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title: "Flight tracking apps in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?"
description: "Compare the flight tracking apps New Zealanders check arrivals, departures and planes overhead with. Share of Search among Flightradar24, FlightAware, Plane Finder and Flighty, the flight tracking apps 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-flight-tracking-apps"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Flight tracking apps in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?

Compare the flight tracking apps New Zealanders check arrivals, departures and planes overhead with. Share of Search among Flightradar24, FlightAware, Plane Finder and Flighty, the flight tracking apps 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**: Flight tracking apps
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Brands compared**: 4
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Highest Share of Search**: Flightradar24, 81.3%

## Which brand is most popular in search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand?

- In August 2026, Flightradar24 was the most searched among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, with an estimated 32.4K branded searches and 81.3% estimated Share of Search within this set.
- FlightAware is in 2nd place, 65.4 percentage points behind at 15.9% Share of Search.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flightradar24’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand increased from 79.4% to 81.3%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FlightAware’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand decreased from 17.4% to 15.9%.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flightradar24’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand peaked at 83% in March 2026 and was lowest at 73.6% in November 2025.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, FlightAware’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand peaked at 20.1% in December 2025 and was lowest at 14.4% in March 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plane Finder’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand peaked at 2.7% in November 2025 and was lowest at 1.5% in May 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Flighty’s estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand peaked at 4.3% in November 2025 and was lowest at 0.88% in July 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Plane Finder and Flighty held steady: their estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand each moved less than 0.5 percentage points.

## Compare search popularity between leading brands

- [Flightradar24 vs FlightAware: compare search popularity](/demand/nz/compare/flightaware-vs-flightradar24): 81.3% against 15.9% Share of Search.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand flight tracking apps in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Flightradar24 gained estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, from 79.3% to 81.3%.
- In August 2026, FlightAware lost estimated Share of Search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, from 17.9% to 15.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Plane Finder in New Zealand fell 24.7% over 11 measured months, from 970 to 730 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Flighty in New Zealand fell 17.8% over 11 measured months, from 450 to 370 in August 2026.

## Share of Search ranking

| Rank | Brand | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | Change vs prior month | Owned by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Flightradar24 | 81.3% | 32.4K | -5.2% | Flightradar24 |
| 2 | FlightAware | 15.9% | 6.3K | -18.0% | FlightAware |
| 3 | Plane Finder | 1.8% | 730 | -8.8% | Plane Finder |
| 4 | Flighty | 0.93% | 370 | -2.6% | Flighty |

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Brand | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Flightradar24 | 35.4K | 79.4% | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | FlightAware | 7.7K | 17.4% | 2 |
| Oct 2025 | Plane Finder | 970 | 2.2% | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | Flighty | 450 | 1% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | Flightradar24 | 28.8K | 73.6% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | FlightAware | 7.6K | 19.5% | 2 |
| Nov 2025 | Flighty | 1.7K | 4.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | Plane Finder | 1.1K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | Flightradar24 | 34.8K | 75.8% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | FlightAware | 9.3K | 20.1% | 2 |
| Dec 2025 | Plane Finder | 1.1K | 2.4% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | Flighty | 780 | 1.7% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | Flightradar24 | 34.7K | 76.5% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | FlightAware | 9.1K | 20% | 2 |
| Jan 2026 | Plane Finder | 1K | 2.3% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | Flighty | 590 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | Flightradar24 | 34.4K | 79.7% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | FlightAware | 7.3K | 16.8% | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | Plane Finder | 980 | 2.3% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | Flighty | 540 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | Flightradar24 | 51.4K | 83% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | FlightAware | 8.9K | 14.4% | 2 |
| Mar 2026 | Plane Finder | 1K | 1.6% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | Flighty | 580 | 0.94% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | Flightradar24 | 34.4K | 80.2% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | FlightAware | 7.2K | 16.8% | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | Plane Finder | 820 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | Flighty | 460 | 1.1% | 4 |
| May 2026 | Flightradar24 | 34.7K | 82.7% | 1 |
| May 2026 | FlightAware | 6.1K | 14.6% | 2 |
| May 2026 | Plane Finder | 650 | 1.5% | 3 |
| May 2026 | Flighty | 490 | 1.2% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | Flightradar24 | 31.9K | 81.2% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | FlightAware | 6.2K | 15.7% | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | Plane Finder | 790 | 2% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | Flighty | 430 | 1.1% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | Flightradar24 | 34.2K | 79.3% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | FlightAware | 7.7K | 17.9% | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | Plane Finder | 800 | 1.9% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | Flighty | 380 | 0.88% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | Flightradar24 | 32.4K | 81.3% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | FlightAware | 6.3K | 15.9% | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | Plane Finder | 730 | 1.8% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | Flighty | 370 | 0.93% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | FlightAware | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Flightradar24 | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Flighty | — | — | — |
| Sep 2026 | Plane Finder | — | — | — |

## What is being compared

- **FlightAware**: Measured on the search terms “24 flightaware”, “flightaware”, “flightaware apps”, “flightaware com”, “flightaware flight status”, “flightaware international”, “flightaware live”, “flightaware live flight tracker”, “flightaware near me”, “flightaware nz”, “flightaware online” and “flightaware tracker”, summed into one figure.
- **Flightradar24**: Measured on the search terms “ads b flightradar24”, “flight tracker flightradar24”, “flightradar24”, “flightradar24 app”, “flightradar24 com”, “flightradar24 com live”, “flightradar24 flight status”, “flightradar24 flight tracker”, “flightradar24 live”, “flightradar24 live tracker”, “flightradar24 near me”, “flightradar24 new zealand”, “flightradar24 nz”, “flightradar24 online” and “flightradar24 plane tracker”, summed into one figure.
- **Flighty**: Measured on the search terms “app flighty”, “flighty”, “flighty black friday”, “flighty com”, “flighty flight tracker”, “flighty online” and “my flighty”, summed into one figure.
- **Plane Finder**: Measured on the search terms “plane finder”, “plane finder flight tracker”, “plane finder near me”, “plane finder nz”, “plane finder plane tracker”, “planefinder”, “planefinder flight tracker” and “planefinder net”, summed into one figure.

- [FlightAware](/demand/nz/brands/flightaware)
- [Flightradar24](/demand/nz/brands/flightradar24)
- [Flighty](/demand/nz/brands/flighty)
- [Plane Finder](/demand/nz/brands/plane-finder)

## 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 brand is most popular in search among flight tracking apps in New Zealand?

In August 2026, Flightradar24 was the most searched among flight tracking apps in New Zealand, with an estimated 32.4K branded searches and 81.3% estimated Share of Search within this set.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Flight tracking apps in New Zealand: Which brands are most popular in search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-flight-tracking-apps

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