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title: "Time Out Bookstore: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Time Out Bookstore sells books 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/time-out-bookstore"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Time Out Bookstore: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Time Out Bookstore sells books 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**: Time Out Bookstore
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among bookshops**: 1.1%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bookshops | 6 | 1.1% | 3.5K |

- [Bookshops](/demand/nz/categories/nz-bookshops)

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

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Time Out Bookstore in New Zealand rose from 3.1K to 3.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Time Out Bookstore’s estimated Share of Search among bookshops in New Zealand held steady, from 0.86% to 1.1%.

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

- In August 2026, Whitcoulls gained estimated Share of Search among bookshops in New Zealand, from 26.9% to 27.7%.
- In August 2026, Mighty Ape lost estimated Share of Search among bookshops in New Zealand, from 44.2% to 43.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Scorpio Books in New Zealand rose 22.4% over 11 measured months, from 10K to 12.2K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Unity Books in New Zealand rose 21.8% over 11 measured months, from 15.1K to 18.4K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Paper Plus in New Zealand fell 11.6% over 11 measured months, from 67.5K to 59.7K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Bookshops | 3.1K | 0.86% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Bookshops | 3.7K | 0.73% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Bookshops | 5.8K | 0.83% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Bookshops | 3.7K | 0.87% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Bookshops | 3.4K | 1% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Bookshops | 2.9K | 0.88% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Bookshops | 3.7K | 1.2% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Bookshops | 3.2K | 0.98% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Bookshops | 3K | 0.97% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Bookshops | 3K | 0.96% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Bookshops | 3.5K | 1.1% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Bookshops | — | — | — |

## How is Time Out Bookstore measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Time Out Bookstore’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.

- “time out books”
- “time out bookstore nz”
- “timeout bookstore”

## Which bookshops compete with Time Out Bookstore?

- [Mighty Ape](/demand/nz/brands/mighty-ape): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/mighty-ape-vs-time-out-bookstore
- [Whitcoulls](/demand/nz/brands/whitcoulls): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/time-out-bookstore-vs-whitcoulls
- [Paper Plus](/demand/nz/brands/paper-plus): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/paper-plus-vs-time-out-bookstore
- [Unity Books](/demand/nz/brands/unity-books): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/time-out-bookstore-vs-unity-books
- [Scorpio Books](/demand/nz/brands/scorpio-books): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/scorpio-books-vs-time-out-bookstore

## 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. "Time Out Bookstore: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/time-out-bookstore

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