--- title: "How popular is PDF Expert? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "PDF Expert is a PDF editor. 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/pdf-expert" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is PDF Expert? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand PDF Expert is a PDF editor. 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**: PDF Expert - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among PDF editors**: 0.22% ## Where does PDF Expert compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PDF editors | 9 | 0.22% | 90 | - [PDF editors](/demand/nz/categories/nz-pdf-editors) ## Top PDF editors in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, PDF Expert was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. PDF Expert is the fifth most recommended of the nine. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Adobe Acrobat | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PDFgear | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Foxit | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | PDF-XChange Editor | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | PDF Expert | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Smallpdf | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | iLovePDF | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sejda | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | PDFescape | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about PDF editors - Asked ChatGPT "Which PDF editor should I use in New Zealand?": 1. PDFgear, 2. Adobe Acrobat, 3. Foxit, 4. PDF Expert - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best PDF editors in New Zealand?": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. PDFgear, 3. Foxit, 4. PDF-XChange Editor, 5. Smallpdf, 6. PDF Expert - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best PDF editor in New Zealand for editing PDFs?": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. Foxit, 3. PDFgear, 4. PDF Expert - Searched Google, AI Overview "pdf editing software": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. Foxit, 3. PDFgear, 4. Smallpdf - Searched Google, AI Overview "best pdf editor": 1. Adobe Acrobat, 2. PDFgear, 3. Foxit, 4. PDF-XChange Editor Not named in any answer: iLovePDF, Sejda and PDFescape. 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 PDF Expert changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for PDF Expert in New Zealand fell from 140 to 90. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, PDF Expert’s share of searches among PDF editors in New Zealand held steady, from 0.36% to 0.22%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand PDF editors in October 2026? - In October 2026, iLovePDF gained share of searches among PDF editors in New Zealand, from 53.1% to 56.8%. - In October 2026, Adobe Acrobat lost share of searches among PDF editors in New Zealand, from 24.4% to 21.6%. - In October 2026, Smallpdf lost share of searches among PDF editors in New Zealand, from 7% to 6.1%. - In October 2026, Sejda rose from 4th to 3rd among PDF editors in New Zealand. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF-XChange Editor in New Zealand rose 22.9% over 12 measured months, from 480 to 590 in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for PDF Expert in New Zealand fell 35.7% over 12 measured months, from 140 to 90 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | PDF editors | 140 | 0.36% | 9 | | Dec 2025 | PDF editors | 90 | 0.29% | 9 | | Jan 2026 | PDF editors | 140 | 0.37% | 9 | | Feb 2026 | PDF editors | 140 | 0.34% | 9 | | Mar 2026 | PDF editors | 210 | 0.43% | 9 | | Apr 2026 | PDF editors | 140 | 0.31% | 9 | | May 2026 | PDF editors | 110 | 0.24% | 9 | | Jun 2026 | PDF editors | 110 | 0.22% | 9 | | Jul 2026 | PDF editors | 110 | 0.21% | 9 | | Aug 2026 | PDF editors | 110 | 0.23% | 9 | | Sep 2026 | PDF editors | 110 | 0.26% | 9 | | Oct 2026 | PDF editors | 90 | 0.22% | 9 | ## How are PDF Expert’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using PDF Expert’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. - “pdf expert” ## Which PDF editors compete with PDF Expert? - [iLovePDF](/demand/nz/brands/ilovepdf) - [Adobe Acrobat](/demand/nz/brands/adobe-acrobat) - [Sejda](/demand/nz/brands/sejda) - [Smallpdf](/demand/nz/brands/smallpdf): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pdf-expert-vs-smallpdf - [Foxit](/demand/nz/brands/foxit): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/foxit-vs-pdf-expert - [PDFgear](/demand/nz/brands/pdfgear): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pdf-expert-vs-pdfgear - [PDF-XChange Editor](/demand/nz/brands/pdf-xchange-editor): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pdf-expert-vs-pdf-xchange-editor - [PDFescape](/demand/nz/brands/pdfescape): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pdf-expert-vs-pdfescape ## 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. 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