--- title: "Money Compare: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Money Compare compares loans and financial products. 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/money-compare" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Money Compare: search popularity in New Zealand Money Compare compares loans and financial products. 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**: Money Compare - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among financial comparison sites**: 0.05% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Financial comparison sites | 5 | 0.05% | 20 | - [Financial comparison sites](/demand/nz/categories/nz-financial-comparison-sites) ## Top financial comparison sites in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Money Compare was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Money Compare is the third most recommended of the five. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Canstar | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | MoneyHub | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Money Compare | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | interest.co.nz | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Glimp | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about financial comparison sites - Asked ChatGPT "Which financial comparison site should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Canstar, 2. Money Compare - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best financial comparison sites in New Zealand?": 1. MoneyHub, 2. interest.co.nz, 3. Canstar, 4. Money Compare - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best financial comparison site in New Zealand for better rates?": 1. MoneyHub, 2. Canstar, 3. interest.co.nz, 4. Money Compare - Searched Google, AI Overview "mortgage rate comparison": 1. interest.co.nz - Searched Google, AI Overview "insurance comparison nz": 1. Canstar, 2. Money Compare Not named in any answer: Glimp. 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 Money Compare changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Money Compare in New Zealand held steady at 20. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Money Compare’s share of searches among financial comparison sites in New Zealand held steady at 0.05%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand financial comparison sites in September 2026? - In September 2026, interest.co.nz gained share of searches among financial comparison sites in New Zealand, from 84.5% to 92.1%. - In September 2026, Canstar lost share of searches among financial comparison sites in New Zealand, from 6.4% to 1%. - In September 2026, MoneyHub lost share of searches among financial comparison sites in New Zealand, from 8.2% to 6.1%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Glimp in New Zealand fell 63.9% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 260 in September 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Financial comparison sites | 20 | 0.05% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | Financial comparison sites | 20 | 0.05% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | May 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 10 | 0.03% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Financial comparison sites | 20 | 0.05% | 5 | ## How are Money Compare’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Money Compare’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. - “money compare” ## Which financial comparison sites compete with Money Compare? - [interest.co.nz](/demand/nz/brands/interest-co-nz): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/interest-co-nz-vs-money-compare - [MoneyHub](/demand/nz/brands/moneyhub): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/money-compare-vs-moneyhub - [Canstar](/demand/nz/brands/canstar): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/canstar-vs-money-compare - [Glimp](/demand/nz/brands/glimp): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/glimp-vs-money-compare ## 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. "Money Compare: search popularity in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/money-compare This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/money-compare. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.