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title: "Lightshot: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Lightshot is a screenshot tool. 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/lightshot"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

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

Lightshot is a screenshot tool. 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**: Lightshot
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among screenshot tools**: 22.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Screenshot tools | 2 | 22.5% | 610 |

- [Screenshot tools](/demand/nz/categories/nz-screenshot-tools)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Lightshot in New Zealand rose from 350 to 610.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightshot’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand increased from 14.8% to 22.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightshot’s estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand peaked at 31% in May 2026 and was lowest at 14.8% in October 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightshot rose from 4th to 2nd among screenshot tools in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand screenshot tools in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Greenshot gained estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 18.3% to 21.8%.
- In August 2026, Snagit gained estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 15.3% to 18.1%.
- In August 2026, CleanShot X gained estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 3.6% to 5.5%.
- In August 2026, Lightshot lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 28.4% to 22.5%.
- In August 2026, ShareX lost estimated Share of Search among screenshot tools in New Zealand, from 34.4% to 32.1%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Screenshot tools | 350 | 14.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Screenshot tools | 340 | 14.9% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Screenshot tools | 280 | 16.2% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Screenshot tools | 570 | 23.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Screenshot tools | 410 | 16.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Screenshot tools | 470 | 17.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Screenshot tools | 570 | 22.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Screenshot tools | 980 | 31% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Screenshot tools | 620 | 20.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Screenshot tools | 950 | 28.4% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Screenshot tools | 610 | 22.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Screenshot tools | — | — | — |

## How is Lightshot measured?

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

- “lightshot”
- “lightshot download”
- “lightshot screenshot”
- “lightshot screenshot app”
- “lightshot screenshot tool”
- “lightshot snipping tool”
- “prntscr”

## Which screenshot tools compete with Lightshot?

- [ShareX](/demand/nz/brands/sharex): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lightshot-vs-sharex
- [Greenshot](/demand/nz/brands/greenshot): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/greenshot-vs-lightshot
- [Snagit](/demand/nz/brands/snagit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lightshot-vs-snagit
- [CleanShot X](/demand/nz/brands/cleanshot-x): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/cleanshot-x-vs-lightshot

## 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. "Lightshot: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/lightshot

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