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title: "How popular is Rawlinsons? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand"
description: "Rawlinsons is a quantity surveying firm. 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."
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# How popular is Rawlinsons? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand

Rawlinsons is a quantity surveying firm. 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**: Rawlinsons
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Oct 2026
- **Share of Search among quantity surveying firms**: 21.9%

## Where does Rawlinsons compete?

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quantity surveying firms | 2 | 21.9% | 480 |

- [Quantity surveying firms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-quantity-surveying-firms)

## Top quantity surveying firms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Rawlinsons was mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Rawlinsons is the sixth most recommended of the eight.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Construction Cost Consultants | 1st | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 |
| Rider Levett Bucknall | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kingstons | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| WT Partnership | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Elemental Quantity Surveyors | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Rawlinsons | 6th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Kwanto | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| Veron Building Consultants | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about quantity surveying firms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which quantity surveying firm should I hire in New Zealand?": 1. Construction Cost Consultants, 2. Rider Levett Bucknall, 3. Rawlinsons
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best quantity surveying firms in New Zealand?": 1. Construction Cost Consultants, 2. Kingstons, 3. Elemental Quantity Surveyors, 4. Rawlinsons, 5. WT Partnership
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best quantity surveying firm in New Zealand for construction cost advice?": 1. Rider Levett Bucknall, 2. WT Partnership, 3. Kingstons, 4. Elemental Quantity Surveyors
- Searched Google, AI Overview "quantity surveyors nz": named none of the brands we track
- Searched Google, AI Overview "construction cost consultant": 1. Construction Cost Consultants

Not named in any answer: Kwanto and Veron Building Consultants.

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 Rawlinsons changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Rawlinsons in New Zealand held steady at 480.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rawlinsons’ share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand increased from 21.3% to 21.9%.
- Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rawlinsons’ share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand peaked at 23.3% in September 2026 and was lowest at 15.1% in March 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand quantity surveying firms in October 2026?

- In October 2026, Rider Levett Bucknall gained share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 36% to 41.1%.
- In October 2026, Kwanto gained share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 4.3% to 5%.
- In October 2026, Rawlinsons lost share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 23.3% to 21.9%.
- In October 2026, Kingstons lost share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 3.2% to 1.8%.
- In October 2026, Elemental Quantity Surveyors lost share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 3.6% to 2.3%.
- In October 2026, Construction Cost Consultants lost share of searches among quantity surveying firms in New Zealand, from 12.6% to 11.9%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nov 2025 | Quantity surveying firms | 480 | 21.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Quantity surveying firms | 320 | 21.2% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 320 | 19.9% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 390 | 19.7% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 390 | 15.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 390 | 18.6% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 390 | 18.1% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 480 | 20% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 390 | 17.4% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 590 | 21.5% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 590 | 23.3% | 2 |
| Oct 2026 | Quantity surveying firms | 480 | 21.9% | 2 |

## How are Rawlinsons’ branded searches counted?

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

- “rawlinsons”

## Which quantity surveying firms compete with Rawlinsons?

- [Rider Levett Bucknall](/demand/nz/brands/rider-levett-bucknall): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/rawlinsons-vs-rider-levett-bucknall
- [Construction Cost Consultants](/demand/nz/brands/construction-cost-consultants): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/construction-cost-consultants-vs-rawlinsons
- [WT Partnership](/demand/nz/brands/wt-partnership): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/rawlinsons-vs-wt-partnership
- [Kwanto](/demand/nz/brands/kwanto): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/kwanto-vs-rawlinsons
- [Veron Building Consultants](/demand/nz/brands/veron-building-consultants): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/rawlinsons-vs-veron-building-consultants
- [Elemental Quantity Surveyors](/demand/nz/brands/elemental-quantity-surveyors)
- [Kingstons](/demand/nz/brands/kingstons)

## Methodology

- [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

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