--- title: "Adidas vs Ecco: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Adidas or Ecco more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Golf shoe 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-golf-shoe-brands/compare/adidas-vs-ecco-shoes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Adidas vs Ecco: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Adidas or Ecco more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Golf shoe 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**: Adidas and Ecco - **Competitive set**: Golf shoe brands - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Adidas Share of Search**: 39.8% - **Ecco Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Adidas or Ecco more popular in search? - In September 2026, Adidas had more branded searches than Ecco among golf shoe brands in New Zealand. Adidas had about 67,000 branded searches, while Ecco had 1,860. Adidas made up 39.8% of all golf shoe brand searches we track, and Ecco accounted for 1.1%. - Adidas was ahead of Ecco in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Adidas’ share of searches among golf shoe brands in New Zealand moved from 37.1% to 39.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60.5K to 67K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Ecco’s share of searches among golf shoe brands in New Zealand moved from 0.99% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.6K to 1.9K. ## Top golf shoe brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Adidas and Ecco showed up in all three answers. Ecco was listed before Adidas in two of them. 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 | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FootJoy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Ecco | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Adidas | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Skechers | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Nike | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about golf shoe brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which golf shoe brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. FootJoy, 2. Adidas, 3. Ecco, 4. Skechers - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best golf shoe brands in New Zealand?": 1. FootJoy, 2. Ecco, 3. Adidas, 4. Skechers, 5. Nike - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best golf shoe brand in New Zealand for wet fairways?": 1. FootJoy, 2. Ecco, 3. Adidas 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 golf shoe brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Adidas gained share of searches among golf shoe brands in New Zealand, from 38.7% to 39.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Ecco in New Zealand rose 14.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Adidas estimated searches | Adidas Share of Search | Adidas rank | Ecco estimated searches | Ecco Share of Search | Ecco rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 60.5K | 37.1% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.99% | 4 | | Nov 2025 | 80.5K | 36.4% | 2 | 1.9K | 0.87% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 70.7K | 33.7% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.74% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 54.2K | 32.9% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.92% | 4 | | Feb 2026 | 50.6K | 36.3% | 2 | 1.2K | 0.87% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | 65.5K | 38.3% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.91% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | 62.8K | 38.2% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.95% | 4 | | May 2026 | 72.1K | 40.6% | 2 | 1.9K | 1% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | 70.5K | 40% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | 70.7K | 41.2% | 2 | 1.5K | 0.88% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | 68.9K | 38.7% | 2 | 1.6K | 0.88% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | 67K | 39.8% | 2 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 4 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Adidas’ and Ecco’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. - **Adidas**: Measured on the search terms “adidas”, “adidas adizero”, “adidas campus”, “adidas gazelle”, “adidas jacket”, “adidas logos”, “adidas originals”, “adidas outlets”, “adidas predator”, “adidas samba”, “adidas samba og”, “adidas slides”, “adidas spezial”, “adidas superstar” and “adidas trackpants”, summed into one figure. - **Ecco**: Measured on the search terms “ecco golf shoes” and “ecco shoes”, summed into one figure. - [Adidas profile](/demand/nz/brands/adidas) - [Ecco profile](/demand/nz/brands/ecco-shoes) - [All golf shoe brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-golf-shoe-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 Adidas or Ecco more popular in search? In September 2026, Adidas had more branded searches than Ecco among golf shoe brands in New Zealand. Adidas had about 67,000 branded searches, while Ecco had 1,860. Adidas made up 39.8% of all golf shoe brand searches we track, and Ecco accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Adidas vs Ecco: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-golf-shoe-brands/compare/adidas-vs-ecco-shoes This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-golf-shoe-brands/compare/adidas-vs-ecco-shoes. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.