--- title: "Lib Tech: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Lib Tech makes snowboards and surfboards. 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/lib-tech" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lib Tech: search popularity in New Zealand Lib Tech makes snowboards and surfboards. 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**: Lib Tech - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among ski and snowboard brands**: 3.3% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ski and snowboard brands | 9 | 3.3% | 320 | - [Ski and snowboard brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ski-and-snowboard-brands) ## Top ski and snowboard brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lib Tech was mentioned in one out of five: not in any of the three ChatGPT answers, but in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Lib Tech is the 12th most recommended of the 12. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Burton | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Jones Snowboards | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Salomon Ski | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Atomic | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Rossignol | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | GNU | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Blizzard | 7th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Capita | 8th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Nordica | 9th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Völkl | 10th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | K2 | 11th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Lib Tech | 12th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about ski and snowboard brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which ski or snowboard brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Rossignol, 2. Burton, 3. Atomic, 4. GNU, 5. Capita, 6. Jones Snowboards - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand?": 1. Salomon Ski, 2. Burton, 3. Atomic, 4. Jones Snowboards, 5. Rossignol, 6. GNU, 7. K2, 8. Völkl, 9. Capita, 10. Nordica, 11. Blizzard - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ski or snowboard brand in New Zealand for the mountain?": 1. Burton, 2. Jones Snowboards, 3. Salomon Ski, 4. Blizzard, 5. Atomic - Searched Google, AI Overview "best ski brand": 1. Nordica, 2. Blizzard, 3. Salomon Ski, 4. Atomic, 5. Völkl, 6. Rossignol, 7. K2 - Searched Google, AI Overview "best snowboard brand": 1. Burton, 2. Jones Snowboards, 3. Capita, 4. Lib Tech, 5. GNU, 6. K2 Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Lib Tech changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Lib Tech in New Zealand rose from 290 to 320. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lib Tech’s share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand decreased from 4.9% to 3.3%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lib Tech’s share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand peaked at 4.9% in October 2025 and was lowest at 2.1% in June 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lib Tech fell from 7th to 9th among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand ski and snowboard brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Blizzard overtook Burton to become the leader among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, with 29.7% of the searches. - In September 2026, Burton lost share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, from 26.9% to 19.3%. - In September 2026, GNU lost share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, from 9.9% to 7.4%. - In September 2026, K2 lost share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, from 7.7% to 6.3%. - In September 2026, Rossignol lost share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, from 5.9% to 5.1%. - In September 2026, Salomon Ski lost share of searches among ski and snowboard brands in New Zealand, from 10.6% to 9.8%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Ski and snowboard brands | 290 | 4.9% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | Ski and snowboard brands | 110 | 2.5% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | Ski and snowboard brands | 140 | 3.1% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 180 | 3.5% | 8 | | Feb 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 200 | 2.8% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 180 | 3.3% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 120 | 2.2% | 10 | | May 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 200 | 2.9% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 190 | 2.1% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 410 | 3.6% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 510 | 3.9% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | Ski and snowboard brands | 320 | 3.3% | 9 | ## How are Lib Tech’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lib Tech’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. - “lib tech” - “lib tech dynamo” - “lib tech orca” - “lib tech snow board” - “lib tech snowboards” - “lib technologies” - “libtech skate banana” - “libtech snowboards” ## Which ski and snowboard brands compete with Lib Tech? - [Blizzard](/demand/nz/brands/blizzard) - [Burton](/demand/nz/brands/burton) - [Salomon Ski](/demand/nz/brands/salomon-ski) - [GNU](/demand/nz/brands/gnu) - [Völkl](/demand/nz/brands/volkl-skis) - [K2](/demand/nz/brands/k2): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/k2-vs-lib-tech - [Atomic](/demand/nz/brands/atomic): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/atomic-vs-lib-tech - [Rossignol](/demand/nz/brands/rossignol): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lib-tech-vs-rossignol - [Capita](/demand/nz/brands/capita): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/capita-vs-lib-tech - [Jones Snowboards](/demand/nz/brands/jones-snowboards): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/jones-snowboards-vs-lib-tech - [Nordica](/demand/nz/brands/nordica) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lib Tech: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/lib-tech This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/lib-tech. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.