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title: "Quay: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Quay is a sunglasses 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/quay"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Quay: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Quay is a sunglasses 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**: Quay
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among sunglasses brands**: 2.8%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sunglasses brands | 4 | 2.8% | 1.1K |

- [Sunglasses brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-sunglasses-brands)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Quay in New Zealand held steady, from 1.2K to 1.1K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Quay’s estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand peaked at 3.7% in November 2025 and was lowest at 2.2% in May 2026.

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

- In August 2026, Oakley overtook Ray-Ban to take the highest estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand, at 45%.
- In August 2026, Ray-Ban lost estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand, from 47.8% to 43.4%.
- In August 2026, Le Specs lost estimated Share of Search among sunglasses brands in New Zealand, from 6.5% to 5.4%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bolle in New Zealand rose 39.1% over 11 measured months, from 690 to 960 in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 1.2K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 2K | 3.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Sunglasses brands | 1.6K | 3% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 1.2K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 910 | 2.6% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 950 | 2.7% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 780 | 2.4% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 770 | 2.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 1.1K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 1.2K | 2.9% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Sunglasses brands | 1.1K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Sunglasses brands | — | — | — |

## How is Quay measured?

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

- “quay australia sunglasses”
- “quay glasses”
- “quay omen sunglasses”
- “quay polarised”
- “quay sunglasses”

## Which sunglasses brands compete with Quay?

- [Oakley](/demand/nz/brands/oakley): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/oakley-vs-quay
- [Ray-Ban](/demand/nz/brands/ray-ban): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/quay-vs-ray-ban
- [Le Specs](/demand/nz/brands/le-specs): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/le-specs-vs-quay
- [Bolle](/demand/nz/brands/bolle): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bolle-vs-quay
- [Carrera](/demand/nz/brands/carrera): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/carrera-vs-quay

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

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