--- title: "Stir Tea: search popularity in New Zealand" description: "Stir Tea is a tea brand. 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/stir-tea" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Stir Tea: search popularity in New Zealand Stir Tea is a tea brand. 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**: Stir Tea - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among tea brands**: 0.76% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Tea brands | 10 | 0.76% | 110 | - [Tea brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-tea-brands) ## Top tea brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Stir Tea was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Stir Tea is the seventh most recommended of the ten. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Zealong | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Bell Tea | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Dilmah | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Tea Total | 4th | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Healtheries | 5th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Twinings | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Stir Tea | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | T2 | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Pukka | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Lipton | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about tea brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which tea brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Dilmah, 2. Zealong, 3. Bell Tea, 4. Tea Total - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best tea brands in New Zealand?": 1. Zealong, 2. Tea Total, 3. Bell Tea, 4. Dilmah, 5. Stir Tea - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best tea brand in New Zealand for everyday drinking?": 1. Dilmah, 2. Bell Tea, 3. Twinings, 4. Tea Total, 5. Zealong - Searched Google, AI Overview "tea brands nz": 1. Zealong, 2. Bell Tea, 3. Healtheries, 4. Tea Total, 5. Stir Tea - Searched Google, AI Overview "tea nz": 1. Zealong, 2. Tea Total Not named in any answer: T2, Pukka and Lipton. 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 Stir Tea changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Stir Tea in New Zealand fell from 170 to 110. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Stir Tea’s share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand held steady, from 1.2% to 0.76%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand tea brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pukka overtook Lipton and Zealong to rank 6th among tea brands in New Zealand, with 6.7% of the searches. - In September 2026, Healtheries gained share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand, from 19.9% to 21.6%. - In September 2026, T2 gained share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand, from 14% to 14.6%. - In September 2026, Dilmah gained share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand, from 15.1% to 15.7%. - In September 2026, Tea Total lost share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand, from 18.6% to 16.5%. - In September 2026, Lipton lost share of searches among tea brands in New Zealand, from 6.5% to 4.7%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Tea brands | 170 | 1.2% | 10 | | Nov 2025 | Tea brands | 260 | 1.7% | 10 | | Dec 2025 | Tea brands | 260 | 1.6% | 10 | | Jan 2026 | Tea brands | 170 | 1.3% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | Tea brands | 170 | 1.5% | 10 | | Mar 2026 | Tea brands | 140 | 1.1% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | Tea brands | 110 | 0.86% | 10 | | May 2026 | Tea brands | 140 | 0.88% | 10 | | Jun 2026 | Tea brands | 140 | 0.92% | 10 | | Jul 2026 | Tea brands | 140 | 0.96% | 10 | | Aug 2026 | Tea brands | 140 | 0.9% | 10 | | Sep 2026 | Tea brands | 110 | 0.76% | 10 | ## How are Stir Tea’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Stir Tea’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. - “stir tea” ## Which tea brands compete with Stir Tea? - [Healtheries](/demand/nz/brands/healtheries) - [Tea Total](/demand/nz/brands/tea-total) - [Dilmah](/demand/nz/brands/dilmah) - [T2](/demand/nz/brands/t2) - [Twinings](/demand/nz/brands/twinings): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/stir-tea-vs-twinings - [Pukka](/demand/nz/brands/pukka): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/pukka-vs-stir-tea - [Zealong](/demand/nz/brands/zealong): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/stir-tea-vs-zealong - [Lipton](/demand/nz/brands/lipton): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/lipton-vs-stir-tea - [Bell Tea](/demand/nz/brands/bell-tea): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/bell-tea-vs-stir-tea ## 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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