--- title: "Haier vs Mitsubishi Electric: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Haier or Mitsubishi Electric more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fridge 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-fridge-brands/compare/haier-vs-mitsubishi-electric" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Haier vs Mitsubishi Electric: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Haier or Mitsubishi Electric more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Fridge 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**: Haier and Mitsubishi Electric - **Competitive set**: Fridge brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Haier Share of Search**: 8.2% - **Mitsubishi Electric Share of Search**: 3.4% ## Is Haier or Mitsubishi Electric more popular in search? - In September 2026, Haier had more branded searches than Mitsubishi Electric among fridge brands in New Zealand. Haier had about 2,430 branded searches, while Mitsubishi Electric had 1,000. Haier made up 8.2% of all fridge brand searches we track, and Mitsubishi Electric accounted for 3.4%. - Haier was ahead of Mitsubishi Electric in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Haier’s share of searches among fridge brands in New Zealand moved from 9.7% to 8.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 3K to 2.4K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mitsubishi Electric’s share of searches among fridge brands in New Zealand moved from 3.2% to 3.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1K. ## Top fridge brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Haier appeared in all five answers. Mitsubishi Electric was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Mitsubishi Electric was listed before Haier in three 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Fisher & Paykel | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | LG | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Haier | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Mitsubishi Electric | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Samsung | 5th | 1 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Bosch | 6th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Westinghouse | 7th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Hisense | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about fridge brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which fridge brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. Fisher & Paykel, 2. LG, 3. Bosch, 4. Mitsubishi Electric, 5. Haier - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best fridge brands in New Zealand?": 1. Fisher & Paykel, 2. LG, 3. Mitsubishi Electric, 4. Samsung, 5. Bosch, 6. Haier - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best fridge brand in New Zealand for a family kitchen?": 1. Fisher & Paykel, 2. Mitsubishi Electric, 3. LG, 4. Haier - Searched Google, AI Overview "fridge brands nz": 1. Fisher & Paykel, 2. LG, 3. Samsung, 4. Haier, 5. Westinghouse, 6. Mitsubishi Electric, 7. Bosch - Searched Google, AI Overview "best fridge nz": 1. Haier, 2. LG, 3. Samsung, 4. Fisher & Paykel Not named in any answer: Hisense. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand fridge brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Mitsubishi Electric gained share of searches among fridge brands in New Zealand, from 2.9% to 3.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Haier in New Zealand fell 19.3% over 12 measured months, from 3K to 2.4K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Haier estimated searches | Haier Share of Search | Haier rank | Mitsubishi Electric estimated searches | Mitsubishi Electric Share of Search | Mitsubishi Electric rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 3K | 9.7% | 2 | 1K | 3.2% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 3.2K | 8.7% | 2 | 1.3K | 3.5% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 2.7K | 8.5% | 2 | 1.3K | 4.1% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 3.2K | 10.1% | 2 | 1K | 3.2% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 2.6K | 8.7% | 2 | 1K | 3.4% | 6 | | Mar 2026 | 2.5K | 7.1% | 2 | 880 | 2.5% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 3K | 9.4% | 2 | 1K | 3.1% | 7 | | May 2026 | 3K | 8.6% | 2 | 1K | 2.8% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 3K | 8.6% | 2 | 1.3K | 3.7% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 3K | 7.8% | 2 | 1K | 2.6% | 7 | | Aug 2026 | 2.9K | 8.2% | 2 | 1K | 2.9% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 2.4K | 8.2% | 2 | 1K | 3.4% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Haier’s and Mitsubishi Electric’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. - **Haier**: Measured on the search terms “haier”, “haier ac”, “haier bar fridge”, “haier beverage fridge”, “haier hwt60fvw2” and “haier wine fridge”, summed into one figure. - **Mitsubishi Electric**: Measured on the search term “mitsubishi electric fridge”. - [Haier profile](/demand/nz/brands/haier) - [Mitsubishi Electric profile](/demand/nz/brands/mitsubishi-electric) - [All fridge brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-fridge-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 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 Haier or Mitsubishi Electric more popular in search? In September 2026, Haier had more branded searches than Mitsubishi Electric among fridge brands in New Zealand. Haier had about 2,430 branded searches, while Mitsubishi Electric had 1,000. Haier made up 8.2% of all fridge brand searches we track, and Mitsubishi Electric accounted for 3.4%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Haier vs Mitsubishi Electric: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-fridge-brands/compare/haier-vs-mitsubishi-electric This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-fridge-brands/compare/haier-vs-mitsubishi-electric. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.