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title: "Sophos: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Sophos is a cybersecurity vendor serving New Zealand organisations. 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/sophos"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Sophos: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Sophos is a cybersecurity vendor serving New Zealand organisations. 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**: Sophos
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors**: 12.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cybersecurity vendors | 4 | 12.2% | 450 |

- [Cybersecurity vendors](/demand/nz/categories/nz-cybersecurity-companies)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Sophos in New Zealand held steady at 450.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sophos’ estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand increased from 11.6% to 12.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sophos’ estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand peaked at 14.3% in April 2026 and was lowest at 11.2% in June 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Sophos fell from 3rd to 4th among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand cybersecurity vendors in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Palo Alto Networks gained estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand, from 11.6% to 16.3%.
- In August 2026, Darktrace gained estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand, from 2.9% to 3.5%.
- In August 2026, Sophos gained estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand, from 11.6% to 12.2%.
- In August 2026, CrowdStrike lost estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand, from 32.3% to 27.9%.
- In August 2026, Fortinet lost estimated Share of Search among cybersecurity vendors in New Zealand, from 39.8% to 37.9%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Cybersecurity vendors | 450 | 11.6% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Cybersecurity vendors | 470 | 12.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Cybersecurity vendors | 380 | 14.2% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 380 | 13.5% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 380 | 11.4% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 460 | 11.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 450 | 14.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 480 | 12.7% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 460 | 11.2% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 400 | 11.6% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | 450 | 12.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Cybersecurity vendors | — | — | — |

## How is Sophos measured?

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

- “sophos”
- “sophos central”
- “sophos com”
- “sophos firewall”
- “sophos near me”
- “sophos nz”
- “sophos online”
- “sophos security”

## Which cybersecurity vendors compete with Sophos?

- [Fortinet](/demand/nz/brands/fortinet): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/fortinet-vs-sophos
- [CrowdStrike](/demand/nz/brands/crowdstrike): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/crowdstrike-vs-sophos
- [Palo Alto Networks](/demand/nz/brands/palo-alto-networks): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/palo-alto-networks-vs-sophos
- [Darktrace](/demand/nz/brands/darktrace): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/darktrace-vs-sophos
- [Check Point](/demand/nz/brands/check-point): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/check-point-vs-sophos

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

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