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title: "Ecco vs Nike: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Ecco or Nike 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."
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# Ecco vs Nike: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Ecco or Nike 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**: Ecco and Nike
- **Competitive set**: Golf shoe brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Ecco Share of Search**: 1.1%
- **Nike Share of Search**: 43.2%

## Is Ecco or Nike more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Ecco among golf shoe brands in New Zealand. Nike had about 72,700 branded searches, while Ecco had 1,860. Nike made up 43.2% of all golf shoe brand searches we track, and Ecco accounted for 1.1%.
- Nike was ahead of Ecco in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- 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.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Nike’s share of searches among golf shoe brands in New Zealand moved from 45.5% to 43.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.1K to 72.7K.

## Top golf shoe brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions, Ecco appeared in all three answers. Nike was mentioned in one out of three: in one of the three ChatGPT answers. Ecco was listed before Nike in every answer.

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, Nike lost share of searches among golf shoe brands in New Zealand, from 45.3% to 43.2%.
- 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 | Ecco estimated searches | Ecco Share of Search | Ecco rank | Nike estimated searches | Nike Share of Search | Nike rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1.6K | 0.99% | 4 | 74.1K | 45.5% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.9K | 0.87% | 4 | 101K | 45.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.6K | 0.74% | 4 | 105K | 49.9% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.5K | 0.92% | 4 | 82.1K | 49.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.2K | 0.87% | 4 | 65.6K | 47.1% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.6K | 0.91% | 4 | 76.9K | 45% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.6K | 0.95% | 4 | 72.8K | 44.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 1.9K | 1% | 4 | 76.5K | 43.1% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 4 | 77.5K | 43.9% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.5K | 0.88% | 4 | 76.5K | 44.6% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 1.6K | 0.88% | 4 | 80.7K | 45.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1.9K | 1.1% | 4 | 72.7K | 43.2% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Ecco’s and Nike’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.

- **Ecco**: Measured on the search terms “ecco golf shoes” and “ecco shoes”, summed into one figure.
- **Nike**: Measured on the search terms “nike”, “nike air max”, “nike airforce”, “nike backpacks”, “nike dunks”, “nike hoodie”, “nike metcons”, “nike pegasus”, “nike pro”, “nike shorts”, “nike shox”, “nike socks” and “nike tn”, summed into one figure.

- [Ecco profile](/demand/nz/brands/ecco-shoes)
- [Nike profile](/demand/nz/brands/nike)
- [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 Ecco or Nike more popular in search?

In September 2026, Nike had more branded searches than Ecco among golf shoe brands in New Zealand. Nike had about 72,700 branded searches, while Ecco had 1,860. Nike made up 43.2% of all golf shoe brand searches we track, and Ecco accounted for 1.1%.

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