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title: "Denny's: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Denny's is a casual dining restaurant chain 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/dennys"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Denny's: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Denny's is a casual dining restaurant chain 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**: Denny's
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among casual dining chains**: 32%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Casual dining chains | 1 | 32% | 11.2K |

- [Casual dining chains](/demand/nz/categories/nz-casual-dining-chains)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Denny's in New Zealand fell from 14K to 11.2K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Denny's’ estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand decreased from 37% to 32%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Denny's’ estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand peaked at 37% in October 2025 and was lowest at 29.9% in January 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand casual dining chains in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Speight's Ale House gained estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 29.8% to 31.6%.
- In August 2026, Denny's gained estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 30.4% to 32%.
- In August 2026, Lone Star gained estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 15.5% to 16.8%.
- In August 2026, Cobb & Co lost estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 24.3% to 19.6%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Casual dining chains | 14K | 37% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Casual dining chains | 13.4K | 36.2% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Casual dining chains | 16.2K | 35.3% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Casual dining chains | 13.6K | 29.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.3K | 30% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.2K | 30.6% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Casual dining chains | 13.5K | 33.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.3K | 31.3% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.3K | 32.2% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.7K | 30.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Casual dining chains | 11.2K | 32% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Casual dining chains | — | — | — |

## How is Denny's measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Denny'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.

- “denny's”
- “denny's menu”
- “denny's near me”
- “dennys”
- “dennys co nz”
- “dennys highland park”
- “dennys hrs”
- “dennys menu”
- “dennys near me”
- “dennys new zealand”
- “dennys nz”
- “dennys online”
- “dennys restaurant”

## Which casual dining chains compete with Denny's?

- [Speight's Ale House](/demand/nz/brands/speights-ale-house): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/dennys-vs-speights-ale-house
- [Cobb & Co](/demand/nz/brands/cobb-and-co): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cobb-and-co-vs-dennys
- [Lone Star](/demand/nz/brands/lone-star): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/dennys-vs-lone-star

## 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. "Denny's: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/dennys

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