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title: "Creator commerce platforms in New Zealand: Which are searched most?"
description: "Compare platforms that connect creator recommendations and affiliate content to product sales. Share of Search among Shopify, Gumroad, LTK, ShopMy, Beacons, Awin, Levanta, Sovrn Commerce and MagicLinks, the creator commerce platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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-creator-commerce-platforms"
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# Creator commerce platforms in New Zealand: Which are searched most?

Compare platforms that connect creator recommendations and affiliate content to product sales. Share of Search among Shopify, Gumroad, LTK, ShopMy, Beacons, Awin, Levanta, Sovrn Commerce and MagicLinks, the creator commerce platforms Brandwave compares in New Zealand, using the same methodology, market, and reporting period. 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

- **Competitive set**: Creator commerce platforms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 9
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Shopify, 90.6%

## Which brand is most popular in search among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand?

- In September 2026, Shopify was the most searched among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 24.3K branded searches, 90.6% of all searches for the nine we track.
- Gumroad is in 2nd place, 84.7 percentage points behind at 6%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand increased from 88.5% to 90.6%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gumroad’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand decreased from 8% to 6%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, LTK’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand decreased from 1.6% to 0.97%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ShopMy’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand increased from 0.38% to 0.97%.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Shopify’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand peaked at 91.2% in November 2025 and was lowest at 86.5% in January 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Gumroad’s share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand peaked at 10% in January 2026 and was lowest at 5.8% in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ShopMy rose from 6th to 4th among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Beacons fell from 4th to 5th among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Awin fell from 5th to 6th among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sovrn Commerce rose from 9th to 8th among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, MagicLinks fell from 8th to 9th among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Levanta held steady: its share of searches among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Top creator commerce platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In Brandwave's three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Shopify was mentioned most often, in four of the five answers. Shopify was recommended most often, coming first in one out of five answers. Awin was second, and Beacons was third. Sovrn Commerce, which ranked eighth in searches, was not mentioned at all.

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shopify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 |
| Awin | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Beacons | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| LTK | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Gumroad | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| ShopMy | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 |
| Levanta | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 |
| Sovrn Commerce | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |
| MagicLinks | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 |

## Every AI answer about creator commerce platforms

- Asked ChatGPT "Which creator commerce platform should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Beacons, 2. Shopify, 3. Gumroad
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best creator commerce platforms in New Zealand?": 1. Shopify, 2. Beacons, 3. Gumroad, 4. ShopMy, 5. LTK
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best creator commerce platform in New Zealand for affiliate income?": 1. Awin, 2. Shopify
- Searched Google, AI Overview "creator commerce platform": 1. LTK, 2. ShopMy
- Searched Google, AI Overview "affiliate creator platform": 1. Awin, 2. Levanta, 3. Shopify

Not named in any answer: Sovrn Commerce and MagicLinks.

Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Shopify vs Gumroad: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/gumroad-vs-shopify): 90.6% against 6% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand creator commerce platforms in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for ShopMy in New Zealand rose 188.9% over 12 measured months, from 90 to 260 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Awin in New Zealand rose 27.3% over 12 measured months, from 110 to 140 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Beacons in New Zealand rose 23.5% over 12 measured months, from 170 to 210 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Shopify in New Zealand rose 15.7% over 12 measured months, from 21K to 24.3K in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for MagicLinks in New Zealand fell 100% over 12 measured months, from 10 to 0 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for LTK in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 390 to 260 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Levanta in New Zealand fell 20% over 12 measured months, from 50 to 40 in September 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Gumroad in New Zealand fell 15.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.9K to 1.6K in September 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Shopify | 90.6% | 24.3K | -2.4% | Shopify |
| 2 | Gumroad | 6% | 1.6K | 0.0% | Gumroad |
| 3 | LTK | 0.97% | 260 | 0.0% | LTK |
| 4 | ShopMy | 0.97% | 260 | 0.0% | ShopMy |
| 5 | Beacons | 0.78% | 210 | 0.0% | Beacons |
| 6 | Awin | 0.52% | 140 | +27.3% | Awin |
| 7 | Levanta | 0.15% | 40 | 0.0% | Levanta |
| 8 | Sovrn Commerce | 0.04% | 10 | 0.0% | Sovrn |
| 9 | MagicLinks | 0% | 0 | — | MagicLinks |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Shopify | 21K | 88.5% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | Gumroad | 1.9K | 8% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | LTK | 390 | 1.6% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Beacons | 170 | 0.72% | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | Awin | 110 | 0.46% | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | ShopMy | 90 | 0.38% | 6 |
| Oct 2025 | Levanta | 50 | 0.21% | 7 |
| Oct 2025 | MagicLinks | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Oct 2025 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 9 |
| Nov 2025 | Shopify | 25.2K | 91.2% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | Gumroad | 1.6K | 5.8% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | LTK | 320 | 1.2% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Beacons | 210 | 0.76% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | ShopMy | 140 | 0.51% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | Awin | 110 | 0.4% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Levanta | 50 | 0.18% | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | Shopify | 20.4K | 88.7% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | Gumroad | 1.9K | 8.3% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | LTK | 260 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Beacons | 210 | 0.91% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | ShopMy | 90 | 0.39% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | Awin | 70 | 0.3% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Levanta | 50 | 0.22% | 7 |
| Dec 2025 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | Shopify | 25.1K | 86.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | Gumroad | 2.9K | 10% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Beacons | 320 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | LTK | 320 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | ShopMy | 170 | 0.59% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | Awin | 140 | 0.48% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Levanta | 40 | 0.14% | 7 |
| Jan 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Feb 2026 | Shopify | 26K | 88.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | Gumroad | 2.4K | 8.2% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Beacons | 320 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | LTK | 260 | 0.89% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Awin | 140 | 0.48% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | ShopMy | 110 | 0.38% | 6 |
| Feb 2026 | Levanta | 50 | 0.17% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | MagicLinks | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Feb 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.03% | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | Shopify | 26.6K | 88.7% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | Gumroad | 2.4K | 8% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Beacons | 320 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | LTK | 320 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | ShopMy | 170 | 0.57% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | Awin | 90 | 0.3% | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | Levanta | 70 | 0.23% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | MagicLinks | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.03% | 9 |
| Apr 2026 | Shopify | 25.5K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | Gumroad | 2.4K | 8.3% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Beacons | 390 | 1.4% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | LTK | 320 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | ShopMy | 170 | 0.59% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | Awin | 50 | 0.17% | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | Levanta | 30 | 0.1% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 8 |
| Apr 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| May 2026 | Shopify | 26K | 88.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | Gumroad | 2.4K | 8.2% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Beacons | 320 | 1.1% | 3 |
| May 2026 | LTK | 320 | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | ShopMy | 210 | 0.71% | 5 |
| May 2026 | Awin | 110 | 0.37% | 6 |
| May 2026 | Levanta | 50 | 0.17% | 7 |
| May 2026 | MagicLinks | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| May 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.03% | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | Shopify | 26.1K | 89.7% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | Gumroad | 1.9K | 6.5% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Beacons | 320 | 1.1% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | LTK | 320 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | ShopMy | 320 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | Awin | 90 | 0.31% | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | Levanta | 40 | 0.14% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | MagicLinks | 10 | 0.03% | 8 |
| Jun 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.03% | 9 |
| Jul 2026 | Shopify | 25.3K | 90% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | Gumroad | 1.9K | 6.7% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Beacons | 260 | 0.92% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | LTK | 260 | 0.92% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | ShopMy | 260 | 0.92% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | Awin | 90 | 0.32% | 6 |
| Jul 2026 | Levanta | 40 | 0.14% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Jul 2026 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Aug 2026 | Shopify | 24.9K | 90.9% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | Gumroad | 1.6K | 5.8% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | LTK | 260 | 0.95% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | ShopMy | 260 | 0.95% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Beacons | 210 | 0.77% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | Awin | 110 | 0.4% | 6 |
| Aug 2026 | Levanta | 40 | 0.15% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Aug 2026 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |
| Sep 2026 | Shopify | 24.3K | 90.6% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | Gumroad | 1.6K | 6% | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | LTK | 260 | 0.97% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | ShopMy | 260 | 0.97% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | Beacons | 210 | 0.78% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | Awin | 140 | 0.52% | 6 |
| Sep 2026 | Levanta | 40 | 0.15% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Sovrn Commerce | 10 | 0.04% | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | MagicLinks | 0 | 0% | 9 |

## What is being compared

- **Awin**: Measured on the search term “awin”.
- **Beacons**: Measured on the search term “beacons ai”.
- **Gumroad**: Measured on the search term “gumroad”.
- **Levanta**: Measured on the search term “levanta”.
- **LTK**: Measured on the search term “ltk”.
- **MagicLinks**: Measured on the search term “magiclinks”.
- **Shopify**: Measured on the search terms “my shopify”, “shopify”, “shopify apps”, “shopify dropshipping”, “shopify fees”, “shopify partners”, “shopify payments”, “shopify plus”, “shopify pos”, “shopify pos lite”, “shopify stores”, “shopify themes” and “shopify web”, summed into one figure.
- **ShopMy**: Measured on the search term “shopmy”.
- **Sovrn Commerce**: Measured on the search term “sovrn commerce”.

- [Awin](/demand/nz/brands/awin)
- [Beacons](/demand/nz/brands/beacons)
- [Gumroad](/demand/nz/brands/gumroad)
- [Levanta](/demand/nz/brands/levanta)
- [LTK](/demand/nz/brands/ltk)
- [MagicLinks](/demand/nz/brands/magiclinks)
- [Shopify](/demand/nz/brands/shopify)
- [ShopMy](/demand/nz/brands/shopmy)
- [Sovrn Commerce](/demand/nz/brands/sovrn-commerce)

## 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

### Which brand is most popular in search among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand?

In September 2026, Shopify was the most searched among creator commerce platforms in New Zealand, with an estimated 24.3K branded searches, 90.6% of all searches for the nine we track.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Creator commerce platforms in New Zealand: Which are searched most?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-creator-commerce-platforms

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