--- title: "Mizuno vs New Balance: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Mizuno or New Balance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Baseball cleats brands set 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/categories/nz-baseball-cleats-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-new-balance" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mizuno vs New Balance: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Mizuno or New Balance more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Baseball cleats brands set 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 - **Compared**: Mizuno and New Balance - **Competitive set**: Baseball cleats brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mizuno Share of Search**: 1.8% - **New Balance Share of Search**: 30.2% ## Is Mizuno or New Balance more popular in search? - In September 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Mizuno among baseball cleats brands in New Zealand. New Balance had about 65,700 branded searches, while Mizuno had 3,890. New Balance made up 30.2% of all baseball cleats brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 1.8%. - New Balance was ahead of Mizuno in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mizuno’s share of searches among baseball cleats brands in New Zealand moved from 1.6% to 1.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3.2K to 3.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, New Balance’s share of searches among baseball cleats brands in New Zealand moved from 27.1% to 30.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 54.5K to 65.7K. ## Top baseball cleats brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, New Balance appeared in all four answers. Mizuno was mentioned in three out of four: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in the Google AI Overview. New Balance was listed before Mizuno in three out of four answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | New Balance | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 | | Nike | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Under Armour | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Mizuno | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 3 of 4 | | Adidas | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 4 | ## Every AI answer about baseball cleats brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which baseball cleats brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. New Balance, 2. Nike, 3. Mizuno, 4. Under Armour - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best baseball cleats brands in New Zealand?": 1. New Balance, 2. Nike, 3. Mizuno, 4. Under Armour - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best baseball cleats brand in New Zealand for a firm grip?": 1. New Balance, 2. Nike, 3. Adidas - Searched Google, AI Overview "baseball shoes nz": 1. Under Armour, 2. Adidas, 3. Mizuno, 4. New Balance Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand baseball cleats brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, New Balance gained share of searches among baseball cleats brands in New Zealand, from 28.9% to 30.2%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Mizuno in New Zealand rose 21.2% over 12 measured months, from 3.2K to 3.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mizuno estimated searches | Mizuno Share of Search | Mizuno rank | New Balance estimated searches | New Balance Share of Search | New Balance rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3.2K | 1.6% | 5 | 54.5K | 27.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 3.1K | 1.2% | 5 | 66.7K | 25.5% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 3.3K | 1.3% | 5 | 64.3K | 25.3% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 4.1K | 2% | 5 | 55.3K | 27% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 3.9K | 2.2% | 5 | 47.2K | 27.1% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 4.3K | 2.1% | 5 | 54.7K | 26.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 4.6K | 2.2% | 5 | 59K | 28.4% | 3 | | May 2026 | 4.5K | 1.9% | 5 | 72.3K | 30.9% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 3.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 75.8K | 32.1% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 4.1K | 1.8% | 5 | 63.2K | 28.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 3.9K | 1.7% | 5 | 66.2K | 28.9% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 3.9K | 1.8% | 5 | 65.7K | 30.2% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mizuno’s and New Balance’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Mizuno**: Measured on the search terms “mizuno”, “mizuno alpha”, “mizuno inspire”, “mizuno irons”, “mizuno jp”, “mizuno jpx”, “mizuno morelia”, “mizuno morelia neo”, “mizuno putter”, “mizuno waves” and “mizuno wedges”, summed into one figure. - **New Balance**: Measured on the search terms “new balance”, “new balance 1080”, “new balance 2002r”, “new balance 530”, “new balance 550”, “new balance 574”, “new balance 740”, “new balance 9060”, “new balance outlets”, “newbalance” and “newbalance 327”, summed into one figure. - [Mizuno profile](/demand/nz/brands/mizuno) - [New Balance profile](/demand/nz/brands/new-balance) - [All baseball cleats brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-baseball-cleats-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mizuno or New Balance more popular in search? In September 2026, New Balance had more branded searches than Mizuno among baseball cleats brands in New Zealand. New Balance had about 65,700 branded searches, while Mizuno had 3,890. New Balance made up 30.2% of all baseball cleats brand searches we track, and Mizuno accounted for 1.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mizuno vs New Balance: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-baseball-cleats-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-new-balance This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-baseball-cleats-brands/compare/mizuno-vs-new-balance. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.