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title: "TikTok Ads: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "TikTok Ads is an advertising platform used by New Zealand marketers. 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/tiktok-ads"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# TikTok Ads: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

TikTok Ads is an advertising platform used by New Zealand marketers. 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**: TikTok Ads
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among advertising platforms**: 5.2%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising platforms | 3 | 5.2% | 1.4K |

- [Advertising platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-advertising-platforms)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for TikTok Ads in New Zealand rose from 990 to 1.4K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TikTok Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand increased from 4.7% to 5.2%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, TikTok Ads’ estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand peaked at 6.7% in July 2026 and was lowest at 3.3% in April 2026.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand advertising platforms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Google Ads gained estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 67.2% to 74.7%.
- In August 2026, Meta Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 23.7% to 17.5%.
- In August 2026, TikTok Ads lost estimated Share of Search among advertising platforms in New Zealand, from 6.7% to 5.2%.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Advertising platforms | 990 | 4.7% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Advertising platforms | 910 | 4.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Advertising platforms | 900 | 6.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Advertising platforms | 1K | 5.4% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Advertising platforms | 800 | 4.3% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Advertising platforms | 890 | 3.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Advertising platforms | 730 | 3.3% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Advertising platforms | 1.1K | 4.6% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Advertising platforms | 1.1K | 4.4% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Advertising platforms | 1.7K | 6.7% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Advertising platforms | 1.4K | 5.2% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | Advertising platforms | — | — | — |

## How is TikTok Ads measured?

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

- “ads tiktok com”
- “tiktok ads”
- “tiktok ads manager”
- “tiktok ads new zealand”
- “tiktokads”

## Which advertising platforms compete with TikTok Ads?

- [Google Ads](/demand/nz/brands/google-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/google-ads-vs-tiktok-ads
- [Meta Ads](/demand/nz/brands/meta-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/meta-ads-vs-tiktok-ads
- [LinkedIn Ads](/demand/nz/brands/linkedin-ads): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/linkedin-ads-vs-tiktok-ads
- [Microsoft Advertising](/demand/nz/brands/microsoft-advertising): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/microsoft-advertising-vs-tiktok-ads

## 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. "TikTok Ads: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/tiktok-ads

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