--- title: "Apple AirPods vs Samsung: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Apple AirPods or Samsung more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earphones 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-earphones-brands/compare/airpods-vs-samsung" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Apple AirPods vs Samsung: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Apple AirPods or Samsung more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Earphones 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**: Apple AirPods and Samsung - **Competitive set**: Earphones brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Apple AirPods Share of Search**: 55.1% - **Samsung Share of Search**: 0.26% ## Is Apple AirPods or Samsung more popular in search? - In September 2026, Apple AirPods had more branded searches than Samsung among earphones brands in New Zealand. Apple AirPods had about 83,700 branded searches, while Samsung had 390. Apple AirPods made up 55.1% of all earphones brand searches we track, and Samsung accounted for 0.26%. - Apple AirPods was ahead of Samsung in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Apple AirPods’ share of searches among earphones brands in New Zealand moved from 55.4% to 55.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 73.7K to 83.7K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Samsung’s share of searches among earphones brands in New Zealand moved from 0.29% to 0.26%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390. ## Top earphones brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Apple AirPods was mentioned in four out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in both Google AI Overviews. Samsung was mentioned in three out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Apple AirPods was listed before Samsung in four out of five 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Sony | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Apple AirPods | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Bose | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | JBL | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Samsung | 5th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Marshall | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about earphones brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which earphones brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Sony, 2. Apple AirPods, 3. Samsung, 4. JBL - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best earphones brands in New Zealand?": 1. JBL, 2. Sony, 3. Samsung, 4. Bose - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best earphones brand in New Zealand for everyday listening?": 1. Sony, 2. Bose, 3. Apple AirPods, 4. Samsung - Searched Google, AI Overview "earphones nz": 1. Apple AirPods, 2. Bose, 3. Sony, 4. JBL - Searched Google, AI Overview "wireless earphones nz": 1. Apple AirPods, 2. Sony Not named in any answer: Marshall. 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 earphones brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Apple AirPods lost share of searches among earphones brands in New Zealand, from 57.4% to 55.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Apple AirPods estimated searches | Apple AirPods Share of Search | Apple AirPods rank | Samsung estimated searches | Samsung Share of Search | Samsung rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 73.7K | 55.4% | 1 | 390 | 0.29% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 97.9K | 54.1% | 1 | 480 | 0.27% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 94.8K | 48.4% | 1 | 480 | 0.25% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 66K | 52.4% | 1 | 390 | 0.31% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 66K | 58.1% | 1 | 320 | 0.28% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 72K | 58.3% | 1 | 390 | 0.32% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 66.8K | 53.7% | 1 | 390 | 0.31% | 5 | | May 2026 | 75.5K | 56.4% | 1 | 320 | 0.24% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 77K | 56.5% | 1 | 320 | 0.23% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 75.5K | 55.8% | 1 | 390 | 0.29% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 84.5K | 57.4% | 1 | 480 | 0.33% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 83.7K | 55.1% | 1 | 390 | 0.26% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Apple AirPods’ and Samsung’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. - **Apple AirPods**: Measured on the search terms “airpods”, “airpods 2”, “airpods 3”, “airpods 3 pro”, “airpods 4”, “airpods max”, “airpods pro”, “apple airpods”, “apple airpods 4”, “apple airpods max”, “apple airpods pro” and “find mine airpods”, summed into one figure. - **Samsung**: Measured on the search term “samsung odyssey”. - [Apple AirPods profile](/demand/nz/brands/airpods) - [Samsung profile](/demand/nz/brands/samsung) - [All earphones brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-earphones-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 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 Apple AirPods or Samsung more popular in search? In September 2026, Apple AirPods had more branded searches than Samsung among earphones brands in New Zealand. Apple AirPods had about 83,700 branded searches, while Samsung had 390. Apple AirPods made up 55.1% of all earphones brand searches we track, and Samsung accounted for 0.26%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Apple AirPods vs Samsung: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-earphones-brands/compare/airpods-vs-samsung This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-earphones-brands/compare/airpods-vs-samsung. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.