--- title: "Crucial: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand" description: "Crucial makes storage drives or memory cards sold 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/crucial" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Crucial: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand Crucial makes storage drives or memory cards sold 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**: Crucial - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Aug 2026 - **Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands**: 1.2% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Storage drive and memory card brands | 5 | 1.2% | 240 | - [Storage drive and memory card brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-storage-drive-brands) ## How has branded search demand for Crucial changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Crucial in New Zealand rose from 140 to 240. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crucial’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand peaked at 3.9% in December 2025 and was lowest at 0.63% in May 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Crucial rose from 6th to 5th among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand storage drive and memory card brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, SanDisk gained estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand, from 67.4% to 71.4%. - In August 2026, Seagate gained estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand, from 6% to 6.9%. - In August 2026, Samsung SSD lost estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand, from 20.1% to 14.8%. - Crucial’s estimated Share of Search among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 0.63% to 1.2% in August 2026. - In August 2026, Kingston fell from 5th to 6th among storage drive and memory card brands in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Western Digital in New Zealand rose 11% over 11 measured months, from 820 to 910 in August 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 140 | 0.95% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 170 | 1% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 730 | 3.9% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 200 | 1% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 220 | 1.3% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 280 | 1.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 160 | 0.74% | 6 | | May 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 170 | 0.63% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 190 | 0.74% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 170 | 0.76% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | 240 | 1.2% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Storage drive and memory card brands | — | — | — | ## How is Crucial measured? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Crucial’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. - “crucial bx500 ssd” - “crucial external hard drive” - “crucial hard drive” - “crucial memory” - “crucial ram” - “crucial sd card” - “crucial ssd” ## Which storage drive and memory card brands compete with Crucial? - [SanDisk](/demand/nz/brands/sandisk): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crucial-vs-sandisk - [Samsung SSD](/demand/nz/brands/samsung-ssd): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crucial-vs-samsung-ssd - [Seagate](/demand/nz/brands/seagate): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crucial-vs-seagate - [Western Digital](/demand/nz/brands/western-digital): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crucial-vs-western-digital - [Kingston](/demand/nz/brands/kingston): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crucial-vs-kingston ## 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. 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