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title: "First Light Studio: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "First Light Studio provides architectural design services 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/first-light-studio"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# First Light Studio: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

First Light Studio provides architectural design services 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**: First Light Studio
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among wellington architecture firms**: 21.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wellington architecture firms | 3 | 21.2% | 140 |

- [Wellington architecture firms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-wellington-architecture-firms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for First Light Studio in New Zealand rose from 110 to 140.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, First Light Studio’s estimated Share of Search among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand increased from 20.4% to 21.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, First Light Studio’s estimated Share of Search among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand peaked at 27.9% in May 2026 and was lowest at 15.5% in November 2025.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand wellington architecture firms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, First Light Studio overtook Voxell to rank 3rd among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand, at 21.2%.
- In August 2026, Architecture Plus lost estimated Share of Search among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand, from 25.8% to 22.7%.
- In August 2026, Foster + Melville Architects lost estimated Share of Search among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand, from 9.1% to 7.6%.
- In August 2026, McKenzie Higham rose from 2nd to 1st among wellington architecture firms in New Zealand.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Voxell in New Zealand rose 100% over 11 measured months, from 70 to 140 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Wellington architecture firms | 110 | 20.4% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Wellington architecture firms | 90 | 15.5% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Wellington architecture firms | 90 | 22.5% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 110 | 21.6% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 110 | 21.2% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 140 | 17.9% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 140 | 19.7% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 170 | 27.9% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 140 | 22.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 110 | 16.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | 140 | 21.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Wellington architecture firms | — | — | — |

## How is First Light Studio measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using First Light Studio’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “first light studio”

## Which wellington architecture firms compete with First Light Studio?

- [McKenzie Higham](/demand/nz/brands/mckenzie-higham): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/first-light-studio-vs-mckenzie-higham
- [Architecture Plus](/demand/nz/brands/architecture-plus): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/architecture-plus-vs-first-light-studio
- [Voxell](/demand/nz/brands/voxell): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/first-light-studio-vs-voxell
- [Foster + Melville Architects](/demand/nz/brands/foster-melville-architects): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/first-light-studio-vs-foster-melville-architects
- [Wright & Gray](/demand/nz/brands/wright-gray): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/first-light-studio-vs-wright-gray

## 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. "First Light Studio: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/first-light-studio

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