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title: "Merida: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Merida is a bike brand sold 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/merida"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Merida: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Merida is a bike brand sold 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**: Merida
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among bike brands**: 16.5%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bike brands | 3 | 16.5% | 3.4K |

- [Bike brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bike-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Merida in New Zealand fell from 3.9K to 3.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand decreased from 20.6% to 16.5%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand peaked at 20.6% in October 2025 and was lowest at 15.2% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merida fell from 2nd to 3rd among bike brands in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand bike brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Giant gained estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand, from 13.2% to 14.3%.
- Specialized’s estimated Share of Search among bike brands in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 19.5% to 17.2% in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Trek in New Zealand rose 26.7% over 11 measured months, from 5.8K to 7.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Cube in New Zealand rose 24.1% over 11 measured months, from 540 to 670 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Avanti in New Zealand rose 23.2% over 11 measured months, from 820 to 1K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Velectrix in New Zealand fell 35.5% over 11 measured months, from 310 to 200 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Bike brands | 3.9K | 20.6% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Bike brands | 4.5K | 18.8% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Bike brands | 4K | 18.1% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Bike brands | 4.2K | 18.1% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Bike brands | 3.7K | 17.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Bike brands | 4.8K | 16.6% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Bike brands | 4.3K | 15.8% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Bike brands | 3.8K | 15.4% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Bike brands | 3.2K | 15.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Bike brands | 3.3K | 16.5% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Bike brands | 3.4K | 16.5% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Bike brands | — | — | — |

## How is Merida measured?

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

- “merida”
- “merida bike”
- “merida bikes com”
- “merida e bike”
- “merida mountain bike”
- “merida near me”
- “merida new zealand”
- “merida nz”
- “merida online”

## Which bike brands compete with Merida?

- [Trek](/demand/nz/brands/trek): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/merida-vs-trek
- [Specialized](/demand/nz/brands/specialized): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/merida-vs-specialized
- [Giant](/demand/nz/brands/giant): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/giant-vs-merida
- [Smartmotion](/demand/nz/brands/smartmotion): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/merida-vs-smartmotion
- [Avanti](/demand/nz/brands/avanti): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/avanti-vs-merida
- [Cube](/demand/nz/brands/cube)
- [Velectrix](/demand/nz/brands/velectrix)

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

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