--- title: "Polar vs WHOOP: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Polar or WHOOP? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness tracker 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-fitness-tracker-brands/compare/polar-vs-whoop" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Polar vs WHOOP: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Polar or WHOOP? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fitness tracker 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**: Polar and WHOOP - **Competitive set**: Fitness tracker brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Polar Share of Search**: 3% - **WHOOP Share of Search**: 19.4% ## Which is more popular in search, Polar or WHOOP? - In August 2026, WHOOP had more branded searches than Polar among fitness tracker brands in New Zealand. WHOOP was estimated to have 9.7K branded searches compared to Polar’s 1.5K, and held a 19.4% Share of Search versus Polar’s 3%. - WHOOP was ahead of Polar in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Polar’s estimated Share of Search among fitness tracker brands in New Zealand moved from 2.6% to 3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 1.5K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WHOOP’s estimated Share of Search among fitness tracker brands in New Zealand moved from 19.8% to 19.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 7.7K to 9.7K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fitness tracker brands in August 2026? - In August 2026, Polar lost estimated Share of Search among fitness tracker brands in New Zealand, from 3.8% to 3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WHOOP in New Zealand rose 25.2% over 11 measured months, from 7.7K to 9.7K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Polar estimated searches | Polar Share of Search | Polar rank | WHOOP estimated searches | WHOOP Share of Search | WHOOP rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1K | 2.6% | 5 | 7.7K | 19.8% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1.1K | 2.1% | 5 | 9.3K | 17.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 970 | 1.8% | 5 | 9.4K | 17.9% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 1.4K | 2.5% | 5 | 12.2K | 22.2% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 1.1K | 2.6% | 5 | 9.3K | 22.5% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 1.3K | 3.5% | 5 | 7.9K | 21.5% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 1.4K | 3.4% | 5 | 9.1K | 22% | 3 | | May 2026 | 1.7K | 3.5% | 5 | 9.9K | 20% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 1.5K | 2.8% | 5 | 8K | 14.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 3.8% | 5 | 9.7K | 19.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.5K | 3% | 5 | 9.7K | 19.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Polar’s and WHOOP’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. - **Polar**: Measured on the search terms “polar band”, “polar fitness tracker”, “polar h10”, “polar h10 hr monitor”, “polar heart rate”, “polar heart rate monitor”, “polar smartwatch” and “polar watch”, summed into one figure. - **WHOOP**: Measured on the search terms “band whoop”, “whoop”, “whoop 5”, “whoop 5 0”, “whoop bicep band”, “whoop bracelet”, “whoop com”, “whoop fitness band”, “whoop fitness tracker”, “whoop near me”, “whoop new zealand”, “whoop nz”, “whoop online”, “whoop price”, “whoop rings”, “whoop strap” and “whoop watch”, summed into one figure. - [Polar profile](/demand/nz/brands/polar) - [WHOOP profile](/demand/nz/brands/whoop) - [All fitness tracker brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fitness-tracker-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Polar or WHOOP? In August 2026, WHOOP had more branded searches than Polar among fitness tracker brands in New Zealand. WHOOP was estimated to have 9.7K branded searches compared to Polar’s 1.5K, and held a 19.4% Share of Search versus Polar’s 3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Polar vs WHOOP: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-fitness-tracker-brands/compare/polar-vs-whoop This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-fitness-tracker-brands/compare/polar-vs-whoop. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.