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title: "Lightspeed: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Point-of-sale and ecommerce software for retailers, restaurants, and golf courses; Lightspeed Retail was formerly Vend and Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series) includes the former Kounta. 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/lightspeed"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

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

Point-of-sale and ecommerce software for retailers, restaurants, and golf courses; Lightspeed Retail was formerly Vend and Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series) includes the former Kounta. 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**: Lightspeed
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among POS systems**: 7%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| POS systems | 2 | 7% | 4.1K |

- [POS systems](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pos-systems)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Lightspeed in New Zealand fell from 5K to 4.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightspeed’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand decreased from 9.9% to 7%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lightspeed’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand peaked at 10.1% in April 2026 and was lowest at 7% in August 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand POS systems in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Square gained estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand, from 86.9% to 88.6%.
- In August 2026, Lightspeed lost estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand, from 8.2% to 7%.
- Shopify POS’s estimated Share of Search among POS systems in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 1.6% to 0.69% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Hike POS in New Zealand rose 25% over 11 measured months, from 40 to 50 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bustle in New Zealand fell 24.4% over 11 measured months, from 2.3K to 1.8K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Kounta in New Zealand fell 17.1% over 11 measured months, from 410 to 340 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | POS systems | 5K | 9.9% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | POS systems | 4.4K | 8.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | POS systems | 3.4K | 7.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | POS systems | 3.7K | 7.6% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | POS systems | 4.1K | 8.2% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | POS systems | 5K | 8.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | POS systems | 5.1K | 10.1% | 2 |
| May 2026 | POS systems | 4.6K | 9.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | POS systems | 4.6K | 9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | POS systems | 4.1K | 8.2% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | POS systems | 4.1K | 7% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | POS systems | — | — | — |

## How is Lightspeed measured?

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

- “lightspeed”
- “lightspeed near me”
- “lightspeed nz”
- “lightspeed online”
- “lightspeed point of sale”
- “lightspeed pos”
- “lightspeed retail”
- “lightspeed speed”
- “lightspeed stocks”
- “lightspeed vend”
- “vend lightspeed”

## Which POS systems compete with Lightspeed?

- [Square](/demand/nz/brands/square): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lightspeed-vs-square
- [Bustle](/demand/nz/brands/bustle): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bustle-vs-lightspeed
- [Shopify POS](/demand/nz/brands/shopify-pos): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lightspeed-vs-shopify-pos
- [Kounta](/demand/nz/brands/kounta): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/kounta-vs-lightspeed
- [Hike POS](/demand/nz/brands/hike-pos): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/hike-pos-vs-lightspeed

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

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