](/demand/nz/brands/waitomo-fuel)
- [Challenge](/demand/nz/brands/challenge-fuel)

## Who owns Caltex?

Caltex is owned by Z Energy. Brandwave also tracks Z, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

- [Z Energy](/demand/nz/companies/z-energy): Owns 2 tracked 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

### Who owns Caltex?

Caltex is owned by Z Energy. Brandwave also tracks Z, owned by the same company, in New Zealand.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Caltex: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/caltex-nz

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