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title: "Bahco vs GearWrench: Which is searched more in New Zealand?"
description: "Is Bahco or GearWrench more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ratchet spanners 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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# Bahco vs GearWrench: Which is searched more in New Zealand?

Is Bahco or GearWrench more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Ratchet spanners 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**: Bahco and GearWrench
- **Competitive set**: Ratchet spanners brands
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Bahco Share of Search**: 12.5%
- **GearWrench Share of Search**: 12.5%

## Is Bahco or GearWrench more popular in search?

- In September 2026, Bahco and GearWrench were level in searches among ratchet spanners brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 390 branded searches each, at 12.5% of the total each.
- The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: Bahco took it in November 2025.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bahco’s share of searches among ratchet spanners brands in New Zealand moved from 8.9% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 260 to 390.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, GearWrench’s share of searches among ratchet spanners brands in New Zealand moved from 13.3% to 12.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 390.

## Top ratchet spanners brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, GearWrench appeared in all four answers. Bahco was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. GearWrench was listed before Bahco in three out of four 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kincrome | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| GearWrench | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| ToolPRO | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 1 | 4 of 4 |
| Bahco | 4th | 3 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 3 of 4 |
| Milwaukee | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 4 |

## Every AI answer about ratchet spanners brands

- Asked ChatGPT "Which ratchet spanner brand should I buy in New Zealand?": 1. ToolPRO, 2. Kincrome, 3. Bahco, 4. Milwaukee, 5. GearWrench
- Asked ChatGPT "What are the best ratchet spanner brands in New Zealand?": 1. GearWrench, 2. Bahco, 3. Kincrome, 4. ToolPRO
- Asked ChatGPT "What's the best ratchet spanner brand in New Zealand for home repairs?": 1. GearWrench, 2. Kincrome, 3. Bahco, 4. ToolPRO
- Searched Google, AI Overview "spanner set nz": 1. ToolPRO, 2. Kincrome, 3. GearWrench

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 ratchet spanners brands in September 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bahco in New Zealand rose 50% over 12 measured months, from 260 to 390 in September 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bahco estimated searches | Bahco Share of Search | Bahco rank | GearWrench estimated searches | GearWrench Share of Search | GearWrench rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 260 | 8.9% | 4 | 390 | 13.3% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 320 | 11.5% | 3 | 260 | 9.3% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 390 | 12.7% | 3 | 320 | 10.4% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 320 | 12.1% | 3 | 320 | 12.1% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 320 | 13.7% | 3 | 320 | 13.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 320 | 12.4% | 3 | 320 | 12.4% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 320 | 12.6% | 3 | 260 | 10.2% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 390 | 12.7% | 3 | 390 | 12.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 390 | 12.4% | 3 | 390 | 12.4% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 390 | 13% | 3 | 320 | 10.7% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 390 | 12.2% | 3 | 390 | 12.2% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | 390 | 12.5% | 3 | 390 | 12.5% | 4 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bahco’s and GearWrench’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.

- **Bahco**: Measured on the search term “bahco”.
- **GearWrench**: Measured on the search term “gearwrench”.

- [Bahco profile](/demand/nz/brands/bahco)
- [GearWrench profile](/demand/nz/brands/gearwrench)
- [All ratchet spanners brands in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-ratchet-spanners-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 Bahco or GearWrench more popular in search?

In September 2026, Bahco and GearWrench were level in searches among ratchet spanners brands in New Zealand, with an estimated 390 branded searches each, at 12.5% of the total each.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Bahco vs GearWrench: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/categories/nz-ratchet-spanners-brands/compare/bahco-vs-gearwrench

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